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