*Civil War

Who was elected president of the United States in 1860?

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

The main reason that states left the Union at first was because of the belief that the states hold more power than the federal government. What is this idea called?

• Anaconda Plan

• States' Rights Theory

• Union Opposition Force

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Alabama

• Virginia

• Georgia

• South Carolina

Who was named the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

The first major conflict that began the Civil War was the firing on a federal fort in Charleston, SC. What was the name of the fort?

• Fort Meyers

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Dickerson

• Fort Cranberry

The Union held many advantages over the Confederacy. Which one is not an advantage that the Union had?

• More troops

• Strong manufacturing base

• Established Army

• Superior Generals

Who won the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederacy

• It was a tie

What did the 13th amendment do?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Gave citizenship to soldiers

• Ended slavery

• Provided slaves with the right to vote

Because of the new technology, the Civil War is considered the _____________________ war in US history.

• Deadliest

• Ugliest

• Best

• Strangest

VOCAB

The movement to make slavery and the slave trade illegal is known as:

• Abolition

• Confederacy

• Casualties

• Plantation