Battle of Gettysburg

In what year was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?

• 1848

• 1850

• 1863

• 1876

Which territory sparked the first open violence between pro- and anti-slavery factions?

• California

• Virginia

• Texas

• Kansas

• Missouri

Which are true about Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• it was written by John Brown

• it was influential despite not selling many copies

• it opened Northern eyes to the evils of slavery

• its author's father was a Connecticut preacher

Which of the following are true about the Republican party?

• it was based upon anti-slavery

• Lincoln was their first candidate for president

• Lincoln's election in 1860 helped spark Southern secession

• it's primary supporters were in the North

Which of the following is NOT true about John Brown?

• he was known as the "meteor" of the war

• he participated as a Border Ruffian in Kansas

• he led a raid on Harper's Ferry that led to his execution

• he was an abolitionist

Identify Northern advantages going into the Civil War.

• an established government

• strong military leadership

• fighting a defensive war for their homes

• contained the majority of finance and industrial centers

• sought the aid of foreign powers

Identify Southern advantages going into the Civil War.

• larger population

• strong military leadership

• fighting a defensive war for their homes

• contained the majority of finance and industrial centers

• sought the aid of foreign powers

Which battle marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Bleeding Kansas

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

• Fredericksburg

Which was the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Fredericksburg

• Chancellorsville

A stalemate at which notoriously bloody battle allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Fredericksburg

• Appomattox Courthouse