Civil War Introduction — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The biggest cause of the Civil War was disagreement over slavery.
Slavery was the central issue that caused the Northern and Southern split.
2. The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter.
Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.
3. The major turning point battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Union victory at Gettysburg stopped the Confederate advance into the North.
4. The war ended when General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox in April 1865.
5. Southern states believed in stronger states' rights than federal power.
States' rights debates were a major political cause of the war.
6. The Northern economy was based on factories and industry.
The industrial North differed sharply from the agricultural South.
7. The Southern economy depended on large farms called plantations.
Plantations grew cotton and tobacco using enslaved workers.
8. When Southern states left the United States, this action was called secession.
Secession of eleven Southern states led directly to the war.
9. The president of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis.
Davis led the Confederate States throughout the entire Civil War.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Abraham Lincoln
→ Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee
→ Surrendered at Appomattox Court House
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House
Ulysses S. Grant
→ Accepted the Confederate surrender
Accepted the Confederate surrender
Harriet Tubman
→ Led people to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Led people to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Matching figures to actions helps you remember Civil War leadership.