Civil War Flashcards

1

Why did the eastern part of Virginia rely on slave labor?

to build homes
to do basic tasks
to sell for money

2

What was a cause of the Civil War

Cotton
Slavery
Election of 1860
Money

3

What ended the Civil War

The Gettysburg address
Robert E. Lee surrenders
a slave revolt
Ulysses S. Grant surrenders

4

What was not a cause to the Civil War

Slavery
Secession
Election of 1860
Battle of Gettysburg

5

What was the first state to secede

North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia

6

What was the last battle of the Civil war

Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Charleston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Chancellorsville

7

What did the southern states do when they seceded from the Union?

Formed the Union States of America
Formed the Confederate States of America
Formed a Union where everyone was a slave
Sell all the slaves

8

Which one was a Confederate general

Robert Elee
John Hancock
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee

9

What was the first battle of the civil war

Lexington and Concord
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Winchester
Battle of Fort Sumter

10

how long did the civil war last

1861-1865
4 years
5 years
3 years

11

Civil war began what year?

1816
1861
1881
1865

12

what did Robert E. Lee say to Jefferson Davis in Richmond on April 2, 1865 in Bloody Times book

... necessary that we should abandon our position tonight
"Wait until the reinforcements show up"
"We have to defend the best we can"
"We should fight off the Union as best we could"

13

Why did the states secede

Election of 1860
Because they didn't want to give cotton to the north
compromise of 1850
to create the Union

14

The States seceded to form the Confederacy

True
False

15

Which one was a Union General

Paul Revere
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Gram
All of the above

Civil War

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Civil War

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