Civil War Unit Review

What were some of the causes of the Civil War?

• Climate change

• Slavery, states' rights, economic differences, political extremism

• Religious conflicts

• Foreign intervention

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War? This leader of the Confederates wanted to withdraw peacefully but Abe Lincoln disagreed. What followed was, the start of the attack on Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

What document issued by President Lincoln declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?

• Gettysburg Address

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

Who was the Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

• General Robert E. Lee

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Stonewall Jackson

• President Abraham Lincoln

What was the main goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To increase taxes on Confederate states

• To expand the size of the Union army

• To establish a new government in the South

• To declare all enslaved people in Confederate territory to be forever free.

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

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John F. Kennedy

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Civil War?

• It allowed Confederate states to keep their slaves

• It declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.

• It led to the immediate end of the Civil War

• It granted voting rights to all African Americans

Abraham Lincoln assigned him as the General of the Union Army in 1864.

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

He was a valuable military asset for General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.

He stood as a "stonewall on the battlefield" and fought exceptionally well for the Confederates.

• William Sherman

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jackson

This Heroine helped more than 300 slaves flee from the South to freedom. She risked

her life as a guide or conductor to hide slaves through the Underground Railroad, which was a

secret path towards a better life in the North. Who is she?