Civil War

Where did the Civil War begin?

• Harper's Ferry

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

The publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin contributed to the start of the Civil War by _______________.

• convincing many people that slavery was morally wrong

• condemning abolitionists

• supporting states' rights

• supporting the rights of slaveholders

Which Union general captured Atlanta?

• Grant

• Sherman

• Lee

Why did the south want to secede from the country?

• constitutional rights

• states' rights

• federal rights

Where did General Lee surrender to the Union?

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta

• Richmond

• Appomatox Court House

The raid on Harpers Ferry convinced many Southerners that________________.

• John Brown was a hero.

• They needed to secede, or withdrawn from the Union.

• abolitionists were not a serious threat

• that slavery should be abolished

What were the causes of the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• states' rights

• slavery

• states' rights and slavery

The Civil War destroyed the South more than the North because__________________.

• most of the fighting took place in the south

• the South lacked the industry to produce what it needed

• a higher percentage of their male population was killed

• ALL of the above are correct

What effect did the North’s victory at the Battle of Gettysburg have on the war?

• The South was just as strong after the battle

• It had no effect

• Left the South with no chance of winning the Civil War

• Both sides felt that neither side would ever win

Who surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?

• Davis

• Sherman

• Jackson

• Lee