US History: Civil War: Easy Practice

# Easy Level Guide Build confidence with foundational questions. Review key vocabulary and core skills before moving to harder sets. # Causes of the Civil War Sectional differences over slavery, states' rights, and economic systems deepened through the 1800s. The Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Dred Scott decision increased tension. Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 led Southern states to secede. # War Begins and Major Campaigns Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, starting the war. Early battles shocked both sides with casualties. The Union blockaded Southern ports. Key battles included Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg, which shifted momentum toward the Union. # Emancipation and Turning Points The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declared enslaved people in rebelling states free. It changed the war's purpose and allowed Black men to enlist in the Union Army. Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863 marked major turning points. # End of the War and Reconstruction General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April 1865. Lincoln was assassinated days later. Reconstruction aimed to rebuild the South and integrate freed people into citizenship, facing resistance and the rise of Jim Crow laws.