Civil War

Who was this important general?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Washington
• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson

Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?

• He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
• He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
• He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
• He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.

Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to seced?

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

Who won the war?

• Confederacy
• Union
• England
• France

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery.

• they wanted a president who would end slavery.

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union.

• he had a plan to raise taxes.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important 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 the North started winning more and more battles

This event caused a lot of 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

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

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

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery
• to end British control of the Western territories
• to make a profit selling war supplies
• to preserve the Union

The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.

• Fort Sumter
• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant

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