The American Civil War - Multiple Choice Exercise

When the American Civil War started
1. the southern states depended on slaves
2. the northern states needed more slaves
3. slaves from the southern states were sold to the north
When the Civil War started
1. Abraham Lincoln was President of the Union
2. Ulysses Grant was President of the Confederacy
3. Jefferson Davis was President of the Union
In the northern states slavery lost its importance because
1. African Americans were already free
2. farms were small and did not need free workers
3. slaves owned their own land
When Lincoln freed slaves in 1863
1. they were allowed to fight in the Union's army
2. they were allowed to fight in the Confederate army
3. they were not allowed to fight at all
The western front of the Civil War was along
1. the Mississippi River
2. the Rocky Mountains
3. the Great Lakes
The Battle of Gettysburg
1. ended the Civil War
2. was the turning point of the war
3. was the biggest victory for the Confederates
The North created a naval blockade of southern ports
1. to stop the South's cotton exports
2. to stop goods from the North to enter
3. to stop immigrants from getting into the country
The economy of the Confederate States suffered during the war because
1. they only produced crops that were sold abroad
2. they produced too many industrial products
3. cotton prices were too high