Journey through the Civil War

Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 

• seceded
• annexed
• ejected
• ran away 

Match the following people to their role during the U.S. Civil War:

• General of the Confederacy

• Abraham Lincoln

• President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis

• President of the Confederacy

• Robert E. Lee

• General of the Union

• Ulysses S. Grant

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What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• Better Generals

• Stronger allies

• Natives were on their side

• More people, more factories and food, more railroads

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

• It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

• It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city

• It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads

• It allowed the Union to occupy new territories

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 
• Suffragists
• Bushwackers
• Abolitionists

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Siege of Vickburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

• Fort Wagner

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Hood

• For Warren

Which of the following was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free?

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Army of Northern Virginia

• Appomattox Courthouse

True or false: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people?

• True: All enslaved people were freed

• False: Only enslaved people behind confederate lines were freed