Civil War and Reconstruction

When was the Civil War fought?

• 1855-1861
• 1860-1877
• 1861-1865
• 1863-1868

How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery?

• As a source of labor, slavery was considered an economic issue
• Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished
• Slavery was considered a historical tradition and should be maintained
• Controversial, slavery was considered a political problem the government should solve

Ulysses S. Grant had a significant role in the Civil War. What was his role?

• General of the Union Army
• General of the Confederate Army
• President of the Union
• President of the Confederate

What event led to Southern sates seceding from the Union?

• Confederates fired on Fort Sumter
• the election of Lincoln as President
• The Missouri Compromise
• the annexation of Texas

Which of the following was not a cause that led to the Civil War?

• sectionalism
• slavery
• agriculture
• states' rights

Which of the following statements is true?

• The South’s economy was based on industry and manufacturing; the North’s economy was based  on farming
  
  
• The North’s economy was based on industry and manufacturing; the South’s economy was based on farming
• The North and South both had an economy based on farming.
• The North and South both had an economy based on industry and manufacturing.

Who was the Confederate general?

• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

To break away from a group

• state's rights
• slavery
• Gettysburg
• secede

One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.

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