The American Civil War

Who was the president during the American Civil War?

• Jimmy Carter

• Abe Lincoln

• Ulysess S Grant

• Elvis Presley

What states are colored grey on the map?

• Union States
• Confederate States
• Border States
• Neutral States

Which one of the following slave states did not remain in the Union?

• Kentucky
• Missouri
• Virginia
• Maryland

Which one of the following states did not secede?

• Virginia
• Tennessee
• West Virginia
• South Carolina

What is described by the following?
 - written by Abraham Lincoln
 - freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
 - issued after the Union victory at Antietam
 - added a new purpose to the Civil War

• Gettysburg Address
• Liberator
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Secession

Which one of the following correctly pairs an individual with his role in the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis - Confederate President
• Robert E. Lee - General in Union Army
• U.S. Grant - General in Confederate Army
• Abraham Lincoln - Confederate President

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

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

What was a major strength of the Union?

• education
• slavery
• more churches
• factories

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