Unit Review: The Civil War Era

Topic 1: What was the Civil War?

Match the type of state with its description.

• Northern states without slavery

• Border States

• Slave states that rebelled

• Confederacy

• Slave states that stayed loyal

• Union States

Topic 1: What was the Civil War?

Which Amendment ended slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 20th Amendment

Topic 1: What was the Civil War?

Match the following states with their most accurate description during the Civil War:

Virginia, Texas, Mississippi

• Union Free State

• Border (Union Slave State)

• Confederacy

Topic 1: What was the Civil War?

Match the following states with their most accurate description during the Civil War:

Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin

• Union Free State

• Border (Union Slave State)

• Confederacy

Topic 1: What was the Civil War?

Match the following states with their most accurate description during the Civil War:

Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri

• Union Free State

• Border (Union Slave State)

• Confederacy

Topic 2: Why did the Civil War happen?

The first Republican elected President of the United States was...

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Topic 2: Why did the Civil War happen?

Match the event with the most accurate description.

• Case that said slavery can't be limited

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Political party wanting to limit slavery

• Dred Scott Decision

• Novel that exposed slavery's cruelty.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Required escaped enslaved to be returned

• Republican Party

Topic 2: Why did the Civil War happen?

According to Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln's primary goal was to

• End slavery everywhere

• Keep the country (Union) together.

Topic 2: Why did the Civil War happen?

According to South Carolina's Declaration of Secession, South Carolina seceded over the issue of...

• representation

• taxation

• slavery

Topic 3: The Civil War Begins

Organize the descriptions that best fit the advantages of each side of the Civil War.

Groups:

(a) Union

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(b) Confederacy

• Strong navy

• More factories

• Could fight a defensive war

• More population

• More experienced military leaders