Civil War Part 1

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Vicksburg

• Ft. Sumter

• Lexington and Concord

• Ft. Wagner

Advantages for Union (choose all that apply)

• factories

• knowledge of terrain

• greater population

• better generals

First state to secede

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Texas

• Virginia

Which side's battle plan included controlling the Mississippi River?

• North
• South

Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern

states in 1861?

• passage of a higher protective tariff

• issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

• the shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• Better Generals

• Stronger allies

• Natives were on their side

• More people, more factories and food, more railroads

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 
• Suffragists
• Bushwackers
• Abolitionists

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

• Ban slavery

• Restore the Union

• Separate from the United States

• Make slavery legal everywhere