Multiple Choice
The act of removing oneself from an organization of alliance?
a. negotiate c. scouting
b. secede d. munition
secede
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at ____________________.
Gettysburg
Which Republican president opposed slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign?
George McClellan
Return runaway slaves to their owners
Weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war?
a. scouting c. munition
b. siege d. negotiate
munition
Robert E. Lee surrendered at __________________.
Appomattox Courthouse
Which Union general did the president trust most of all?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy?
William T. Sherman
What is the name of the new union that seven states formed after the election of 1860?
Confederate States of America
A military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender?
a. negotiate c. siegeworks
b. secede d. siege
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at ____________________.
Antietam
Which Confederate general was the most famous and because the superintendent of West Point?
Robert E. Lee
What did the election of 1860 mean for many Southerners?
It ended their way of life and slavery.
What started the Civil War?
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses?
a. secede c. scouting
b. negotiate d. siegeworks
scouting
___________________was the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the Southern states based their economy on in early colonial times?
slavery
What were Abraham Lincoln's three promises?
1. to leave slavery alone in the South
2. to guard federal property
3. to enforce federal laws
To discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement?
a. negotiate c. scouting
b. siege d. make a pact
negotiate
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called ________________.
states' rights
Which Confederate general stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
What is the principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state?
states' rights
What were the lessons learned by the North and South in the first Battle of Bull Run?
No one would win the war easily