Timeline Events Leading to the Civil War

Which event would complete this timeline of events leading to the Civil War? Timeline showing: 1850 - Compromise of 1850 was adopted by Congress; 1852 - Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published; 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress; 1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford decision was issued by the Supreme Court; 1859 - John Brown raided the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry; 1860 - South Carolina seceded; 1861 - ?

• Shots were fired at Fort Sumter.

• The Missouri Compromise was adopted by Congress.

• The Confederate States of America were formed.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

Based on the information in the graph, what conclusion can be drawn about each side's ability to fight the war?

• The Union could produce war materials but lacked the ability to transport them out of the states where they were manufactured.

• The Union's economy was agrarian-based and suffered when trade with the Confederacy was cut off.

• The Confederacy had the necessary infrastructure to switch from farming to producing war materials.

• The Confederacy's economy relied on the exportation of cash crops, and they lacked the resources needed to fight the war over a long period of time.

During the Civil War, why did the Union implement a blockade of the southern coast as part of its military strategy?

• The Confederate navy was very powerful, and the Union wanted to prevent it from attacking the northern coastline.

• A blockade allowed the Union to stop trade ships coming from Europe and raid them for needed supplies.

• A blockade prevented the Confederacy from exporting cotton and importing needed supplies.

• The Union had numerous ironclad ships, and they could use them to attack the South from the coastline.

This map shows the major battles of the Civil War.

• in Pennsylvania and other northern states

• in Virginia and along the Mississippi River

• in Virginia and the Carolinas

• in Alabama and Georgia

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the Union won which battle?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

• Vicksburg

Based on this excerpt, which type of warfare did Sherman advocate using in the South?

• attrition

• guerilla

• total

• trench

During the Civil War, how did the outcome of the Siege of Vicksburg impact the Confederacy?

• It ended the Confederacy's push into northern territory and forced fighting to stay in the South.

• It divided the Confederacy in half and gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.

• It gave the Confederacy control of the port of New Orleans, which provided a way to get around the naval blockade.

• It caused the Confederacy to start a draft because it resulted in more deaths than any other battle.

This is a map of the United States at the time of the Civil War. Which location was the site of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Charleston, South Carolina

Because it marked the last time the Confederacy launched an attack on Union soil, which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

What was the South's main strategy for fighting the Civil War?

• split the North into two sections

• blockade Northern ports

• fight a defensive war until the North was worn down

• destroy the railroads and telegraph networks of the North