Which is true of Ft. Sumter?

Confederates fired upon fort in 1st shots of the war

What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts regiment?

They were the 1st all black regiment

Which choice is the correct ruling in the Scott v. Sanford case?

Slaves were property and thus slavery is legal in all states

How many electoral college votes did Lincoln acquire from states that viewed slavery as legal?

0 - he did not even appear on the slave state ballots

Vicksburg victory was significant because?

It effectively cut the south in half by capturing the Mississippi river

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CIVIL WAR

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Civil war causes quiz detailing the lead up to the civil war

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1
What was the 1st battle of the civil war?
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Rubes Creek
2
Which action assured Lincoln victory in the 1864 election?
Victory at Vicksburg
Victory at Gettysburg
Victory at Atlanta
Victory at Antietam
3
The final event that causes the south to secede and form the Confederacy was?
Battle of Fort Sumter
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
When Lincoln placed South Carolina under martial law
Election of 1860
4
Which is true of Ft. Sumter?
Confederates held the fort and were attacked by the union
Confederates fired upon fort in 1st shots of the war
Union responded to Confederate attack and emerged victorious
Union fired 1st shots at Confederacy
5
Who was President of the Confederacy?
Stonewall Jackson
Jimmy Gadsden
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
6
What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts regiment?
They were the 1st all black regiment
They were the last all black regiment
They won the last battle of the war
They won the 1st battle of the war
7
Which choice is the correct ruling in the Scott v. Sanford case?
Slavery could ONLY be expanded to Mexican cession territory
Slaves were property and thus slavery is legal in all states
Slaves living in free territory MUST be freed
Popular sovereignty is illegal
8
Who is the man associated with the assassination of Lincoln?
James Earl Jones
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
9
Who was the leader of the Union army at the end of the war?
Robert E. Lee
George McCllellan
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
10
How many electoral college votes did Lincoln acquire from states that viewed slavery as legal?
60 - interesting since the election was held in 1860
16 - thus the irony that he is the 16th President
all of his votes came from slave states
0 - he did not even appear on the slave state ballots
11
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North in the civil war?
More iron production
More naval ships
More farm land
More experienced Generals
12
What slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation?
slaves only in north
Slaves only in lower south states
slaves only in south
Slaves in north and south
13
Where did the Confederate surrender happen at?
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Washington DC
Atlanta State House
14
Vicksburg victory was significant because?
It became the turning point of the war on July 4th 1863
It ended Ulysses S. Grant's military career
Crippled the Union navy with their defeat on the River
It effectively cut the south in half by capturing the Mississippi river
15
Who is depicted in the image and what location is this man supposed to be in?
Stephen Kearney - Texas during civil war
Stephen Kearney - California during civil war
John Brown - Kansas
John Brown - Harpers Ferry
16
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Atlanta
Bull Run
17
What controversial action to curb civil liberties did Lincoln take during the civil war?
Emancipation Proclamation
Marched into south to fight battles
Instituted a draft
Suspended Habeas Corpus

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