Civil War Test Review

It fought to capture the Mississippi and divide the enemy.

This called for a three-part assault on the Confederacy

Who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

What years did the American Civil War take place?

Who was responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

Its forces were known as "Rebels"

Military draft that would force men to join the army

It was fighting to preserve the Union.

It had better generals at the beginning of the war.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

It repeatedly tried to capture Richmond, Virginia

It fought a defensive war.

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

Bloodiest single day battle in the civil war.

Union victory. Gave control of the Mississippi to the North

Confederate victory. General Jackson would earn his nickname “Stonewall.”

Union General who accepted the Surrender at Appomattox Court House.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation legally do?

Who did not run for president in 1860?