U.S. Civil War – True/False Comprehension Activity

The Civil War began in 1860.

• True

• False

Slavery was the central issue leading to the Civil War.

• True

• False

All Southern states seceded from the Union.

• True

• False

The Union’s main strategy was called the Anaconda Plan.

• True

• False

Abraham Lincoln was president of the Confederacy.

• True

• False

Leaders: 6. Robert E. Lee commanded Union forces.

• True

• False

Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate general.

• True

• False

William Tecumseh Sherman led the “March to the Sea.”

• True

• False

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in 1863.

• True

• False

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day of the war.

• True

• False