Civil War Review

In 1861 a civil war began between the northern and southern states of the United States. A major reason for this conflict was a disagreement about-

• the admission of free states into the union

• the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery

• the return of fugitive enslaved people to slaveholders

• the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the:

• North

• South

• West

• East

Who helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad?

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Robert E Lee

• Harriet Tubman

Which states were apart of "The Union"?

• Northern states

• Southern states

• Eastern states

• Western states

Rebels were soldiers from the:

• North

• West

• South

• East

The Confederate army was commanded by:

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

The president during the Civil War was:

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

Abolitionist were people who wanted to:

• end slavery

• start slavery

• spread slavery

• go to war

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• to help slaves escape to freedom

• to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

• a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

• a plan to end the Civil War