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