Civil War

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

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

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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

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

Secede?

• something use to plant in the dirt
• rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
• to withdraw or break away from a nation
• the separation or isolation of a race

The Emancipation changed the primary issue of the war for the North. From Preserving the Union to...  

• Money
• Popular Sovereignty
• Slavery
• Self-defense

Which side won the Civil War?

• Union
• Confederacy

General in the Union. Lincoln said, "I can't spare this man. He fights!"

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

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

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:

• Paid workers
• Industry
• Agriculture
• Goods & Services