Civil War Key Concepts and Figures

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Winfield Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

The most well known Confederate general was Ulysses S. Grant.

• True

• False

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

• to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

• to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

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

• to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

This was the President of the Union.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

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. 

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

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

Of the following, which one was an advantage held by the South during the war?  The South . . . 

•  had greater industrial resources than the North. 
•  had more transportation resources than the North. 
• was defending their own territory. 
•  could count on the support of Native Americans. 

The Emancipation Proclamation

• freed only Union Slaves
• allowed slaves to fight for the South
• freed only Confederate slaves
• freed Union and Confederate slaves

This woman was a nurse during the Civil War, and later founded the Red Cross.

• W. O. Hair Hall 
•  Clara Barton 
• Molly Pitcher 
•  Francis Spinner