American Civil War Part 1

The Civil War began when Confederates in South Carolina began firing on this location.

• Gettysburg
• Manassas/Bull Run
• Vicksburg
• Fort Sumter

The first major battle of the Civil War took place here.

• Gettysburg
• Manassas/Bull Run
• Vicksburg
• Appomattox Court House

Which of the following is not true about Vicksburg?

• Grant's Union forces won an important victory.
• A Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River.
• The Union victory split the Confederacy.
• This was one of many battles that took place in Virginia.

Who was the leader of the Confederate army?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

• Jefferson Davis

Which item would best complete the list?

• Inexperienced military leaders
• Lack of Industries
• Larger Population
• Lack of agricultural land

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Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that

• slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
• sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
• the Souther states should be allowed to secede
• to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

• unified popular support for the war effort
• superior military leadership
• economic aid from Great Britain and France
• greater human and economic resources

What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?

• greater manufacturing
• more effective navy
• better government
• more capable military leaders