Civil War Review

What was a major cause of the Civil War?

• Land

• Economy

• Taxes

• Slavery

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• South Carolina

• Florida

What event started the Civil War on April 12, 1861?

• John Brown's Raid

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Vicksburg

Who was the general who burned down Atlanta and then marched his troops toward Savannah, GA?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

Who attacked an army post in Harper's Ferry, Virginia? He wanted to start a slave rebellion?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

Why did the Southern states want to leave the union?

• They wanted to continue to have slaves

• They wanted to be rich

• They did not want Jefferson Davis as president

• They wanted to be free of England

What were the people who fought to end slavery called?

• Terrorists

• Freedomists

• Pilgrims

• Abolitionists

Who became the president of the Confereate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stonewall Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• John Brown

General Sherman's March ot the Sea through Georgia used his strategy of total war. What did he and his troops do in that strategy?

• Gave money to the poor Southerners

• Destroyed railroads, burned homes and businesses in the South, stole cattle and grain

• Sent supplies to the North

• Captured all slaves

Which Battle was the turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle?

• Atlanta, Ga

• Fort Sumter, SC

• Gettysburg, PA

• Harper's Ferry, VA