3.2.2 The American Civil War

• The divisive issue of slavery was opposed by the North
• The election of Abraham Lincoln was seen as a threat to Southern interests
• Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

  Jefferson Davis
• Match the leader with their side and role in the Civil War:

  Abraham Lincoln ↔️ Union, President

  Jefferson Davis ↔️ Confederate, President

  Robert E. Lee ↔️ Confederate, General

  Ulysses S. Grant ↔️ Union, General
• The Union strategy included a blockade of Southern ports and capturing the Mississippi River.


  True
• What was the first major battle of the American Civil War?

  Battle of Bull Run
• What were the three main objectives of the Union's military strategy?

  Blockade, Mississippi River, Richmond
• The Battle of Gettysburg was led by Union General Ulysses S. Grant
• Key factors that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War

  1️⃣ Slavery

  2️⃣ States' Rights

  3️⃣ Economic Differences

  4️⃣ Political Tensions
• Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy
• Who led the Confederacy during the Civil War?

  Robert E. Lee
• What was the primary goal of the Abolitionist Movement?

  End slavery
• In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

  1863
• What was one economic impact of the Civil War on the North?

  Industrialization
• The North experienced lasting social and psychological trauma from the Civil War.

  True
• The 14th Amendment granted equal protection under the law to all citizens.


  True
• The South successfully transitioned to an industrialized economy during Reconstruction.

  False
• Disagreements over states' rights concerned the balance of power between the federal government and individual states.

  True
• Order the events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War:

  1️⃣ Deep-seated social, economic, and political tensions

  2️⃣ Heated political debates

  3️⃣ Election of Abraham Lincoln

  4️⃣ Secession of Southern states

  5️⃣ Outbreak of the American Civil War
• Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate Army
• Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War?

  Battle of Bull Run
• What was the primary military strategy of the Confederacy?

  Defensive
• The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 marked a turning point in the war.


  True
• The Confederacy relied on a defensive strategy and hoped for foreign intervention.


  True
• What document declared enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free in 1863?

  Emancipation Proclamation
• What ultimately led to the outbreak of the Civil War?

  Southern secession
• Robert E. Lee is considered one of the most famous military leaders of the Civil War.

  True
• The Confederacy relied on a defensive strategy.
• Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the Abolitionist Movement.
• The Emancipation Proclamation transformed the Civil War into a war to end slavery.
• What was one economic impact of the Civil War on the South?

  Destruction of agriculture
• What was the Reconstruction Era aimed to achieve?

  Rebuild the South
• Which amendment secured the right to vote for African Americans?

  15th Amendment
• What white supremacist group emerged during the Reconstruction Era?

  Ku Klux Klan
• What was the duration of the American Civil War?

  1861-1865
• What were the diverging economic interests between the North and the South?

  Industrialized vs. agrarian
• Abraham Lincoln led the Confederacy during the Civil War.

  False
• Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy.


  True
• The Battle of Gettysburg was a decisive Union victory
• Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864 aimed to destroy the South's economy and morale