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Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

• The Union won. It proved that the South was weak.

• The Union won this battle. It showed the North would win.

• The Confederates won. It proved that the war would be long and difficult for the Union.

• It was a tie between both sides. It showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War led the North to victory by taking advantage of which of the following?

• the discovery of gold

• population growth

• industrial manufacturing

• Native American knowledge

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

• Ban slavery

• Restore the Union

• Separate from the United States

• Make slavery legal everywhere

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...

• superior military leadership

• enormous industrial capabilities

• a complex railroad network

• a large population

In which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson earn his nickname by standing firm, then chasing his enemy off the field?

• Gettysburg
• Bull Run
• Chancellorsville
• Antietam

Which Union fort was bombarded for 34 hours before surrendering to the Confederates?

• Fort Pickens 
•  Fort Sumter 
• Fort Moultrie 
• Fort Wagner 
  

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Richmond, Virginia 
•  Washington, DC. 
• Charleston Harbor, South Carolina 
•  Wilmington, North Carolina. 

Of the following, which is synonymous with the term, "Union".

• The slave states. 
•  The United States of America. 
• The free states. 
•  The border states.