Civil War

A civil war is a conflict between?

• Two countries that share the same form of government

• Two groups of citizens in one country

• Two countries that share a border

• Two nations that were once allies

Which river was the South’s biggest geographic disadvantage if the Union was able to get control of it?

• Missouri River

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

What was the Confederacy?

• A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

• The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

• An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves to be set free

• The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

• An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves in the south to be set free

• The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

• The 11 states that seceded from the Union

What was the Gettysburg Address?

• An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves to be set free

• The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

• The 11 states that seceded from the Union

• A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

What is Habeas corpus?

• The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

• A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

• The 11 states that seceded from the Union

• A decree that set all the slaves in South free.

What was one of the North’s biggest advantages over the South at the start of the war?

• The North had better weather to fight wars in

• The North had better military leadership

• They had the help of other countries to help in the war effort

• They had a larger population of people

How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?

• It made him question whether the keeping the Union together was worth fighting for

• It made him realize that ending the war would be much harder than expected

• It made him determined to punish the South severely for leaving the Union

• It made him decide to let the Southern states go rather than continue fighting

The Union completed the first two steps of the Anaconda Plan by the end of 1861. What did that accomplish?

• The Union convinced the British to stop buying cotton from the South

• The Union gained control over the Missouri River and divided the Confederacy

• The Union Navy set up a blockade of the East coast and was able to access the Mississippi River through New Orleans.

• The Union was able to take out Richmond, VA.

Which statement BEST reflects why many called the Battle of Antietam a defeat for both sides?

• Both sides lost the will to continue fighting

• The generals of both armies were killed in the battle

• It was the bloodiest single day of the war and showed that nobody had the upper hand

• Neither side claimed victory in the battle