Why did seven Southern states secede from the Union in 1860-1861?

Believed Lincoln would take their slaves

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation so Important?

It began the process of ending slavery

Why was the Union winning the War, in 1864, when Lee was beating Grant on the battlefield?

Lee was losing resources he could not replace

Why was Lincoln so much better at leading his country’s war effort than Davis?

Lincoln was a better motivator and persuader

The South won most of the battles in the East during the Civil War because:

Most Union Generals were terrible leaders

What caused the Civil War to begin?

The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter with army artillery

The South lost most of the battles in the West because:

Southern armies never had enough supplies

Why was Lee forced to surrender?

He had no more resources to fight with

The Battle of the Ironclads was so important because:

It was now foolish to build warships out of wood

Why was the capture of Atlanta so important?

It ws the victory Lincoln needed to be re-elected

How did Abraham Lincoln try to avoid the Civil War?

He promised the South he would not take their slaves

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The Civil War

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1
Lincoln wanted the South to start the Civil War because:
All of the above
He wanted to give Northerners a reason to fight
He didn't want the border slave states to secede
He didn't want England and France to support the South
2
The Battle of Shiloh took place in what state?
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
3
Why did seven Southern states secede from the Union in 1860-1861?
Believed Lincoln would take their slaves
Lincoln attacked Fort Sumter
They believed Lincoln was elected illegally
Lincoln was going to prevent the spread of slavery
4
What advantages did the South have at the beginning of the war?
More field artillery and small arms than the North
Better Generals
More motivated soldiers
Red and Blue
5
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation so Important?
It began the process of ending slavery
It ended slavery in the border states
It ended slavery
It allowed Black Men to fight in the Confederate Army
6
The first great Union Naval victory took place where?
Charleston
Mobile
New Orleans
Vicksburg
7
Why was the Union winning the War, in 1864, when Lee was beating Grant on the battlefield?
Grant was just distracting Lee, Sherman's march won the War
Grant failed but Sheridan defeated Lee at Petersburg
Lee was losing resources he could not replace
The destruction of all Rebel railroads, doomed Lee
8
What city and state did the Civil War start in?
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, North Carolina
Manassas, Virginia
Charleston, South Carolina
9
Why was Lincoln so much better at leading his country’s war effort than Davis?
Lincoln was a better motivator and persuader
Lincoln had served in the Senate and could make deals
He was more educated than Davis
Lincoln never was never nasty, he was kind to everyone
10
The South won most of the battles in the East during the Civil War because:
Most Union Generals were terrible leaders
Lincoln tried to control the war from Washington
Lincoln would not allow General McCellan to attack Richmond
Jefferson Davis got Robert E. Lee everything Lee needed
11
What caused the Civil War to begin?
The Confederates shelled Fort Sumter from ships
The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter with army artillery
Lincoln re-enforced Fort Sumter with elite combat troops
Fort Sumter fired on Charleston
12
The South lost most of the battles in the West because:
No Southern General could defeat Grant
Southern armies never had enough supplies
They did not build on their success at Shiloh and Vicksburg
The Rebel soldiers in the West would not fight
13
What advantages did the North have at the beginning of the War?
Better transportation network
All of the above
Better Generals
Only had to fight a defensive war
14
Why was Lee forced to surrender?
His officers rebelled and arrested him
The Union took 10,000 Confederate Children hostage
His men refused to fight
He had no more resources to fight with
15
The Battle of the Ironclads was so important because:
The Monitor sank the Merrimack
It was now foolish to build warships out of wood
The Merrimack sank the Monitor
It led to a stalemate in the Naval War
16
Why was it very important that Black men were allowed to fight for the Union?
Their service probably led to Blacks getting Civil Rights
Blue and Gold
Black soldiers won the Battle of Petersburg
The number of Black Soldiers helped win the War
17
Where did the Union victories, that turned the tide of the war in 1863, take place?
Gettysburg and Shiloh
Gettysburg and Chattanooga
Vicksburg and Chattanooga
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
18
Why was the South was winning the war on July 1, 1863 and losing the War by July 4, 1863?
Red and Yellow
Lee destroyed his army at Gettysburg
The Fall of Vicksburg cut the south in two
Lee was captured at Gettysburg
19
Why was the capture of Atlanta so important?
It ws the victory Lincoln needed to be re-elected
It inspired the great movie epic- Gone with the Wind
Atlanta was a huge cotton trading city
Atlanta was a major Southern port
20
How did Abraham Lincoln try to avoid the Civil War?
Lincoln said Southerners they could bring slaves to Kansas
Lincoln promised they could keep their slaves for 20 years
Promised the South they could expand slavery to New Mexico
He promised the South he would not take their slaves

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