Semester 2 Final Review

What was the main purpose of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

• To grant freedom to all slaves in the Confederate states

• To blockade Southern ports and cut off supplies

• To encourage European countries to support the Confederacy

• To assassinate key Confederate leaders

What was the primary goal of Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• To maintain the status quo before the war

• To rebuild the Southern infrastructure and integrate freed slaves into society

• To punish the Southern states for secession

• To expand the territory of the United States

How did popular sovereignty impact the issue of slavery?

• It resolved the issue completely

• It led to the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• It decreased tensions between North and South

• It was unrelated to slavery

What was Lincoln's primary goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery

• To preserve the Union

• To punish the South

• To expand the territory of the USA

What was the main effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ended the Civil War

• It granted freedom to slaves in Confederate states

• It abolished slavery nationwide

• It increased European support for the Confederacy

Which event led South Carolina to secede from the Union?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War?

• It was the final battle of the Civil War

• It marked the Confederacy's first major victory

• It was a turning point favoring the Union and the deadliest battle

• It led to the impeachment of Lincoln

How did Lincoln's Gettysburg Address impact the course of the war?

• It called for immediate peace negotiations

• It had little impact on the war's course

• It boosted Union morale and commitment to the war

• It led to Lincoln's resignation

What occurred at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865?

• The first battle of the Civil War

• Lincoln's assassination

• The drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee

What was President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction primarily focused on?

• Punishing the Confederate leaders

• Rapid reintegration of Southern states

• Granting immediate voting rights to freed slaves

• Redistributing land to former slaves