Chapter 17 Review

Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Atlanta

• Appomattox Court House

Jefferson Davis was president of the ____________.

• Confederacy

• Union

Abraham Lincoln was president of the __________.

• Confederacy

• Union

Abraham Lincoln wanted to preserve ___________.

• states' rights

• the nation

• an army

Jefferson Davis wanted to preserve ____________.

• states' rights

• the nation

• an army

Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis commanded ________.

• states' rights

• the nation

• an army

Which characteristic was the most significant reason for the attack at Fort Sumter?

• the abundant supply of food at the fort

• the southern location of the fort

• the abundant supply of weapons at the fort

• the northern location of the fort

Which Civil War leader was a Confederate general who earned his nickname during the First Battle of Manassas where he bravely faced the Union army head-on?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Which Civil War leader was a Union general who was said to be the most capable of all the Union generals and therefore named commander of all Union armies?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Which Civil War leader was a Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia to become one of the most successful Confederate armies in the Civil War?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman