1 Civil War

During the first half of the 19th century, the abolition movement worked to…

• limit consumption of alcohol

• promote the civil service system

• end slavery

• establish free public schools

The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South. Another term for the North is

• Union

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Confederacy

The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South. Another term for the South is

• Union

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Confederacy

The president of the Union was _________.

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

The president of the Confederacy was _________.

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

A leading general of the Union was _________.

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

A leading general of the Confederacy was _________.

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

Which event led directly to the secession of Southern States from the Union in 1860 and 1861?

• fugitive slave law

• presidential election of Abraham Lincoln

• Dred Scott Supreme Court decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

President Abraham Lincoln’s main goal throughout the Civil War was to

• preserve the union

• break the South’s dependence on cotton

• end British control of the western territories

• abolish slavery throughout the nation

Which Civil War event occurred first?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia