The Civil War

Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia marked the beginning of--

• Reconstruction

• the Civil War

• the Revolutionary War

• the return to white rule in the south

How did the Union prevent the Confederates from exporting cotton as a source of revenue during the Civil War?

• the Union Army fought a defensive war in northern territory

• they destroyed all cotton gins

• the Union Army allied with Great Britain, who refused to trade with the Confederacy

• the Union Navy blockaded southern ports

Which event revealed the economic uncertainty faced by the working class in the North during the Civil War?

• the Election of 1860

• New York City Draft Riots

• the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

• the end of Reconstruction

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River and divided the Confederacy into sections as a result of the--

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Siege of Vicksburg

The significance of the Siege of Vicksburg-

• Lee surrendered to Grant and the Civil War was over.

• it gave Lincoln enough momentum to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• Union gained control of the Mississippi River

• Confederate loss caused Lee's army to retreat toward Richmond for the remainder of the war.

Who was the West Point graduate who became General in Chief of the Union Army and, later, the 18th president of the United States?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Julia Ward Howe wrote the lyrics to the Union Army's anthem (which is now a famous patriotic song). It was called--

• "The Star-Spangled Banner"

• "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"

• "My Country 'Tis of Thee"

• "Dixie"

The year the Civil War began:

President of the Confederate States of America:

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

What year did the Civil War end?