Civil War

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

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

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.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

• Union (North)

• Confederates (South)

• Western Territories

Which group did not take sides in the Civil War?

• American Indians
• Whites
• African Americans
• English

More factories, population, and a better navy were

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

Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were

• Union advantages
• reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
• Confederate advantages
• reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

• Fort Sumter
• Fort Williams
• Fort Pillow
• Fort Apache

What was a major strength of the Union?

• education
• slavery
• more churches
• factories

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This freed the slaves in Confederate states.

• The Compromise of 1850
• The Gettysburg Address 
• The Battle of Antietam 
• The Emancipation Proclamation

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