Civil War: The Extended Version

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To end the Civil War

• To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To establish the Confederate States of America

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Lincoln's Election

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• It allowed territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty

• It led to the secession of Southern states

• It was the first battle of the Civil War

What was the stated goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free all slaves in the United States

• To free slaves in the Confederate states

• To end the Civil War

• To grant voting rights to African Americans

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To support Confederate soldiers

• To assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South

• To promote the secession of Southern states

• To enforce the Black Codes

Which battle was the single bloodiest day in American military history?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Siege of Vicksburg

What was the outcome of the Siege of Vicksburg?

• A Confederate victory

• A Union victory that gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union

• The end of the Civil War

• The beginning of Reconstruction

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

• It declared the end of the Civil War

• It emphasized the principles of human equality and the fight for a unified nation

• It announced the Emancipation Proclamation

• It was a call to arms for the Confederate states