Abolished slavery throughout the United States

 

Proclaimed the end of slavery in the areas of the South which were still in rebellion

 

Abolished all slavery in the South

 

Gave slaves the right to vote

 

The Union economy thrived during the war, but the Confederate economy struggled.

 

The Confederate economy thrived during the war, but the Union economy struggled.

 

Both the Union and Confederate economies thrived during the war.

 

Both the Union and Confederate economies struggled during the war.

 

To bring the Confederate states back under the laws and control of the United States

 

To wipe out the Confederacy and destroy the southern states

 

To abolish slavery throughout the United States

 

To defend the North from Southern agression

 

To rejoin the United States

 

To take control of the federal government of the United States

 

To remain an independent country where slavery was permitted

 

To wipe out the Union and destroy the northern states

 

Virginia

 

North Carolina

 

Georgia

 

South Carolina

 

Confederate artillery fired on the United States’ fort. These were the first shots of the Civil War.

 

Union artillery fired on the Confederate fort. These were the first shots of the Civil War.

 

The British attack on the Confederate fort signified that Great Britain would support the Union in the Civil War.

 

The British attack on the Union fort signified that Great Britain would support the Confederacy in the Civil War.

 

Washington, D.C.

 

Richmond, Virginia

 

Savannah, Georgia

 

Charleston, South Carolina

 

Following a successful attack on Virginia, President Lincoln declared the region part of Union territories.

 

At the conclusion of the war President Lincoln wanted to punish Virginia for its disloyalty and created West Virginia.

 

The Appalachian region of western Virginia was made up of citizens who opposed secession and had little love or need for slavery; as a result, the region applied for Union statehood.

 

The Confederacy had no use for the region’s poor farmland, instead selling it to the Union to raise funds for the war effort.

 

A larger population

 

More factories

 

More railroads

 

All of the above

 

The Confederacy only needed to defend its own territory, which is easier than invading an enemy's territory.

 

The Confederacy had successfully enlisted the majority of the slave population to fight in its army.

 

The Confederacy had the largest naval force in the Western Hemisphere.

 

All of the above.

 

It confirmed that the Civil War would conclude quickly.

 

It confirmed the superiority of the Union forces.

 

It set the tone for a longer and bloodier conflict than either side had envisioned.

 

It confirmed that the Confederacy would be unable to defend the city of Richmond.

 

General George McClellan

 

General Robert E. Lee

 

General Ulysses S. Grant

 

General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

 

Overly cautious

 

Overly aggressive

 

Disorganized

 

Risky

 

It was the first naval victory for the Union in the Civil War.

 

It was the first naval victory for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

 

It was the first time in history two ships would run aground in the same battle.

 

It was the first time in history two ironclad ships met in battle.

 

It was the final battle of the war.

 

It was the longest battle of the war.

 

It produced the highest single-day casualty rate of the war.

 

It was a decisive victory for the South.

 

Grant secured long stretches of the Mississippi and its connecting rivers for the Union.

 

Grant liberated many Southern plantations which crippled the Southern economy.

 

Grant's troops sank the entire Confederate ironclad fleet.

 

All of the above.

 

They fought in the Union army alongside white soldiers.

 

They fought in the Union army in segregated regiments.

 

They fought in large numbers for both the Union and Confederacy.

 

They fought for the Confederacy in exchange for freedom.

 

Gunshot wounds

 

Disease

 

Cannon fire

 

Stabbing wounds

 

He had a much larger force than the Union and wanted to capitalize on the advantage

 

He invaded the North while pursuing retreating Union forces

 

He was urged by leaders in England and France to be more aggressive

 

He invaded the North to acquire food and supplies that his troops needed

 

The Union suffered a lack of confidence due to their overwhelming defeats at the hands of the Confederates.

 

The stalemates at Gettysburg and Vicksburg made it very apparent that the Civil War was far from over.

 

The Union Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg shifted the tide of the war in favor of the Union.

 

The Union victory in Gettysburg kept Lee’s forces away from Washington D.C. while the Confederate victory at Vicksburg meant the Confederacy still maintained control of the Mississippi River.

 

Long-term sieges on Southern cities

 

A total war strategy aiming to conquer the South

 

Precision attacks on a few key targets

 

Instead of focusing on fighting, focus on convincing Southerners to abandon the Confederate cause

 

Confederate soldiers could keep their horses.

 

Confederate soldiers were granted free passage home.

 

Confederate soldiers were offered a ration of three days’ worth of food.

 

All of the above.

 

The Confederate states eventually rejoined the United States.

 

The Confederate States won the right to remain an independent country.

 

Slavery remained in effect in parts of the United States for many years.

 

America won its independence from Great Britain.