Civil War

Question 1

Who was the President of the Confederate States?

Answer 1

Jefferson Davis

Question 2

What was the first state to secede from the Union just after Lincoln’s election?

Answer 2

South Carolina

Question 3

Which of the following are advantages the Confederacy had at the onset of the Civil War?

Answer 3

great military leadership, home court advantage, highly motivated soldiers

Question 4

Which of the following are advantages that the Union had at the onset of the Civil War.

Answer 4

Industrial power, railroads/transportation, greater population, greater food production

Question 5

Why was Gettysburg such an important place with respect to the Civil War?

Answer 5

North loose but stop south advancement and weaken forces, and turning point of war

Question 6

Which of the following was not an Amendment to the Constitution resulting from the Civil War?

Answer 6

AMENDMENTS: 13th (ended slavery), 14th (equal protection), 15th (voting rights)

Question 7

What did Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 7

Freed slaves from the rebellious states in order to save the Union

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of how Johnson broke from Lincoln’s plans to handle reuniting the nation after the Civil War?

Answer 8

EXAMPLES: Canceled Lincoln’s 10% rule, broke 40 acres and mule promise, pardons confederate leaders causes congress to slap down south (control government)