Civil War

Who was president of the United States of America when the Civil War began?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

What was Lincoln's initial reason for going to war?

• To preserve the Union

• To wipe out the confederacy

• To defend the North from Southern aggression

• To abolish slavery

This battle was considered the turning point in the war.

• Fort Sumter

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

The Union's strategy at the beginning of the war was

• to play defense

• wait for foreign aid

• leave the south alone

• strangle the southern economy by blockading southern ports and gaining control of the Mississippi River

Which state was the first state to secede from the union?

• Texas

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at

• Vicksburg

• Atlanta

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courthouse

The northern strategy was know as the

• The Black Pearl

• Anaconda Plan

• Beat the Boa

• Never say die

This battle was the first major land confrontation in the war

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

After this battle, Lincoln was confident to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson