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