Civil War FM - 5

Who was the the President of the Confederacy?

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

The President of the United States during the Civil War was ______________________.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Robert E. Lee

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

• Fort Pickens

• Bull Run

• Virginia Campaign

• Fort Sumter

What was the main cause of the Civil War? 

• Debate over slavery
• Debate over land ownership
• Debate over religion
• Debate over taxes

Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Vicksburg

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• Gettysburg

What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

• Anaconda Plan

• Python Plan

• Copperhead Plan

• Blockade Plan

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?

• To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy

• To become independent

• To spread slavery to the North

• To eliminate slavery in the border states

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery

• to end British control of the Western territories

• to make a profit selling war supplies

• to preserve or save the Union

Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...

• Red

• Grey

• Brown

• Blue

Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...

• Red

• Brown

• Grey

• Blue