The Civil War

What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?

• Their situation got worse

• Their opportunities expanded

• They helped the Confederacy win

• Their rights were taken away

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 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 Unions victory strengthen the power of the national government?

• It forfeited the states power

• It ensured that states would never again secede

• It let the Confederacy quit without a fight

• It declared that states rights do not matter

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

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

Why did Lincoln think it was necessary for the country to ratify the 13th Amendment?

• To give citizenship to former slaves

• To officially abolish slavery in the entire country

• To allow slaves to vote in the upcoming election

• To provide a way to educate former slaves

The Republican party was established on the belief of

• Destroying the South

• Helping slavery spread

• Opposing slavery

• Going to war