Civil War 1

What region of the United States was a strong supporter of states’ rights before the Civil War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The slogan meant—

• people in each state should decide the slavery issue

• the new territories should be free states

• the new territories should be slave states

• the federal government would determine the issue

Which student is thinking about the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Leah

• Corey

• Betsy

• Jeff

Directions: Click on the correct answers.

Which topographical situations were key in the defeat of the Confederacy?

• The Union blockade of southern ports

• Control of the Mississippi River

• The inability to read maps

• Control of the high ground

The focus of the war after the Battle of Antietam went from preserving the union to—

• building more factories

• destroying the South’s power

• freeing the slaves

• capturing Jefferson Davis

In the timeline, which battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Manassas

• Battle at Gettysburg

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Siege of Vicksburg

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Which of these were general effects of the Civil War?

• Families and friends were often pitted against one another

• Confederate farmers became wealthy

• Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse, created the Confederate Navy

• The southern economy was devastated

Which of the following contributed to the start of the Civil War?

• Women’s voting rights

• The invention of the reaper

• The desire to separate from England

• The issue of slavery and states rights

Which of the following is true about the institution of slavery in the 1860’s?

Select the two (2) correct answers.

• Slavery was growing larger and more powerful.

• Much of America’s economy revolved around slavery.

• Slavery in America was growing less powerful each decade.

• America’s economy did not rely on the institution of slavery.

Which of the following statements best describes the person below?

Select the two (2) correct answers.

• This person most likely lives in the North and supports the Union.

• This person is most likely involved in the Second Great Awakening.

• This person most likely lives in the South and supports the Confederacy.

• This person most likely believes in states rights vs. a strong central

  government.