Review: Civil War

Which of the following is true about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• it abolished slavery in the United States

• It helped Lincoln get elected in 1860.

• It freed slaves in the Confederacy, but not the border states.

• It made it illegal for African Americans to join the Union Army.

The Civil War began at:

• Fort Sumter

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

Robert E. Lee was:

• the President of the Confederacy

• an important Union General

• an important Confederate General

• the inventor of the ironclad ship

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Pittsburgh

• Antietam

More factories, more railroads, larger populations

• Confederate Advantages

• Reasons for Southern victory

• Union advantages

• Causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery

• to end British control on Western Territories

• to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton

• to preserve the Union

Which Civil War battle lasted three days in Pennsylvania, ended in a cemetery, resulted in Union victory, and was the turning point of the war? 

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

Lee invades Maryland. At that point in the war, bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite finding Lee's battle plans. Confederates eventually withdraw, McClellan doesn't follow. Union claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Fort Sumter

an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Anaconda Plan

 (1863) a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after a key battle, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War to end slavery and preserve the Unio

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 15th amendment

• Speech at Antietam