Civil War

The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --

• allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
• broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
• enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
• gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River

The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--

• be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
• pay for the damages suffered by the Union
• receive fair treatment after the war
• be punished for seceding from the Union

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Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --

• United State's freedom from Great Britain
• an end to the Civil War
• freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
• the beginning of Reconstruction

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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?

• It led to the Emancipation Proclamation

• It brought an end to the Civil War

• It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment

• It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war and would never again invade the North

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

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

What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?

• The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
• The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
• Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
• The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South

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Which newspaper headline might have appeared during the Civil War (1861-1865)?

• "John Brown captured in raid on Harpers Ferry"
• Supreme Court issues Dred Scott Decision"
• "Lincoln ends slavery in rebellion states."
• "Former slaves given the right to vote."

Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln