Civil War and Reconstruction

What title was shared by both George Washington and Jefferson Davis?

• President

• Chief General

• Chief Justice

• U.S. Senator

Why did firing on Fort Sumter spark the beginning of the Civil War?

• It was an American attack on a Confederate military base

• It completed the process of secession

• It was a Confederate attack on an American military base

• It was a Confederate attack on a border state

What might have happened had the Civil War not occurred?

• The Confederacy would not have been formed

• Lincoln would not have been elected President

• Slavery would never have existed

• States could drop out of the U.S. any time they wished

What can you conclude about West Virginia from its actions at the time of the Civil War?

• Its citizens did not support slavery

• Its citizens did not support secession

• Its citizens did not support the Union

• Its citizens did not support Lincoln

What was the intended effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free enslaved people in the Union

• To free enslaved people in the border states

• To declare slavery illegal in the Union and Confederacy

• To free enslaved people in the Confederacy

Which term best describes the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Small-scale

• Turning point

• Endgame

• Bloodless

What can you infer from the fact that the first Civil War battles had spectators?

• People enjoyed spending time outdoors

• People did not realize how serious the war would become

• People did not know that war could be violent

• People realized that the war would last for years

Which side emerged victorious at the end of the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederacy

Which of the following was a primary aim of Reconstruction?

• Distributing aid to Northern families

• Readmitting Confederate states to the Union

• Building up America's military strength

• Making sure the South paid for all the damage done in the war

Lincoln's planned approach to the South after the Civil War was:

• Balanced

• Timid

• Vindictive

• Hands-off