Civil War and Reconstruction

Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

• different economies

• England helping the South

• Lincoln's Election

• Slavery

Which abolitionist led a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to start a slave rebellion?

• Harriet Tubman

• Robert E. Lee

• Frederick Douglas

• John Brown

Which of the following was the President of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglas

The economy of the northern part of the United States in the years before the Civil War can be best described as:

• free states

• agricultural

• slave states

• industrialized

On the morning of April 12, 1861, Confederate cannons fired on what U.S. fort in South Carolina?

• Bull Run

• Fort McAllister

• Fort Sumter

• Richmond

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852. What was the IMPACT of this book on the American public?

• It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong.

• It marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• It reduced the threat of violence against slaves.

• It led Congress to pass th Jim Crow laws.

Who was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the leader of the Union Army and was also later the 18th President of the United States?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Who was the President during the Civil War? This person was also the author of the Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation.

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• William T. Sherman