Battles
People
Cause and Effect
Generals
Excerpts
100

Which conclusion can be drawn from the first battle of the Civil War?

*The bloodshed of this first battle prepared soldiers on both sides for the brutal war ahead.

*President Lincoln was expecting the battle to last a long time because he sent too many supplies.

*South Carolina's governor raised an army for the battle because he knew it would be long and difficult.

*Confederacy president Jefferson Davis thought it would be an easy victory as he expected the Union to surrender.

Confederacy president Jefferson Davis thought it would be an easy victory as he expected the Union to surrender.

100

Who is pictured here?

*Clara Barton

*Sojourner Truth

*Belle Boyd

*Francis Clalin

Sojourner Truth

100
When it is necessary to make a decision, first think of ________, and then predict the ________.


*actions     *options     *results     *causes     

*reasons     *outcomes

options/outcomes

100

What does this image show?

*The strategy that President Lincoln proposed to General Scott.

*Union General Scott's strategy of squeezing the Confederacy on all sides.

*The plan of Confederate General Scott to trap the Union army as they headed South.

*Confederate General Lee's plan to combat Union General Scott's attacks in the South.

Union General Scott's strategy of squeezing the Confederacy on all sides.

100

He was born in Kentucky and was trained as a lawyer before serving in Washington, DC. In he Civil War, he had more resources than his opponents, but lacked many war veterans.

*Winfield Scott

*Abraham Lincoln

*Jefferson Davis

*Robert Lee

Abraham Lincoln

200

How did the Civil War end?

*General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Virginia.

*General Sherman defeated General Lee's army in Georgia.

*Jefferson Davis sent a letter of surrender to President Lincoln.

*The Confederacy defeated the Union army at Appomattox Courthouse.

General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Virginia.

200

What was the contribution of Sojourner Truth?

*She was a nurse during the Civil War.

*She worked for abolition of slavery.

*She worked as a Confederate spy.

*She disguised herself as a man to fight in the army.

She worked for abolition of slavery.

200

Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?

*Alabama     *Florida     *South Carolina     *Texas

South Carolina

200

Who led the Union army?

*General Ulysses S. Grant

*General Robert E. Lee

General Ulysses S. Grant

200

"The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

Which amendment is quoted here?

*13th     *14th     *15th     *18th

15th

300

What is the name of the famous speech that President Lincoln gave during the Civil War?

*Appomattox Courthouse

*The Siege of Vicksburg

*The Gettysburg Address

*Sherman's March to the Sea

The Gettysburg Address

300

Which piece of evidence explains why the Missouri Compromise came about?

*It outlined how new states could be formed.

*After the American Revolution, the US obtained the region called the Northwest Territory.

*Once admitted to the Union, or the US, a new state would have the same rights as other states.

*They feared that if there were more representatives in Congress for either side, it might threaten states' rights, the rights of states to make their own local laws.

They feared that if there were more representatives in Congress for either side, it might threaten states' rights, the rights of states to make their own local laws.

300

Who led the Confederate army?

*General Ulysses S. Grant

*General Robert E. Lee

General Robert E. Lee

300

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What does the poster depict?

*It is a bulletin announcing that a slave has escaped.

*It is a declaration that the Fugitive Slave Act is in effect.

*It is an alert for Union soldiers to beware of the Confederacy.

*It is a request for people to vote against Kansas being a slave state.


It is a bulletin announcing that a slave has escaped.

400

What was one of the advantages of the opponent of Abraham Lincoln? (Jefferson Davis)

*He had more ammunition.

*His army was fighting on their own land.

*His strategy was more sophisticated.

*He had a larger and better trained army.

His strategy was more sophisticated.

400

Because there was rarely fresh food on the war front, 

*soldiers grew gardens.

*soldiers began hunting.

*local farms were raided.

*drummer boys were sent to find food.

local farms were raided.

400

Who had an aggressive fighting style?

*General Ulysses S. Grant

*General Robert E. Lee

General Robert E. Lee

500

He used strategy rather than brute force.

*General Ulysses S. Grant

*General Robert E. Lee

General Ulysses S. Grant