U.S. Civil War

People who worked to end slavery were called _____.

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades

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.

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?

• To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
• To become independent
• To spread slavery to the North
• To eliminate slavery in the border states

President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

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The 1^st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Jefferson Davis

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The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.

• Fort Sumter
• Sherman's March to Sea
• Appomattox Court House
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

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The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

• Sherman's March to Sea
• Gettysburg
• Atlanta Campaign
• Fort Sumter

The southern states that seceded from the Union were called the ______.

• Confederate States of the Union

• Confederate States Of America

• Confederate Union

Who was the main General of the Union?

• Jefferson Davis
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Stonewall Jackson

Who was the main general of the Confederacy?

• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Ulysses S. Grant