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Slave States Free States
Texas
Missouri
New York
Tennessee
Georgia
Maine
Free States- New York, Maine
Slave states- Texas, Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia
100
Fill in the following statement with the terms below. Not all terms will be used.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, ______1.____, during the _______2.______. The Proclamation was issued by President _____3.______ in an attempt to free slaves in the Confederate states that had ______4._______from the United States. It is important to note however, that the Emancipation Proclamation to did not end slavery in the United States.
War of 1812 Seceded 1863 1865 Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Civil War
1. 1863
2. Civil War
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Seceded
100
The Battle of Vicksburg was won by which Union general?
Responses
- A Robert Anderson response given
- B Ulysses S. Grant
- C George McClellan response given
- D William T. Sherman
- B Ulysses S. Grant
100
Which state was the first to secede from the Union in December 1860?
a) Georgia
b) South Carolina
c) Virginia
d) Mississippi
b) South Carolina
200
North - South
cash crops
New York, Maine, and New Jersey
Virginia, Texas, and Alabama
Industrial economy
North- New York, Maine, and New Jersey and Industrial economy
South -cash crops
Virginia, Texas, and Alabama
200
Select the location on the map where General William T. Sherman began his infamous March to the Sea.
Georgia
200
- This marked the end of the fighting in the Civil War
- General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to General Ulysses Grant on April 9, 1865
- Lee and Grant met for the first time during the war
Which would make the BEST title for this list of notes about the Civil War?
Responses
- A March to the Sea
- B The Battle of Antietam
- C Appomattox Court House
- D The Battle of Gettysburg
- C Appomattox Court House
200
What was the name of the new nation formed by the seceding states?
a) The Union of America
b) The Confederate States of America
c) The American Alliance
d) The Free States of America
b) The Confederate States of America
300
- 92% of United States Industrial Output
- Efficient rail transport system
- 71% of United States population
- Favored high tariffs on imported goods
All of the above are characteristics of which Antebellum economy?
92% of United States Industrial Output- Efficient rail transport system
- 71% of United States population
- Favored high tariffs on imported goods
All of the above are characteristics of which Antebellum economy? Responses
- A Northern
- B Southern
- C Southwestern
- D Northwestern
- A Northern
300
The Battle of Vicksburg, represented in the image above, was won by which Union general?
Responses
- A Robert Anderson
- B Ulysses S. Grant
- C George McClellan
- D William T. Sherman
B. Ulysses Grant
300
What event officially started the Civil War in April 1861?
a) The Battle of Gettysburg
b) The Battle of Antietam
c) The attack on Fort Sumter
d) The Emancipation Proclamation
c) The attack on Fort Sumter
300
Which Union victory cut the Confederacy in half along the Mississippi River?
a) Antietam
b) Vicksburg
c) Gettysburg
d) Atlanta
b) Vicksburg – Union gained control of the Mississippi River in July 1863.
400
Which statement BEST represents the information given by the map?
Responses
- A More railroads were built in the northeast section of the United States.
- B More railroads were built in the northwest section of the United States.
- C More railroads were built in the southeast section of the United States.
- D More railroads were built in the southwest section of the United States.
- A More railroads were built in the northeast section of the United States.
400
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg, portrayed in this image, so important for both the Union and Confederate forces? Responses
- A This was the final battle that forced the Confederate forces to formally surrender.
- B This was the first battle that pitted Gen. Ulysses S. Grant against Gen. Robert E. Lee.
- C Vicksburg's location along the Mississippi River made it a key city for Confederate forces.
- D Union spies got word to Union forces that a key shipment of weapons was heading into the port at Vicksburg.
C. Vicksburg's location along the Mississippi River made it a key city for Confederate forces.
400
Who was the President of the United States when the Civil War began?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) James Buchanan
c) Andrew Johnson
d) Ulysses S. Grant
a) Abraham Lincoln
400
What was Abraham Lincoln’s main purpose for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) To abolish slavery everywhere in the United States
b) To weaken the South’s ability to fight and gain support for the Union cause
c) To punish Southern slaveholders
d) To give freed slaves voting rights immediately
b) To weaken the South’s ability to fight and gain support for the Union cause
500
Which statement BEST describes the importance of the "border states"?
Responses
- A States did not allow slavery but seceded.
- B States that were along the border of Texas.
- C States that allowed slavery but were loyal to the Union.
- D States that first seceded and consider themselves a new nation.
- C States that allowed slavery but were loyal to the Union.
500
Mississippi native Jefferson Davis was notable for what reason during the Civil War?
Responses
- A He was a noted abolitionist.
- B He was the Secretary of War in the national government.
- C He was the first general of the Army of Northern Virginia.
- D He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
- D He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
500
What was the main reason Southern states seceded from the Union?
a) Disagreements over tariffs
b) States’ rights and slavery
c) Expansion into the West
d) The Monroe Doctrine
b) States’ rights and slavery
500
Which battle is often called the “turning point” of the Civil War?
a) Bull Run
b) Gettysburg
c) Antietam
d) Atlanta
b) Gettysburg