CIVIL WAR Flashcards
1
Q
What were the main causes of the Civil War?
A
Slavery, states’ rights, and sectional economic differences.
2
Q
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A
Freed slaves in Confederate states, shifted war goals.
3
Q
What was the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg?
A
Union victory, turning point in the war.
4
Q
What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Civil War?
A
Led the Union, issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
5
Q
How did the Civil War affect the Southern economy?
A
Devastated infrastructure, destroyed agricultural economy.
6
Q
What was the result of the Civil War?
A
Union preserved, slavery abolished, Reconstruction began.
