Available Answers

1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The open fire on _____________ began the American Civil War.
   2. There had been no decisive victory in the Battle of _____________.
   3. With the taking of _____________, the North gained the upper hand in the war.
   4. The last General of the Confederate States, _____________ surrendered on June 23, 1865.
   5. Lincoln was assassinated while watching a drama at the _____________ theatre.
   6. The war gave the world the use of _____________.
2. 2.

   Write True or False against the following.

   1. The North was an agricultural centre and South a manufacturing centre.
   2. Fort Donelson was a federally held fort.
   3. The Siege of Vicksburg was fought at Mississippi.
   4. Robert Lee surrendered the army to Union General Ulysses of August 9, 1865.
   5. Abraham Lincoln officially ended Reconstruction in 1876.
3. 3.

   Match the following.

   A	B
   (a) November 19, 1863	(i) Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
   (b) 1854	(ii) Missouri Compromise
   (c) 1850	(iii) Harpers Ferry
   (d) April 9, 1865	(iv) Gettysburg Speech
   (e) John Brown	(v) Slavery declared illegal
   (f) 1863	(vi) Fort Sumter
   (g) P. T. Beauregard	(vii) Kansas-Nebraska Act

4. 4.

   What is the civil war?

5. 5.

   What event in 1850 raised hostility between the two states?

6. 6.

   What was Fort Sumter known for?