Unit 7: Civil War Review

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• Better Generals

• Stronger allies

• Natives were on their side

• More people, more factories and food, more railroads

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

• North

  South

• South

  North

• North

  East

• West

  East

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

• By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

• By attacking railroads

• By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

• By taking over Southern farms and factories

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

• It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

• It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city

• It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads

• It allowed the Union to occupy new territories

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 
• Suffragists
• Bushwackers
• Abolitionists

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Siege of Vickburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis