Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point?

Because this is when the north started to win.

What is an abolitionist?

Someone that wanted to end slavery.

Which of the following is NOT true about Ft. Sumter?

d. The Confederacysurrendered and the war wasover.

20. Which of the following is true about the end of the Civil War?

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

What is true about states' rights?

The south believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law.

General Sherman used the strategy of total war during his March to the Sea. What did he do? (choose all that apply)

He destroyed railroads., He took control of the seaport in Savannah., He stole food and grains to feed his soldiers.

Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin such a powerful book?

It made people aware of the nature of slavery and how it impacted slaves.

What was the reason the southern states seceded from the Union?

They wanted to continue the practice of slavery.

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1
What are TWO causes of the Civil War?
land
states' rights
taxes
slavery
2
Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point?
Because this is when the north started to win.
Because is started the war.
Because this is when the south started to win.
Because it ended the war.
3
Who was the president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
4
What is an abolitionist?
Someone that wanted to end taxes.
Someone that wanted to end slavery.
Someone that wanted to end segregation.
Someone that wanted to end states' rights.
5
What Confederate general got his nickname during the Battle of Bull Run?
General Jackson
General Lee
General Sherman
General Grant
6
Which of the following is NOT true about Ft. Sumter?
The Battle of Fort Sumterwas a major Confederatewin.
c. The battle marked thebeginning of their success inthe South.
The Union army surrendered.
d. The Confederacysurrendered and the war wasover.
7
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Ft. McHenry
Ft. Sumter
Gettysburg
Battle of Bunker Hill
8
20. Which of the following is true about the end of the Civil War?
Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond Court House on April 9, 1865.
Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
d. The Union surrendered at the battle of Gettysburg.
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
9
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by whom?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
10
Which battle was considered a turning point in the war?
Ft. Sumter
Atlanta Campaign
March to the Sea
Gettysburg
11
The south made money by industry.
True
False
12
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
13
What is true about states' rights?
The south believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law.
Lincoln knew states seceding from the country would be good for the future.
The North believed that each state gets to make its own laws.
Northern states believed thatstate law was supreme over federallaw.
14
The north made money by agriculture.
False
True
15
What were the names of the two sides during the Civil War?
Union and Southern States
Confederacy and Southern States
Axis and Allies
Union and Confederacy
16
Who attacked Harper's Ferry with the intent to arm slaves with weapons?
Jefferson Davis
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
17
Which war was considered the bloodiest battle?
Appomattox Courthouse
Ft. Sumter
Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
18
General Sherman used the strategy of total war during his March to the Sea. What did he do? (choose all that apply)
He destroyed railroads.
He took control of the seaport in Savannah.
He stole food and grains to feed his soldiers.
He captured all slaves.
19
General Sherman burned down the city of Atlanta during what event?
March to the Sea
Battle of Gettysburg
Harper's Ferry
Ft. Sumter
20
Who was a general from the North?
John Brown
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
21
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Pennslyvania
22
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin such a powerful book?
The book blamed Frederick Douglass for slavery.
It made people aware of the nature of slavery and how it impacted slaves.
The book criticized the North for having slaves.
It was a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
23
What was the reason the southern states seceded from the Union?
They wanted to to be free of England.
They wanted to continue the practice of slavery.
They wanted Jefferson Davis as president.
They wanted to have a king.

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