Civil War Quick Check

South Carolina was one of the first states to secede from the Union. What does the word secede mean?

• To defend

• To uphold

• To join

• To withdraw

The Emancipation Proclamation _______________.

• Was the first step in ending the Civil War.

• Freed the slaves in the rebelling Southern States.

• Declared the South's grievances against the North.

• Allowed men over 18 to be drafted into the Union Army.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the President of the Union?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bullrun?

• The North/Union lost and retreated

• The South/Confederate lost and retreated

• The war ended

• It ended in a tie

Which event is considered to be the start of the Civil War?

• the election of President Lincoln

• the election of Jefferson Davis

• the firing on Fort Sumter

• the sinking of the Hunley

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

The name given to the northern army.

• Confederates

• The Northerners

• Military

• Union

This is where the Civil War Ended

• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Gettysburg
• Appomattox Courthouse

What was the name of the speech Lincoln gave at the site of a battlefield to honor the soldiers and remind the nation why we were fighting the Civil War?

• Gettysburg Address

• Bull Run Speech

• Appomattox Proclamation

• Emancipation Proclamation