Civil War Day 1

What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

• Chancellorsville

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Fall of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Antietam

Which state had a collection of counties that were unwilling to fight the South and seceded from the Union creating their own state?

• Missouri

• Kentucky

• Virginia

• West Virginia

What was the Union's strategy during the war?

• Offensive Defense

• Defensive War

• Anaconda Plan

• Invade North

Who offered to command the Union Army but resigned after Virginia seceded?

• Jefferson Davis

• McClellan

• Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

What was the significance of the Border States during the Civil War?

• They were necessary for the Union to hold at all costs

• They were strongholds of the Confederacy

• They were not involved in the war

• They were neutral in the war

What was the Confederate strategy during the war?

• Offensive Defense

• Invade North

• Anaconda Plan

• Defensive War

Who was the General appointed by Lincoln to lead the Union troops?

• McClellan

• Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

Which battle proved that the war was going to last longer than either side thought?

• Battle of Antietam

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Fredericksburg

• Chancellorsville

What event does Lincoln believe gives him the perfect timing for his Emancipation Proclamation?

• Victory at Gettysburg

• Election of 1864

• Victory at Antietam

• First Battle of Bull Run

What did the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln in 1863 do?

• Freed slaves behind Confederate lines

• Freed slaves in all states

• Freed all slaves in the Confederate states

• Freed all slaves in the Union states