Events of the Civil War

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war (a)  

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1
• Antietam
• Appomattox Courhouse
• Ft. Sumter

What was the official name of the south during the Civil War?

• Confederate States of America

• Rebel States of America

• Southern States of America

• Confederate States of the South

All of the following was part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

• Block all southern ports to cut off shipping

• Divide the north into sections

• Control the Mississippi River

• Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

• It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City

• The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.

• Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.

• Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.

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

(a)  

• Antietam
• Bull Run
• Gettysburg
• Manassas

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Changed the course of the war, it made it about the issue of slavery as well as preserving the Union

• Preserved the Union

• Abolished slavery

• Changed the mind of the Southerners about having slavery, and brought the war to an end

The Battle that was considered the "turning point" of the civil War was at----

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Manassas

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant

Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Where did the South finally surrender unconditionally?

• Antietam
• Gettysburg
• Richmond
• Appomattox