Civil War Events

Which event was the catalyst (cause) for the secession of the Southern states from the Union?

• The ships at Fort Sumter being destroyed by the North

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln as President

• The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The abolition of Slavery in the South

What was the significance of The Dredd Scott Decision?

• Slavery would be allowed in Missouri and all new states

• The Supreme Court ruled that runaway slaves had the right to leave their master

• The Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights

• California was admitted as a free state and New York as a slave state

How did the Anaconda Plan serve as an advantage to the North during the Civil War?

• It allowed the North to control important cities with it's army

• It allowed the North to surround the South with it's soldiers

• It allowed the North to gain a stronghold which led to the defeat of the South

• It allowed the North to cut off supplies to the south using it's Navy

Who is this Civil War personality who later established the Red Cross?

• Mary Ann Bickerdyke

• Clara Barton

• Lucy Stone

• Susan B. Anthony

Who is this Civil War personality?

• US Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Fredrick Douglas

• Stephan Douglas

What were the purposes of the Gettysburg Address?

• dedicate the battlefield to all of the fallen soldiers

• free the slaves

• negotiate with the Confederacy

• reassure the South the Lincoln will not abolish slavery

President of the United States during the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• William T. Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

Top commander of the Confederate Army throughout the entire war.

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Responsible for the burning of Atlanta and the "March to the Sea"

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after which battle?

• Fort Sumter

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta