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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means to leave or become unassociated with?SecedeIroncladBorder StateCasualty
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe name give to the north was what?ConfederacyRebelsUnionRevolutionaries
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was an advantage that the Union had?Smarter GeneralsDefensive StrategyMore TroopsHighly Motivated
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following states are part of the Confederacy?FloridaMaineOhioCalifornia
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following states was part of the Union?ArkansasGeorgiaPennsylvaniaTexas
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the capital of the Confederacy?Washington D.C.MontgomeryRichmondCharleston
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?NorthSouthWestUnion
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leading general of the Confederate army?GrantLeeJacksonMcClellan
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho won the battle of Shiloh?UnionConfederatesDraw
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?Fredrick DouglassHenry ClayAbraham LincolnAndrew Johnson
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich side had a larger population and more railroads?UnionConfederacy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)?The 10% PlanThe Wade-Davis BillThe 3/5th LawThe Emancipation Proclamation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat job became available for women to perform in the Civil War?DoctorsSoldiersNursesCooks
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho founded the Red Cross?Clara BartonJefferson DavisHarriet TubmanMatthew Brady
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat name was given to Southern states that didn't secede?Red StatesBorder StatesFree StatesBlue States
- 16. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?UnionConfederatesDraw
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat event freed the slaves?Gettysburg AddressBill of RightsEmancipation ProclamationDeclaration of Independence
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDoes the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?YesNo
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?AntietamShilohGettysburgVicksburg
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat Union general is known for his march to the sea?GrantShermanLeeJackson
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho won the Civil War?UnionConfederates
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the south finally surrender unconditionally?AntietamGettysburgRichmondAppomatox
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMore factories, larger population, and a better navySouthern advantagesNorthern advantagesReasons for Southern victoryCause of the battle of Gettysburg
- 25. Multiple ChoiceBetter officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attackNorthern advantagesreasons North won the battle of AntietamSouthern advantagesreasons Minecraft is fun
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The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?Fort SumterFort WilliamsBull RunManassas - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?Anaconda PlanRattlesnake PlanScorpion PlanScott's Blockade Plan
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?heavy industrial developmenta network of railway lines to transport supplies and troopssuperior military leadershipan alliance with Britain and France
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?to abolish slaveryto end British control of the Western territoriesto make the Southern economy not dependent on cottonto preserve the Union
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________92% of industry found in the NorthNorthern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe North wanted to control the Mississippi River so thatit could control the movement of trade and goodsit was a natural division to “split the South”it was an easier invasion route to the South than by landall of the above
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the Civil War begin?1861197716191865
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the Civil War end?1861197718651812
- 34. Multiple ChoiceLincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war, declaring thatA. all slaves in the South freeB. all slaves in the US freedC. slaves in the Union freeD. all slaves in the West free
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich Civil War battle lasted three days in Pennsylvania, ended in a cemetery, and was the turning point of the war?Bull RunGettysburgAntietamVicksburg
- 36. Multiple ChoiceLee invades MD for supplies and to gain an ally. Bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite having found Lee's battle plans. South eventually withdraws, McClellan doesn't follow. North claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.GettysburgChancellorsvilleAntietamSecond Bull Run/Manassas
- 37. Multiple ChoiceAfter surrounding the town and besieging it for months, The South finally surrenders one day after the loss at Gettysburg. This is the last piece to taking the Mississippi River. This is a decisive Union victory. Grant is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union Army.ShilohGettysburgVicksburgFredericksburg
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe Anaconda Plan called for all of the following exceptA. blockade of Southern portsB. dividing the South into two partsC. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the SouthD. assassinating Jefferson Davis
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?heavy industrial developmenta network of railway lines to transport supplies and troopssuperior military leadershipan alliance with Britain and France
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major strength of the Union?educationslaverymore churchesfactories
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major weakness of the Confederacy?factoriessmaller populationslarger populationspoor populations
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe development of the west increased through providing free land to settlers under which of the following?Homestead Act of 1862Morril Land GrantEmancipation ProclamationGettysburg Address
- 43. Multiple ChoiceNorth's strategy to destroy the South's land and people.Total WarAnaconda PlanSiegeHabeas Corpus
- 44. Multiple ChoiceTrue/False: Habeas corpus was the legal process that Lincoln suspended to deal with war opponents in the North by making it possible to imprison someone without a trialTrueFalse
- 45. Multiple ChoicePresident of the Confederate States wasAbraham LincolnRobert E. LeeStonewall JacksonJefferson Davis
- 46. Multiple ChoiceNo food, amputations on the battlefield, unsanitary hospitals were some thingsUnion soldiers had to endureConfederate soldiers had to endureBritish soldiers had to endureBoth Union and Confederate soldiers had to endure
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main factor in the siege of Vicksburg?Railroadslack of industrystarvationambus
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