The Civil War

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had...

• numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition.

• a large number of military troops in reserve.

• an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies.

• knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought.

How was the event depicted in the image significant to the Civil War?

• The Confederate defense of the attacked fort lengthened the war.

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort began the war.

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse , the main priority of the United States was to...

• elect a new president and vice president.

• complete construction of the Capitol.

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states.

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.

What was the first state to secede from the Union during the Civil War?

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Texas

• Maryland

What the Emancipation Proclamation?

• an announcement giving freedom to all women

• an announcement giving freedom to all people in the United States

• an announcement giving freedom to all Confederate states still at war with the Union

• an announcement giving freedom to slaves in all Confederate states still at war with the Union.

Where were the first shots fired during the Civil War?

• First battle at Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle at Antietum

• Fort Sumter

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the general who led the Confederate Army?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• William Sherman

Who was the general who led the Union army?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• William Sherman

Which of the following is a reason Southern states seceded from the Union?

• They wanted to support the Union.

• They wanted to abolish slavery.

• They wanted their own flag.

• They wanted to keep slavery.