Civil War Turning Points

Question 1

President Lincoln used the occasion of the Antietam victory to issue...

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 2

The Civil War began with the...

Accepted Answer

Bombing of Fort Sumter

Question 3

This battle was the bloodiest day in the Civil War. The North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Antietam

Question 4

The Gettysburg Address also expressed American ideals of self-government and human rights, such as the phrases...

Accepted Answer

"Of the people, by the people and for the people.", "All men are created equal"

Question 5

Early in the war (prior to the Battle of Antietam) who was winning?

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 6

Given by Lincoln, this speech praised the bravery of Union soldiers and reaffirmed his commitment to win the war.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg Address

Question 7

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 8

How long was the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

4 years (1861-1865)

Question 9

The Emancipation Proclamation was significant because...

Accepted Answer

Helped US win the Civil War, Ending slavery was a goal of the war., Led to the 13th Amendment

Question 10

The location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House

Question 11

The Emancipation Proclamation declared that...

Accepted Answer

Enslaved people in Confederate States were free, Black men could join the U.S. army

Question 12

Why was the battle of Gettysburg a turning point?

Accepted Answer

More casualties than any battle in the Civil War, Decisive Union victory that pushed the Confederates back South, From then on the Union was winning the war

Civil War Turning Points

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Civil War Turning Points

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