Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion

What important event happened at Appomattox Court House?

General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

What was General T. Sherman's goal during the Atlanta Campaign?

To capture Atlanta and cut off Confederate supplt lines

What is the principle called “states’ rights”?

The belief that a state can ignore any federal law it does not like.

What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

Union victory forced the Confederacy to stop advancing into Union territory

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe that made President Lincoln say "She was the little lady who started the war."?

She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin to show the horrors of slavery.

What were the effects of the Civil War?

Much of the South was utterly destroyed and it took years to rebuild.

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1
What invention by Eli Whitney increased the number of slaves in the south?
Telegraph
Factories
Cotton Gin
Steamboat
2
He commanded the victorious Union Army during the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E Lee
William T Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
3
Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
to convince the southern states to secede from the Union
to obtain guns to use to capture escaped enslaved people
to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion
to convince the federal government to invade the South
4
What important event happened at Appomattox Court House?
Jefferson Davis became the President of the Confederacy
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
General Grant became the 18th President of the United States.
The Civil War officially began.
5
What is the name of the abolitionist who led the raid known as Harpers Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Fredrick Douglass
6
What was General T. Sherman's goal during the Atlanta Campaign?
To get food and supplies to Union troops?
To push Confederate troops out of Georgia
To open rail lines for supples to the North?
To capture Atlanta and cut off Confederate supplt lines
7
What is the principle called “states’ rights”?
The belief that a state can ignore any federal law it does not like.
belief that a state can have slaves as long as they count them in census.
The belief that a state has to follow all federal laws.
belief that a state can make its own laws even if citizens do not like them
8
Which Confederate general helped win the Battle of Bull Run and earning him his nickname?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Ulysses “Unconditional Surrender” S. Grant
Abraham “Honest Abe” Lincoln
Robert “The King of Spades” E. Lee
9
Sherman destroyed much of Georgia, from Atlanta to ________________?
Charleston
Richmond
Savannah
Colombia
10
Who was the 16th president of the United States and president during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
11
What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
Union victory convinced President Lincoln to send Gen. Sherman to Atlanta.
Union victory forced the Confederacy to stop advancing into Union territory
The Confederate victory convinced Canada to support the Confederacy.
The Confederate victory allowed the Confederacy to capture Union territory.
12
He was general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
William T Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jerfferson Davis
13
Who was the Confederate States of American President?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S Grant
Abraham Lincoln
14
He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and burned Atlanta
William T Sherman
Ulyssess S Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E Lee
15
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe that made President Lincoln say "She was the little lady who started the war."?
She wrote essays to show the evils of the slave trade
She Slave to show a day in the life of a slave
She wrote speeches against slavery.
She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin to show the horrors of slavery.
16
What were the effects of the Civil War?
There was much destruction on both sides but it was quickly rebuilt
The effects were minimal and not much was destroyed.
Most of the North was destroyed, but the South was relatively intact
Much of the South was utterly destroyed and it took years to rebuild.
17
What battle was considered the turning point of the war?
Atlanta's Campaign
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Harpers Ferry
18
Are you going to rock this test?
Of course!
Nah
Yes
Nope
19
What event started the Civil War?
John Browns Raid
Sherman's March to the Sea
The attack at Gettsyburg
The attack at Forst Sumter
20
Which numeral represents Gettysburg on the map?
IV
II
I
III

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