Civil War Review

Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?

• The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural

• The Southern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Northern economy was almost exclusively agricultural

• The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy

• Neither the South nor the North had a diversified economy

What does the word secede mean?

• When one group asks to join another group

• When one group voluntarily leaves another group

• When one political territory is added to another

• When you accomplish something

What is a direct effect of the Battle of Vicksburg?

• The Confederacy's victory ended the Civil War.

• Several states seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy

• Lee immediately surrendered to Grant and ended the war.

• The Union took complete control of the Mississippi River.

Where did General Lee surrender to the Union ending the U.S. Civil War?

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Vicksburg

Which battle is known as the first battle of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Vicksburg

• The Alamo

• San Jacinto

A result of Abraham Lincoln winning the 1860 presidential election was?

• 7 southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederacy

• President Buchanan threatened to invade South Carolina

• Senator Sumner was beaten on the Senate floor

• the border states sided with the Confederacy

Who was the President of the South during the Civil War?

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Abraham Licnoln

• Jefferson Davis

This man was the Commander of the Confederate Army (South) of Virginia during the Civil War.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George Washington

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

In what years did the Civil War take place?

• 1900's

• 1861-1865

• 2011-2015

• 1456-1478

This man became lead general of the Union after the Battle of Vicksburg.

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant