Civil War Objectives 3 & 4

As a result of the Civil War...

• states felt more confident defying the decisions of the Federal Government.

• President Lincoln was re-elected, becoming the first President to serve 3 terms.

• all freed slaves moved north.

• the Federal government had more power over states.

The Battle of Gettysburg is best remembered as...

• ...the first battle of the Civil War.

• ...the first battle of the Civil War.

• ...the turning point of the Civil War.

A major result of the Civil War was that the

• members of Congress from Southern States gained control of the legislative branch

• economic system of the South came to dominate the United States economy

• slavery was ended, and the Federal government had more power over states

• nation’s industrial development came to a standstill

This is remembered as the place where the Civil War ended.

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

Robert E. Lee surrendered because

• he realized that the South had been wrong to secede.

• he had lost at Gettysburg.

• Lincoln visited him and asked him to stop fighting.

• he was seriously wounded.

• his troops were trapped by General Grant's army

Who was the commander of the Confederacy at the end of the war?

• Robert E. Lee

• "Stonewall" Jackson

• Beauregard

• Pickett

Fort Sumter is best remembered as...

• ...the first battle of the Civil War.

• ...the final battle of the Civil War.

• ...the turning point of the Civil War.

The First Battle of Bull Run (aka Manassas) resulted in...

• ...Union victory.

• ...Confederate victory.

• ...a stalemate.

• ...the end of the Civil War.

• ...the start of the Civil War.

The First Battle of Bull Run (aka Manassas) demonstrated that...

• ...the South would quickly lose and surrender.

• ...the the war would be short and relatively bloodless.

• ...the war would not be short or entertaining.

• ...the Union had a huge advantage over the South.

In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln asserted which reason for the Civil War?

• his profound belief in the immorality of slavery

• widespread distrust of the federal government

• attempts to preserve and extend slavery

• rebel attacks on federal facilities and soldiers