Civil War Review

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

Which side won the Civil War?

• Union
• Confederacy

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 events above contributed to-

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

• the start of the American Civil War

• the creation of the Missouri Compromise

• the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

The name given to the northern army. 

• Confederates
• Americans
• Military
• Union

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

This was the President of the Union.

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

This is where the Civil War Ended

• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Gettysburg
• Appomattox Courthouse

What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

• economy, slavery, new states
• economy, jobs, income
• slavery, new states
• economy, new states