Causes of the Civil War
What was the ultimate cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Which side was President Abraham Lincoln on, the Union(north) or the confederacy(south)?
The Union(north)
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Executive Order to free the slaves in the rebelling states?
Which battle was known as the "bloodiest day in American history"?
What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?
It lead to thousands of slaves earning their freedom in the North
Which side was General Ulysses S. Grant on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?
The Union(north)
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Made slavery illegal everywhere in the United States
Name 3 early battles of the Civil War.
Shiloh, Antietam, and Fredericksburg
What was the event (last straw) that caused the Southern states to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1960?
Which side was General Robert E. Lee on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?
The Confederacy(south)
What year was the 13th Amendment signed?
January 1865
What battle was the turning point in the War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What did the southern states call their new country after they seceded from the United States of America (USA)?
The Confederate States of America (CSA)
Which side was President Jefferson Davis on, the Union (North) or the Confederacy(South)?
The Confederacy (the South)
A) The North
B) The South
C) The Border States
C) The Border States
What did Sherman's March to the Sea do?
It left the Confederacy (Georgia) in ruin.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
A) Slavery
B) State's Rights
C) Dred Scott's Death
D) Lincoln's Election
Which side was General Stonewall Jackson on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?
The Confederacy(south)
What did they call slaves from the south who run away to the Union army?
Contraband
What Union General was famous for avoiding battle during the Civil War?
General George McClellan