Civil War

Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as

• states' rights
• secede
• sharecropper
• sectionalism

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

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Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

• President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

• President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

• President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

When was the Civil War?

• 1861-176

• 1861-1865

• 1870-1876

• 2015-2019

What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).

• Military leadership (better generals)

• Larger army

• Fighting in familiar territory

• More money

What's important about Fort Sumter?

• This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

• The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

• Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?

• This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

• The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

• Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.

• Western States
• State of Confusion
• Border States
• Southern States

More factories, population, and a better navy were

• Confederate advantages
• Union advantages
• reasons for a Confederate victory
• causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery

• the election of Jefferson Davis
• High tariffs
• the election of Abraham Lincoln
• the death of Stonewall Jackson