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

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

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

What document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?

• a biography of the life of a war general
• a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
• an encyclopedia article about women in the war
• a documentary on medical treatments used during the war

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

People who worked to end slavery were called:

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades

The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:

• The Union wanted to get control of the fort.

• The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.

• The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

• The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

How was the event in the headline important to settlement of the western United States?

• travel across the United States was now easier and cheaper

• a physical divide was created between the North and the South

• Spanish leaders could no longer claim parts of the American West

• the largest cities in the United States would now be in western states

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

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