Unit 9: Civil War

What was one major problem the United States faced at the close of the Civil War?

• The rebuilding of homes, buildings, and railroads in the Union States

• Integrating former Confederate states back into the Union

• The overproduction of cotton and drop in prices

• The Democratic Party gained control of the House of Representatives

What was significant about Appomattox Court House in April of 1865?

• The slaves in the south had been freed by the emancipation Proclamation

• General Ulysses S. Grant's successful completion of the Anaconda Plan

• The secession of South Carolina had officially led to the Civil War

• General Ulysses S' Grant's generous terms and Lee's unconditional surrender

Who led the "March to the Sea" through Georgia?

• William Carney

• William Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Philip Bazaar

Who was the first black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor?

• William Carney

• Philip Bazaar

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Sherman

Who was the General that led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

How did the differences in miles of railroad track between the Union and the Confederacy impact the Civil War?

• The Union won by destroying the railroads in the Confederacy

• The Union was able to transport supplies and troops more easily

• The Confederacy had an advantage because it had fewer railroads to maintain

• The difference made little impact since the Union had more ports for trade

What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on enslaved people in the border states?

• It pardoned enslaved people who fought for the Confederacy

• It did not free any enslaved people in border states

• It granted freedom for all enslaved people in the border states

• It returned all escaped enslaved people to southern plantation owners

Which event caused the start of the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter

• Yorktown

Which came first?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• Eleven Southern states seceded from the Union

• Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

• Abraham Lincoln was elected

Which of the following is in the correct order?

• 1. Abraham Lincoln was elected

  2. Eleven Southern states seceded from the Union

• 1. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

  2. Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

• 1. Emancipation Proclamation was issued

  2. Eleven Southern states seceded from the Union

• 1. Abraham Lincoln was elected

  2. Kansas-Nebraska Act passed