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Civil War Test
Question | Answer |
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A person who opposes slavery. Their goal is to end it. | abolitionist |
Northern portion of the United States | Union |
Document announcing that all slaves held in Confederate states are free | Emancipation Proclamation |
A tax on a good | tariff |
A war between citizens of the same country | civil war |
State government having the ability to make their own laws | states' rights |
To separate from the Union | secession |
Southern portion of the United States | Confederacy |
What was the first battle of the Civil War that took place on April 12, 1861? | Fort Sumter |
Harriett Beecher Stowe wrote a very influential book called _____. | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
The northern states’ economy was mainly based on _______________. | industry and factories |
What years did the Civil War occur or happen? | 1861-1865 |
Where did John Brown lead a raid against southern slave owners? | Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
______________ was the President of the Union during the Civil War. | Abraham Lincoln |
What started the disagreement between the North and the South? | The north wanted to end slavery while the south wanted to keep it |
Which battle did the Union troops destroy major Southern cities from Atlanta to Savannah? | Sherman’s March to the Sea |
During the Civil War, the economy of the southern states was mainly based on ________. | Agriculture or farming |
__________ led the Union Army from Atlanta to Savannah in a March to the Sea. | William T. Sherman |
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant? | Appomattox Courthouse |
Which of the following was the President of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
Which of the following was the leader of the Union Army and was also later the 18th President? | Ulysses S. Grant |
Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War? | England helping the South |
___________ was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. | Robert E. Lee |
Who won the Civil War? | North (Union) |