Civil War

Who fought in the Civil War?

• French and Indians
• British and Colonists
• Northern (free) states and Southern (slave) states

Why did they fight?

• The slave states wanted the right to keep slavery
• The free states wanted to tax the slave states
• the slaves revolted

Who was the Union?

• Northern/free states
• southern/slave states
• western territories

Who was the Confederacy?

• Northern/free states
• southern/slave states
• western territories

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A letter to President Lincoln from the southern states they were leaving the union
• A declaration that freed slaves
• Agreement between the Union and Conferacy to end the war

Slaves were considered to be...

• citizens
• royalty
• property

President Lincoln allowed free men/former slaves to fight for the Union.

• true
• false

African Americans did NOT fight for the freedom of people like them.

• true
• false

The Emancipation Proclamation made the war about

• states' rights
• keeping the country together
• ending slavery

The capitol of the Confederacy was

• Washington, DC
• Richmond, VA
• Charleston, SC