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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
Sectional differences over slavery and states’ rights
Increased immigration from Europe
The failure of western expansion
Foreign alliances with Britain and France
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
Mississippi
The primary goal of President Lincoln at the start of the Civil War was to
End all slavery immediately
Support European neutrality
Expand westward
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 led to the creation of the Confederate States
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
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.
Free African Americans in the North
Enslaved people in Confederate-held territory
The Battle of Gettysburg was important because it
Began the Civil War
Ended slavery in the North
Secured independence for the Confederacy
Marked a turning point in favor of the Union
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address emphasized
A new alliance with France
The importance of liberty and preserving democracy
The need to punish the South
The success of the Reconstruction Acts
General Ulysses S. Grant is best known for
Arguing against abolition
Drafting the Missouri Compromise
Leading the Confederate Army
Accepting Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House
What was the outcome of the Civil War?
The U.S. split into three regions
The Union was preserved and slavery was abolished
The Confederacy won independence
European nations joined the conflict
The 13th Amendment
Gave voting rights to women
Created Jim Crow laws
Abolished slavery
Protected states’ rights
The 14th Amendment guaranteed
The right to bear arms
Voting rights for all men
Citizenship and equal protection under the law
States’ rights to nullify laws
The 15th Amendment focused on
Ending poll taxes
Equal pay for women
Reconstruction of railroads
Voting rights for African American men
What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction known for?
Harsh punishment of former Confederate leaders
Redistributing land to freedmen
Removing Southern states from Congress
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
African Americans should return to Africa
Lincoln’s approach was too strict
