Civil War

Which event started the Civil War?

• Attack on Fort Sumter

• Battle of Bull Run

• Election of Lincoln

• Battle of Gettysburg

Which of the following are considered the turning points of the war?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Shiloh

• Siege of Vicksburg

Who led the Army of the Potomac (Union) at the beginning of the war?

• Joseph E. Johnston

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

_________________________ led the Army of Northern Virginia and was in command of all Confederate forces.

The Battle of ___________________________ was the first major battle of the Civil War and showed the Union that the war would not be easily won.

This Union general practiced total warfare during his Atlanta Campaign.

• Joseph E. Johnston

• George B. McClellan

• William T. Sherman

• Robert E. Lee

Which vocabulary term means to break away from?

• total war

• succession

• emancipation

• turning point

Which vocabulary term means to make free?

• total war

• succession

• emancipation

• turning point

By capturing the ________________________________ after the Vicksburg, the Union managed to cut the Confederacy in half.

Which was NOT a reason the South was at a disadvantage at the beginning of the war?

• They had good generals.

• They needed to create the government of the CSA.

• They needed to create a standard currency.

• They did not have an army in place.