Civil War Test Review

To abolish slavery was the major reason the __________ was eager to go to war.

The South seceded from the Union when what event occurred?

Slaves in the rebelling Confederate states only were freed by what?

Who was Jefferson Davis?

______________ was extremely important in shaping public opinion about the war.

The Southern states that formed a new government called themselves the

When violence took place between pro- and anti-slavery factions, a territory got the nickname

The telegraph changed the way war was fought because it…

What happened at Fort Sumter?

Confederate VP Alexander H. Stephens is notorious for making racist remarks in his infamous 

____________ killed more Civil War soldiers than anything else.

The Battle of First Bull Run was the battle that…

Aside from better military leaders, what was another advantage the South had against the North?

The ________ did not like protective tariffs on industry, while the ________ liked them.

What was one of the North’s big strategies?

The __________ did not think secession was legal.

With subs, hot air balloons, iron-clad ships, Minie balls, & repeater rifles, the Civil War

The Dred Scott case decided that blacks couldn't be citizens & the MO Comp. was illegal, so...

The Confederacy’s Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant at which battle?

The ___ wanted the ___ to help pay for new roads & canals, even though the 2nd didn’t get any.

How did the South’s industries affect them during the war?

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River at the

The Battle of Antietam was the

The _______ believed that states should be more powerful than the national (federal) government

The Civil War had many major effects on US politics. Which of the following was one of them?

The __________ favored expansionism because they wanted the new farmland.

To stop the spread of slavery was the main goal of the _____________ Party.

What officially abolished all slavery in the United States?

______________ was the main cause of the Civil War.

The admission of California as a free state in the ___________ made the ___________ happy.

Clara Barton changed medical care forever with her innovative ideas, such as…

Allowing voters in a territory to decide whetherto allow or ban slavery is called

The Confederacy wasn't able to launch another major attack on the Union after the Union win at

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to