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Civil War 2019
Mrs. Ethridge fourth grade 2019
Question | Answer |
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By the 1850s, most states in this region had ended slavery. | The North |
What did President Lincoln see as the main purpose of the Civil War? | Keep the states together and united. |
The Civil War ended in 1865 when this event happened. | Southern General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Northern General Ulysses S. Grant. |
This Union general marched through Georgia, destroying anything that could help Southern forces in their fight to win the Civil War. | William T. Sherman |
What did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin do for its readers? | It described the horrors of slavery. |
Who was John Brown? | An abolitionist who often used violence in his struggle against slavery. |
An attack here by Southern forces against Northern troops marked the beginning of the Civil War. | Fort Sumter in South Carolina |
What was an "abolitionist"? | Someone who believed that slavery should end. |
Who said, "There is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths"? | Robert E. Lee |
Many issues caused the Civil War, including ____. | states' rights and slavery |
Union president during most of the Civil War. | Abraham Lincoln |
Leader of Confederate forces during most of the Civil War. | Robert E. Lee |
Confederate general who inspired troops by his bravery. | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
General who led Union troops in the later years of the Civil War. | Ulysses S. Grant |
The first and only president of the Confederacy. | Jefferson Davis |
The Southern economy was mostly based on _____. | Slave labor and agriculture (farming) |
What was the main idea of states' rights? | Each state has the right to make decisions about issues concerning itself. |
This is one reason the Battle of Gettysburg is considered to be a turning point for the North. | The North had gained new soldiers when freed slaves joined the Union Army. |