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Which title best completes the diagram?
Individual Rights during the Civil War
The Nullification Crisis
Causes of the Civil War
Key Events of the Civil War
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
Several important Confederate generals were killed.
Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.
The Confederate territory was divided in half.
The Emancipation Proclamation was an attempt to free slaves...
in Confederate states that were in rebellion
in both the North and South
in the border states
in southern areas under Union control
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point in the Civil War?
The failure of the Union army to defeat the South set off riots in New York City.
Because of the battle, the Confederacy was able to break through the Union blockade of its ports.
The outcome of the battle discouraged the British and French governments from supporting the South.
The South suffered heavy losses, preventing it from making any future advances into the North.
Which of the following completes this diagram?
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
13th amendment
How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?
The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.
The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to--
complete construction of the Capitol
elect a new president and vice president
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
Which of the following kept Great Britain from siding with the South?
Fort Sumter
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Appomattox Court house
Which Civil War battle led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Vicksburg
The following image corresponds with the...
tariff policies of the federal government
border states that joined the Confederacy
states that were against slavery
Emancipation Proclamation
Which was an important immediate result of the image.
The Confederate invasion of the North was stopped
General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River
The British allied with the Confederacy
Which of the following was considered a turning point during the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
Fort Sumter
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River with which of the following battles?
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Which of the following occurred at Appomattox Court House?
Confederate Army surrendered
Civil War began
Lincoln was assasinated
Gettysburg Address
Stronger navy
More factories
Larger population
Healthy economy
The above were advantages held by which of the following groups?
Texas during the Mexican War
Northern states during the Civil War
Southern states during the Civil War
American colonies during the Revolutionary War
Why is the Union victory at the Battle of Vicksburg considered a major victory of the Civil War?
It turned back the Confederate invasion of the North.
It was the last battle in any Confederate state.
It was the first battle to use machine guns.
It placed the Union in charge of the Mississippi River
Why is the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?
It turned back the Confederate invasion of the North.
It was the last battle in any Union state.
It placed the Union in charge of the Mississippi River.
It was the first battle to use machine guns.
Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Fort Jefferson, Florida
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
What is one reason that the Union strategy for defeating the South included a naval blockade of Southern ports?
to stop Southern attempts to establish slave plantations in Cuba and Mexico.
to deprive the South of fishing and whaling as a primary source of food.
to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies
to cut the South off from its supply lines in the countries of Latin America.
How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations.
Which of the following date ranges best completes the diagram?
1812-1814
1776-1787
1912-1914
1861 - 1865
Which statement correctly describes the role of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?
He wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” to rally Union troops.
He defeated Confederate forces at Vicksburg and became Commander‐in‐Chief of Union forces.
He developed the Anaconda Plan and ran against Abraham Lincoln in the Presidential election of 1864.
He led his troops through Georgia on a “March to the Sea,” destroying farms, towns and railroad lines as they went
Which statement best explains the role of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War?
He wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” to rally Union troops.
He surrendered Confederate troops to Union forces at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
A former U.S. Cabinet member, he was elected as President of the Confederacy.
He was offered command of Union troops by President Lincoln but joined the Confederacy instead when his own state of Virginia seceded.
Which individual belongs in the space in the diagram?
Hiram Revels
Philip Bazaar
William Carney
George Whitefield
A biography on the military career of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg
The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
Which accomplishment could be added to this diagram?
Became Andrew Johnson’s vice president after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
Commanded the U.S. military in the West during the Indian Wars
Led the Radical Republicans in Congress during Reconstruction
Was appointed general in chief of the Union army during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is similar to the Declaration of Independence in that both documents
support the ideals of self-government and human rights.
justify the need for economic change.
include descriptions of laws which should be passed.
emphasize the need for effective government
In his Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln said that slavery
conflicted with the concepts of universal liberty and equality. How
did this vision of liberty and equality differ from that of Jefferson
Davis in his Inaugural Address?
Davis thought that the national government had the right to make laws banning slavery.
Davis stated that liberty and equality were not guaranteed in the Constitution.
Davis compared his vision of liberty and equality to the struggle by Native Americans to keep their lands.
Davis focused on the rights of states and thought the Union was a threat to liberty and equality.
In what way did Abraham Lincoln demonstrate superior leadership during the Civil War?
He ordered Union generals not to invade the South in the early years of the war in order to give Southerners an opportunity to compromise.
He kept the country on the gold standard despite pressures to print paper money to pay Union troops.
He took all necessary steps to win the war, including a naval blockade of the South, military conscription and the emancipation of the Southern slaves.
He refused to place limits on individual liberties even when the exercise of free speech endangered the war effort.
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
The power of states to organize militias
The legal ability of states to secede
The unalienable rights of citizens
The right of citizens to choose representatives
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