Civil War

During the Civil War, the Union used a(n) ________to control movement of ships on the Gulf of Mexico.

• Secede

• Blockade

• Amendment

• emancipation

Southern states decided to _______ from the nation because they thought Abraham Lincoln would abolish slavery.

• Secede

• Blockade

• Amendment

• emancipation

A(n) _______ to the US Constitution made slavery against the law.

• Secede

• Blockade

• Amendment

• Emancipation

Lincoln ordered the ________ of all enslaved people in the Confederacy.

• Secede

• Blockade

• Amendment

• Emancipation

People in the North and the South argued about:

• Who grew the best cotton

• Who had the most factories

• Whether slavery was right or wrong

• Whether farms should be smaller

What was the effect of Abraham Lincoln being elected President?

• South Carolina seceded, then other states followed

• Jefferson Davis joined the Union

• Frederick Douglass became the President’s vice president

• The North seceded.

In which city did the Union carry out a siege to win control of the Mississippi River?

• Biloxi

• Vicksburg

• Jackson

• Pascagoula

How many Confederate states were there?

• 7

• 50

• 11

• 13

What were the states that seceded from the Union called?

• Yankees

• The Union

• The North

• The Confederacy

Who was the President of the United States during this time in history?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington