Weekly Review Jan 30-Feb 3

Which Civil War battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

Which two Civil War battles ended attempted invasions of the North by Confederate General Robert E. Lee? Select BOTH correct answers.

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the Civil War?

• It led the Confederacy to surrender.

• It confiscated slaves and made them work for the North.

• It forced black men to join the Union army.

• It made ending slavery a goal of the war.

This is a quote by Frederick Douglass about soldiers in the Union army. What made this possible?

• Fort Sumter

• Antietam

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg

Which military campaign unleashed total war on the South, destroying fields, railroads and other economic assets?

• Grant's Overland Campaign

• Lee's invasion of the North

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Grant's Vicksburg Campaign

Why did South Carolina find it more difficult to rebuild after the Civil War?

• Sherman's march destroyed much of the state

• The battle of Fort Sumter destroyed Columbia

• Fighting between Grant and Lee destroyed SC

• SC was changing from farming to industry