What does the word secession mean?

A state choosing to leave the Union

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Document freeing slaves in rebel states

What did the Battle of Bull Run show the Union?

The Union needed to rebuild its army

Why did Congress want Gen. Grant fired after the battle of Shiloh?

Too many of his men were killed

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1
What does the word secession mean?
A state choosing to join the Union
The Union & Confederacy joining together
A parade of states
A state choosing to leave the Union
2
What region did the Union represent?
West
East
North
South
3
How did the Civil War affect American lives?
Women gained the right to vote
Slavery continued
New discoveries in medicine
The South was in ruins
4
General Lee finally surrendered after what?
Battle of Vicksburg
2nd Battle of Bull Run
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Gettysburg
5
Who won the Civil War?
North
South
6
Why did the Union want to take control of the Mississippi River?
Split the North in 2
To build railroads
Isolate La, Tx, and Ak
Provide the South with more supplies
7
What battle was the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
2nd Bull Run
Fredericksburg
Antietam
8
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Document freeing slaves in border states
Treaty ending the war
Document allowing the South to secede
Document freeing slaves in rebel states
9
Who is a Union General?
Lee
Grant
Pickett
Jackson
10
Why did the North want to blockade the South?
So England would side with them
Stop Transportation
Hurt the South's economy
Control Troop Movement
11
Who lost more soldiers?
North
South
12
Who was the first state to leave the Union?
Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Pennsylvania
13
What was the REAL first battle of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Vicksburg
Attack of Fort Sumter
14
Who is a Confederate General
Meade
McClellan
Grant
Lee
15
What did the Battle of Bull Run show the Union?
The Union needed to rebuild its army
Confederates were not ready
Confederates need a new General
The war was going to be over quickly
16
What region did the Confederacy represent?
East
South
North
West
17
Why did Congress want Gen. Grant fired after the battle of Shiloh?
He set slaves free
Too many of his men were killed
He lost the battle
His men killed too many Confederates
18
Why did Lincoln want to take Richmond Va?
War of Attrition Strategy
South's Capital
Manufacturing Hub
To Control The North
19
What happened in the South as Sherman "Marched to the Sea?"
Cities were burned down
Schools were built
Crops were protected
Sherman was defeated at Savannah
20
What caused the Civil War
Abolishing slavery
Tariffs
Lincoln's assassination
Nationalism

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