Civil War

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Atlanta, Georgia

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

Where did General Lee surrender?

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Appomattox Court House, Virginia
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Durham, North Carolina

The Emancipation Proclamation

• freed only Union Slaves
• allowed slaves to fight for the South
• freed only Confederate slaves
• freed Union and Confederate slaves

The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of

• Antietam
• Appomattox
• Chancelorsville
• Vicksburg

When a navy tries to prevent its enemy from trading overseas they create

•  an embargo 
•  a cut-off attack 
•  a flank attack
•  a blockade 

Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Winfield Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

What river was an important resource during the war?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Amazon

• Delaware

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed.

• Union troops were pushing back across the Ohio River

• The Confederate territory was divided in half.

• Several casualties were inflicted on Union Forces.

What was the Nullification Crisis?

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over the power of nullification and states' rights

• A conflict between England over the power of nullification

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over Slavery

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over water rights