The Civil War

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

How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?

• He ordered them free

• Congress passed the 13th Amendment

• He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"

• He did nothing

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

What was ONE reason why there were food shortages in the South?

• Farming machinery was taken by the Union army

• Farmland was used as Prisoner camps

• Farm products became too expensive to buy

• Most of the farm workers fought in the military

The Republican party was established on the belief of

• Destroying the South

• Helping slavery spread

• Opposing slavery

• Going to war

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

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

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