Civil War Knowledge Check:)

What amendment banned slavery forever?

The Civil War lasted how many years?

New state formed that supported the Union

The Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free a single slave.

side with advantage of fighting a defensive war

Winner of the Civil War

Union general that was hated by the South because he destroyed the South

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

What event took place 5 days after the Civil War ended?

also called the Confederates, Rebels, or Gray

Military general for the North that produced great victories

Which of the following best explains the Emancipation Proclamation?

Why was Lincoln careful to make abolition of slavery an issue of the war at first?

After this 3 day battle in Pennsylvania, Lincoln dedicated a battlefield and redefined the purpose of the war.

Where Lee surrendered to Grant

The Union border states had slaves. In the beginning, Lincoln insisted the war was not about ending slavery.

Side that fired the first shots of Civil War

In the beginning, Lincoln insisted that the war was to

The first state to secede from the Union was

In Lincoln's Inaugural Address, he said that there would not be conflict unless the South provoked it.

If this state seceded, the Union capital would end up in Confederate territory.

Battle that gave Lincoln a needed victory before delivering Emancipation Proclamation

Which state was NOT a Union border state?

Side that had more railroads and telegraphs

Ulysses S. Grant was for the

How many states were in the Confederacy?

When was the Civil War?

Where were the first shots of the Civil war?

also called the Union, Yankees, or blue

The first major battle of the Civil War on July 21,1861 that was a disaster for the Union.