Civil War

Which title best completes the diagram?

• Individual Rights during the Civil War

• The Nullification Crisis

• Causes of the Civil War

• Key Events of the Civil War

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed.

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.

• The Confederate territory was divided in half.

The Emancipation Proclamation was an attempt to free slaves...

• in Confederate states that were in rebellion

• in both the North and South

• in the border states

• in southern areas under Union control

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point in the Civil War?

• The failure of the Union army to defeat the South set off riots in New York City.

• Because of the battle, the Confederacy was able to break through the Union blockade of its ports.

• The outcome of the battle discouraged the British and French governments from supporting the South.

• The South suffered heavy losses, preventing it from making any future advances into the North.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

• 13th amendment

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

• The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to--

• complete construction of the Capitol

• elect a new president and vice president

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Which of the following kept Great Britain from siding with the South?

• Fort Sumter

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• Appomattox Court house

Which Civil War battle led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

The following image corresponds with the...

• tariff policies of the federal government

• border states that joined the Confederacy

• states that were against slavery

• Emancipation Proclamation