Civil War 1
The Emancipation Proclamation freed only enslaved people who
were under the control of states that had seceded from the Union. (Rebel States)
________________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading many enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
The Confederate States of America chose_____________________ to be its president.
Jefferson Davis
_____________grew up enslaved and became a powerful orator and editor who advocated for African American equality.
Frederick Douglass
First Battle of Bull Run was won by?
Southerners, and it demonstrated to Northerners that the war would be neither quick nor easy.
Would an abolitionist have been satisfied with Lincoln’s justification for not acting to end the practice of slavery?
no, because they believed the practice of slavery to be unconstitutional
In his newspaper The Liberator,___________________ abolitionist called for an immediate end to slavery.
William Lloyd Garrison
Hoping to begin a nationwide revolt against slaveholders, abolitionist____________________ led an attempt to take over a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
John Brown
Robert E. Lee attacked the Union army at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in an attempt to
win French and British support as allies
The tide of the war turned in the North’s favor in Vicksburg
Union troops gained control of the Mississippi River, splitting the South in two.
At Appomattox Courthouse, Union General Grant accepted?
General Lee’s surrender
Under the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the decision on whether to permit slavery in a new territory would be decided by the
people living in the territory.
Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton are remembered today for their groundbreaking roles as
battlefield nurses.
The early success of the Confederate forces was made possible in large part by the
leadership and tactical skills of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which
banned slavery in the United States.
What was a political effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It strengthened the North’s moral cause and won support of abolitionists. (Made the war about slavery)
In the North, which groups enjoyed the greatest economic profits from the war effort?
industrialists and farmers
When President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus during the Civil War, he was concerned about
the safety of Union citizens.
The creation and actions of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment demonstrated that
African Americans were capable and brave soldiers.
The Constitution provides a right to ________________________, but Lincoln suspended that right in order to limit violence against the Union.
habeas corpus