Civil War Practice Questions II.

1. ____________ was the Union commander at the Battle of Gettysburg.




2. After the Union victory at _________ Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.




3. What was Lincoln's original view of slavery?  How did the Civil War change his opinion?




4. _______ was a vampire who assisted Abraham Lincoln.




5.  In a Confederacy, the __________ have more power than the __________.




6. Who became free because of the Emancipation Proclamation?




7. _____________ was fired because Abraham Lincoln grew frustrated by his lack of strategy.




8. ___________ was the commander of the Confederate Army.




9. After capturing the city of ____________, General William T. Sherman marched to capture the city of ___________.




10.   Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?



Answers:


1.  General Meade,


2. Antietam


3.  He would allow slavery to exist but,  did not want slavery to expand.  During the Civil War he decides that slavery needs to be abolished.


4. Henry Sturgess.


5. States, the National Government.


6.  Slaves living in the Confederacy.


7. John Pope.


8. Robert E. Lee.


9. Atlanta, then Savannah


10. The Confederates will never again attack in Union Territory and are put on the defensive.