Civil War Part I

Who was chosen as the president of the Confederacy?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

Why didn't Lincoln declare war as soon as states seceded from the Union?

• He didn't care enough about the southern states to fight for them to stay in the Union

• He was distracted with foreign affairs involving Britain and Spain

• He did not have enough support by people in the North who wanted to go to war.

• He was a pacifists and did not believe in wa

Why was Fort Sumter significant?

• When the Confederacy attacked the Union at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, this gave Lincoln the support he needed to ask Congress declare war.

• This was where the Confederacy stored all of its weapons and supplies

• This was Jefferson Davis' hometown.

• When the Union attacked the Confederacy here, more states ceded from the Union.

Which of these border states stayed in the Union?

• Tennessee

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• Arkansas

What means "the guarantee that a person cannot be imprisoned without being brought before a judge"?

• Martial Law

• The draft

• Checks and Balances

• Habeas Corpus

Why were poor people mad about the draft?

• Wealthy people could either pay $300 or high someone else to fight for them

• Poorer people had to fight in more dangerous places

• Since people had to provide their own weapons, poor people could not afford the most effective guns

• Poor people did not believe in the cause of the Union

What is NOT true about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It helped convince European countries to support the Confederacy

• Emancipation applied only to the states that had seceded, who were already ignoring U.S. laws.

• It was issued on January 1, 1863.

• Slavery was still allowed in the border states loyal to the Union

Did African Americans fight for the Union army during the Civil War?

• Yes, though African Americans did not believe in the Union cause.

• No, African Americans were not encouraged or interested in fighting in the Civil War

• Yes, African Americans fought valiantly in both the Union Army and Navy.

• No, white soldiers did not want to fight with African American soldiers.

Who became the leader of the entire Union Army?

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• William T Sherman

• Stonewall Jackson

Who was the Confederate General's right-hand man who ironically lost his left arm to friendly fire?

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• William T Sherman

• Stonewall Jackson