Civil War Unit

1. During the Civil War, the Southern states strongly believed that each state should make its own _______________________.

• laws

• foods

• ships

• crops

During the Civil War, President Lincoln believed that the country needed to ___________________.

• split into two separate nations

• stick together as one nation

President Lincoln believed that all men should be _________________________.

• treated differently depending if you lived in the South or North

• forced to work on the plantations

• treated equally

• required to work in the factories

The _____________ was issued by President Lincoln granting slaves their freedom.

• Declaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

• Treaty of Versailles

• Emancipation Proclamation

The _________________was a secret escape route for slaves to gain their freedom.

• Underground Railroad

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fort McHenry

• Appomattox Treaty

What was one of the main causes of the American Civil War?

• America wanted it's freedom from Great Britain

• Eleven states were fighting over natural resources

• The North and the South were fighting over land

• The North and the South had strong feelings about slavery

Which of the following are results from the Civil War? Choose all that apply.

• Three Amendments to the Constitution were passed giving slaves their freedom and the right to vote for black people

• The Emancipation Proclamation was passed granting slaves their freedom

• Americans worked together for several years to rebuild the nation

Who won the Civil War?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

People who worked to end slavery were called

• Northerners

• abolitionists

• rebels

• Yankees

A civil war is a war between

• Two different countries

• People of the same country