Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.

Confederate States of the Union

Who started the battle of Fort Sumter and why?

Confederacy; stopping Union troops from being re-supplied

Confederacy; counter attack after the Battle of Gettysburg

Union; first strike against the Confederacy's growing military

Union; to free a group of slaves from harsh slave owners

What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

to write Emancipation Proclamation

to preserve the states' rights of the South

The Emancipation Proclamation

declared slaves free in rebellion states

gave political power to the south

Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?

Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.

Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes.

Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected.

Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery.

Which is a correct statement about the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision of 1857?

Slaves were classified as property without human rights.

The decision pleased both the North and South.

Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.

Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.

Which ideology supports secession from the Union?

U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause

Use the following chart to answer the question that follows. According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

All regions had equal amount of resources

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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

Separate from the United States

Choose the best definition of the term "border state". A border state is a state . . .

that had slaves but officially remained loyal to the United States.

that was on the border between Canada and the United States.

that was on the border between Mexico and the United States.

that bordered one of the western territories.

The Emancipation Proclamation

allowed slaves to fight for the South

freed Union and Confederate slaves

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

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45 sec • 1 pt

Which states were essential to victory for each side?

Confederate

Union

Border

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?

More Troops

Home Field Advantage

Better Weapons

Better Transportation

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

Union

Confederates

Draw

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?

Secede

Ironclad

Border State

Casualty

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The name was given to the north

Confederacy

Rebels

Union

Revolutionaries

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following states was part of the Union?

Arkansas

Georgia

Pennsylvania

Texas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?

North

South

West

Union

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Review "the Civil War"

Which states were essential to victory for each side?

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?

Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?

The name was given to the north

Which of the following states was part of the Union?

The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?

Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?

What Union general is known for his march to the sea?

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