Civil War & Reconstruction

Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• control of the Mississippi River

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• large population

• control of the railway system

• strong military leadership

• many factories & businesses

At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was

• its fragile economy

• its transportation system

• its lack of factories

• its military leadership

What was the name of the Union's strategy to beat the South?

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that

• slaves in U.S. territories were free.

• slaves throughout the world were free

• slaves in Confederate states were free.

• slaves in Union states were free.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

• It gave all slaves in the North their freedom immediately.

• It persuaded European nations to support the Confederacy.

• It forced the Confederacy to free the slaves right away.

• It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.

What Amendment officially ended slavery in the United State?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 1st

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

Who was the president of the Union?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

When was the Civil War?

• 1861-1865

• 1776-1783

• 1941-1945

• 1865-1877