Civil War Battles and Leaders

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slaves?

• It freed all slaves in southern states at war against the U.S.

• It made slavery legal everywhere.

• It forced runaway slaves to return to the South.

• It gave former slaves voting rights.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln's main goal was to -

• free all slaves

• preserve the Union

• destroy the South

• take over Canada

What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Longest battle of the entire war.

• Turning point of the war. Confederates had to fight defense only.

• The Union took control of Alabama.

• The Confederates were able to take over Washington D.C.

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Union

• Confederates

What is the significance of the Firing on Fort Sumter?

• It ended the Civil War.

• It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

• It officially started the Civil War.

• It ended slavery in the Union.

Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George Washington

From 1863 until the end of the War, who was the Union General in charge of the U.S. army?

• Robert E. Lee

• George Washington

• "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Lincoln and Davis disagreed mainly over the idea that...

• the American Revolution was positive.

• the United States was in debt.

• states had the right to secede.

• Manifest Destiny had been achieved.

According to Abraham Lincoln, where does the government get its authority (power)?

• From the People

• From the King

• From the States

• From other countries

What was the goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

• To set snakes loose in the south

• To surround the South and stop them from trading with Europe

• To attack the south only from the ocean

• To spy on the south and send information back north