Causes of the Civil War
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
The issue of slavery
What is a freedman?
A formally enslaved person who is now free
What was the bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War?
Antietam
What is the 13th Amendment?
All enslaved people are free
Which issue about slavery was temporarily resolved by using popular sovereignty in the territories?
(A) Extending citizenship to former slaves in the territories
(B) Abolishing slavery by an amendment to territorial constitutions
(C) Extending voting rights to former slaves in the territories
(D) Allowing slavery to exist in western territories
(D) Allowing slavery to exist in western territories
What's the economic difference between the North and South?
North is manufacturing
South is agriculture
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What battle was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What famous document freed enslaved people?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was one major advantage of the North (Union) during the Civil War?
A. Stronger military leadership
B. Larger population and industrial economy
C. Better knowledge of local terrain
D. Support from all foreign countries
B. Larger population and industrial economy
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Balanced free and slave states
Who was a formerly enslaved person who became a spy and guide for the Union Army? She also helped lead the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What battle is where the Union captured the Mississippi River and divided the Confederacy in half?
Vicksburg
What's the 15th Amendment?
Freedmen can vote
This excerpt is from General Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs.
“It would be impossible for me to describe the feeling that overcame me at the news of . . . the assassination of the President. I knew . . . his desire to see all the people of the United States enter again upon the full privileges of citizenship. . . . I knew also the feeling that Mr. Johnson had expressed in speeches . . . against the Southern people, and I feared that his course towards them would be such as to repel, and make them unwilling citizens.”
—Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 1865
Based on the excerpt, what did Ulysses S. Grant fear might happen after the assassination of President Lincoln?
A. The government would impose strict requirements on the Southern states.
B. The Southern states would deny equal rights to those in the Northern states.
C. The Southern states would be welcomed back into the Union
D. The government would favor the Southern states over the Northern states.
A. The government would impose strict requirements on the Southern states.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?
Return of escaped enslaved people
Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry?
John brown
Where did Lee surrender at the end of the war?
Appomattox Courthouse
What is the 14th Amendment?
Anyone born in the United States is considered a citizen
- Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is formed.
- The 13th Amendment is passed by Congress.
Which of the following was a primary goal of these historical events?
(A) To establish a military alliance with Great Britain and France
(B) To expand the power of state governments over the federal government
(C) To transform the purpose of the war into a struggle for human liberty
(D) To encourage Southern states to industrialize their economies
(C) To transform the purpose of the war into a struggle for human liberty
What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?
Denied citizenship to all African Americans
What general led the Union?
What general led the Confederacy?
Union - Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy - Robert E. Lee
Battle that led to the Emancipation Proclamation:
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation applied to:
Confederate states only
"In the years following the Civil War, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (the Freedmen’s Bureau) provided assistance to tens of thousands of former slaves and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia."
—"African American Records: Freedmen’s Bureau," National Archives, 2016
Which statements BEST describe the purpose of this program following the Civil War?
Select TWO correct answers.
1 It provided job training and education to formerly enslaved people.
2. It reestablished trade relationships between the North and the South.
3. It assisted with the distribution of food throughout the South.
4. It detailed the terms of the South being admitted back into the union.
5. It oversaw the forced migration of people to other parts of the country.
1. It provided job training and education to formerly enslaved people.
3. It assisted with the distribution of food throughout the South.