Why did Robert E. Lee choose to command the Confederate army?

To be loyal to his home state of Virginia.

What made Gettysburg famous?

It was a turning point battle for the Union.

What are plantations?

Large farms where crops are grown.

Why did the Confederate states secede?

They wanted to be allowed to have slavery.

List one way the North and South were different.

The North did not support slavery and the South did.

Clara Barton was a brave woman because_____.

she risked her life to help wounded soldiers.

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Core Knowledge Civil War

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1
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for the enslaved people?
It made them soldiers.
It granted them their freedom.
It allowed them to run away to Canada.
It gave them money and food.
2
Name the state where the Battle of Fort Sumter occurred.
South Carolina
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
3
True or False: The Confederacy won the Civil War.
True
False.
4
Which part of the United States seceded from the Union?
The South
The North
The East
The West
5
Who is this?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
6
Why did Robert E. Lee choose to command the Confederate army?
To be loyal to his home state of Virginia.
To be loyal to the Yankees.
To be loyal to Abraham Lincoln.
To be loyal to the Union.
7
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
In Manasus
At Appomattox Courthouse
At Fort Sumter
In Washington D.C.
8
The Rebels were known for their loud yell.
True
False
9
What made Gettysburg famous?
It was the first battle of the Civil War.
It was a turning point battle for the Union.
It was Robert E. Lee's hometown.
The Confederacy won this battle.
10
I was the President of the Confederacy.
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Martin Luther King Jr.
11
What are plantations?
Large zoos where animals are kept.
Large farms where crops are grown.
Large hospitals where soldiers are helped.
Large factories where products are made.
12
I wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Who am I?
Harriet Tubman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
13
Who started the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Betsy Ross
Robert E. Lee
Harriet Tubman
14
The word defeat means:
a loss
to win an election
to be free from slavery
a battle
15
Why did the Confederate states secede?
They didn't like the religion of the Union.
They liked to fight.
They were mad that Abraham Lincoln won the election.
They wanted to be allowed to have slavery.
16
The word seceded means:
an intense argument
to get bigger in size
to break away from a group
accepted slavery
17
List one way the North and South were different.
The North was united and the South was not.
The North was hot and the south was cold.
The North had forests and the South did not.
The North did not support slavery and the South did.
18
Clara Barton was a brave woman because_____.
she stood up to discrimination
she risked her life to help wounded soldiers.
she helped slaves escape from slavery
she fought in the war
19
I surrendered to General Grant. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
20
Who was the president during the U.S. Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Tubman
21
We fought together to pressure political leaders to end slavery. Who are we?
suffragists
Rebels
abolitionists
generals
22
Who is this?
Harriet Tubman
Betsy Ross
Clara Barton
Mary Lincoln
23
I was nicknamed the Angel of the Battlefield. Who am I?
Harriet Tubman
Amelia Earhart
Clara Barton
Betsy Ross
24
Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
Clara Barton
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
25
The Yankees fought for the Union.
False
True

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