Civil War Quizs

Number of states that seceded the Union

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Abolitionist

• Someone who wanted to end or abolish slavery.

• A person who supports the continuation of slavery.

• An advocate for animal rights.

• A political leader in the 19th century.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A network of railroads in the North

• A secret escape route for enslaved people

• A famous train station in Chicago

• A government program for transportation

Battle that marked the beginning of the Civil War

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Shiloh

General who surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse

• General Lee

• General Jackson

• General Sherman

• General Longstreet

Abolish

• To stop or put an end to something.

• To create or establish something new.

• To modify or change something slightly.

• To ignore or overlook something.

Definition of a civil war

• A war fought between two groups of people in the same country

• A conflict between different countries

• A battle for independence from colonial rule

• A war fought between political parties in a democracy

Reconstruction

• The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reunited with the Union.

• A time of economic prosperity in the South after the Civil War.

• The era of Jim Crow laws and segregation in the South.

• The initial phase of the Civil War where battles were fought in the South.

The main Outcomes (results) of the Civil War

• Three Amendments to the Constitution were passed abolishing slavery and giving the right to vote for all men.

• The Civil War resulted in the establishment of a monarchy in the United States.

• The Civil War led to the immediate economic prosperity of the Southern states.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was passed granting enslaved people their freedom.

President Lincoln's belief about the secession of states

• All of the states should remain united as one nation.

• States have the right to secede if they choose.

• The federal government should allow states to govern themselves independently.

• Each state can decide its own fate without federal intervention.