The Civil War: Early Years of Conflict

The Civil War affected the United States and its people by:

• ending slavery and leading to major social and economic changes

• increasing the power of the British government over the colonies

• causing the United States to lose territory to Mexico

• resulting in the immediate unification of all Americans

Where did the first major battle of the Civil War take place?

• Gettysburg

• Wilmer McLean's Farm - Manassas, VA

• Appomattox Court House

• Richmond

What was struck by a cannonball days before the battle began at Wilmer McLean's Farm?

• McLean's home

• A church nearby

• A barn on the property

• A soldier's tent

Why was the area of Wilmer McLean's Farm important during the Civil War?

• It was a major city

• It controlled a railroad junction

• It was a hospital site

• It was a weapons factory

Who was defeated in the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Confederacy

• Union

• Both

• Neither

What did the First Battle of Bull Run prove about the Civil War? (Fill in the blank)

• That the war would not be short or easy

• That the war would be won quickly by the Union

• That the Confederacy had no chance of winning

• That the war would not involve many battles

Where did General Lee surrender in 1865?

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

• Appomattox Court House

• Richmond

What event began the war between the Union and the Confederacy?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Gettysburg

By the time of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861, how many states had seceded?

• 7

• 5

• 9

• 11

Which of the following states stayed in the Union but were deeply divided?

• Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas

• Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri

• Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

• California, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado