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Civil War Key Figures and Events

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11th Grade

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Civil War Key Figures and Events
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Union general whose victory boosted morale and later became president.

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

William Tecumseh Sherman

George McClellan

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free all slaves in the United States

To free slaves in rebel Southern states that left the Union

To punish the Southern states for secession

To support the border states in keeping their slaves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Union general who believed in 'total war' during his March to the Sea.

Ulysses S. Grant

Robert E. Lee

William T. Sherman

George McClellan

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did population differences give the Union an advantage?

The Union had more freed people to fight, while the population of the South was mostly slaves.

The Union had a larger number of factories to produce weapons.

The South had more experienced military leaders than the Union.

The Union had better access to foreign allies for support.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus?

to prevent war protestors from hurting the war effort in the North

to allow for the immediate arrest of Confederate sympathizers

to ensure the safety of Union soldiers in battle

to maintain public order during the election period

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Confederate general known for bold tactics; surrendered at Appomattox.

Ulysses S. Grant

Robert E. Lee

Stonewall Jackson

William Tecumseh Sherman

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

First shots of the Civil War were fired here.

Fort Sumter

Gettysburg

Antietam

Bull Run

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