civil war war and reconstruction

A person who wanted to end slavery throughout the United States is called a ________.

• Abolitionist

• Confederate

• Colonist

• Loyalist

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________ won the election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the United States. His main goal was to Preserve the Union (keep the US together); he ran again in 1864 and won, appointing Andrew Jackson as his vice president.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stephen A. Douglas

• James Buchanan

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The idea that people in a territory could vote on whether to allow slavery is called ________.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Abolitionism

• Manifest Destiny

• Federalism

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The ________ refers to the Northern part of the US during the Civil War.

• Union

• Confederacy

• Territory

• Republic

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The ________ refers to the Southern part of the US during the Civil War.

• Confederacy

• Union

• Republic

• Territory

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________ was the first state to secede (break away from) the Union.

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Texas

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The event that sparked South Carolina and six other states to secede is called the ________.

• Election of 1860

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

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________ was elected President of the Confederate States of America.

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

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The battle that was the 'spark' of the Civil War is called ________.

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

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A ________ is a naval strategy to prevent goods and supplies from reaching Confederate ports.

• Blockade

• Invasion

• Embargo

• Retreat

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