Life During the American Civil War

What was the main economic activity in the North during the 1860s?

• Factory work

• Farming

• Mining

• Fishing

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

Why did the North support tariffs on goods from other countries?

• To encourage Americans to buy American-made products

• To increase the cost of Southern crops

• To support the Confederate States

• To reduce the cost of imports

What significant event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• The battle at Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

• The election of Jefferson Davis

What was a major consequence of the Union navy blocking southern ports?

• Scarcity of salt, food, and cloth in the South

• Increase in Southern exports

• Improved Southern economy

• End of the Civil War

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

• Freed enslaved people in the Confederate states

• Freed all enslaved people in the United States

• Ended the Civil War

• Made Jefferson Davis president

Where did General Lee surrender to end the Civil War?

• Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Fort Sumter

• Richmond, Virginia