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What event directly led to the start of the Civil War?
The creation of the Missouri Compromise
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
The election of Andrew Johnson
A major cause of the Civil War was
Foreign alliances with Britain and France
Increased immigration from Europe
The failure of western expansion
Sectional differences over slavery and states’ rights
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Virginia
Texas
South Carolina
Mississippi
The primary goal of President Lincoln at the start of the Civil War was to
Expand westward
Preserve the Union
Support European neutrality
End all slavery immediately
The Union’s Anaconda Plan involved
Blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi
Invading Canada for support
Negotiating with the Confederacy
Attacking northern cities
What was significant about the Battle of Antietam?
It ended the Civil War
It led to the creation of the Confederate States
It resulted in the death of President Lincoln
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for
Enslaved people in border states
Enslaved people in Confederate-held territory
Free African Americans in the North
All enslaved people in the U.S.
The Battle of Gettysburg was important because it
Secured independence for the Confederacy
Began the Civil War
Ended slavery in the North
Marked a turning point in favor of the Union
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address emphasized
The importance of liberty and preserving democracy
The success of the Reconstruction Acts
The need to punish the South
A new alliance with France
General Ulysses S. Grant is best known for
Leading the Confederate Army
Arguing against abolition
Drafting the Missouri Compromise
Accepting Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House
What was the outcome of the Civil War?
European nations joined the conflict
The U.S. split into three regions
The Union was preserved and slavery was abolished
The Confederacy won independence
The 13th Amendment
Created Jim Crow laws
Abolished slavery
Protected states’ rights
Gave voting rights to women
The 14th Amendment guaranteed
Voting rights for all men
Citizenship and equal protection under the law
States’ rights to nullify laws
The right to bear arms
The 15th Amendment focused on
Ending poll taxes
Equal pay for women
Voting rights for African American men
Reconstruction of railroads
What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction known for?
Redistributing land to freedmen
Removing Southern states from Congress
Harsh punishment of former Confederate leaders
Its goal to reunify the country quickly and with leniency
Radical Republicans in Congress believed
African Americans should return to Africa
The South should be punished and freedmen protected
Lincoln’s approach was too strict
The South should quickly regain voting rights
