The Civil War

This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery

• Election of Jefferson Davis
• Tariffs
• Election of Abraham Lincoln
• Death of Stonewall Jackson

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

• Fort Sumter
• Fort Williams
• Fort Western
• Fort Apache

What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

• Anaconda Plan
• Rattlesnake Plan
• Scorpion Plan
• Blockade Plan

What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?

• It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
• It made slavery more important to the South.
• It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
• It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.

What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?

• heavy industrial development
• a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
• superior military leadership
• an alliance with Britain and France

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery

• to end British control of the Western territories

• to make a profit selling war supplies

• to preserve the Union

The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that

• it could control the movement of trade and goods
  
• it was a natural division to “split the South”
• it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
• all of the above

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Gettysburg

What was the first battle on northern soil?

• Gettysburg
• Bull Run
• Antietam
• Shermans March

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant