Civil war era

The 14th Amendment was initially put into place to protect what group of people?

• former slave owners

• freed slaves

• members of Congress

• former presidents

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control

• laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery

• allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army

• all of he above

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Frederick Douglas
• Barack Obama

The Emancipation Proclamation was created to give people of color.....

• The right to vote
• The right to work
• The right to freedom
• The right to own pets

Did the Emancipation Proclamation outlaw slavery

• yes
• no

What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?

• taxes
• states rights
• slavery

Who was the president during the Civil War?

• Jefferson
• Washington
• Lincoln
• Adams

The Union was able to take my ports for a brief time allowing them to stop shipments of much needed supplies.  Confederate forces were able to take me back on New Year's Day, 1863. Which Battle am I?

• Battle of Sabine Pass
• Battle of Brownsville
• Battle of Galveston 
• Battle of Palminto Ranch

My battle happened 1 month after the War was over.  Mine was the last battle of the Civil War. Which Battle am I?

• Battle of Galveston
• Battle of Sabine Pass
• Battle of Brownsville
• Battle of Palmito Ranch

Who am I?

*Southerners saw him as threat to slavery

*Elected President of the U.S. in 1860

*Prompted South Carolina, Texas and other states to secede from the Union.

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee