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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who believed that the Civil War would be a short war.SouthernsNorthernsEveryone - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat triggered fighting between the North and the South?Union forces invaded VirginiaThe Southern states secededThe Confederate army invaded MarylandSoutherners fired on Ft. Sumter
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Union Navy begin the Anaconda PlanGrant's siege of VicksburgThe naval blockade of the eastern seaboardCapturing RichmondCapturing New Orleans
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich side had the advantage of populationNorthSouth
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich side had the advantage of more factories?NorthSouth
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich side had the advantage of having a larger food supply?NorthSouth
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich side had the advantage of superior military officers?NorthSouth
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Northerners most eager to go to war?To prevent the spread of slaveryTo abolish slaveryTo get revenge on the South for Ft. SumterTo preserve the Union
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Lee invade Pennsylvania?To get boots for his menTo convince Lincoln to make peaceTo end the warAll of these are correct
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich battle showed the country that the war would NOT be a short war?GettysburgAntietamBull RunFt Sumter
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho gained important victories in the WestLeeGrantShermanMcClellan
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSouthern General in charge of the Confederate ArmyLeeGrantMcClellanSherman
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFt. Sumterwas a 6 week siegewas the turning point of the warwas the first battlebloodiest day in American history
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAntietamwas a 6 week siegewas the turning point of the warwas the first battlebloodiest day in American history
- 15. Multiple ChoiceGettysburgwas a 6 week siegewas the turning point of the warwas the first battlebloodiest day in American history
- 16. Multiple ChoiceKing CottonSouthern StrategyNorthern StrategyPresident of the Confederacy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAnaconda wasthe Northern plan for strangling the South by cutting it in halfthe Southern plan for strangling the North by cutting it in halfthe Northern strategy plan for cutting the South in half using railroadsthe Southern strategy for cutting the North in half using railroads
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich political party was split on the issue of slavery?RepublicansDemocrats
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people were in favor of the Emancipation Proclamation?All NorthernersUnion soldiersConfederate soldiersNorthern Democrats
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSeige isan attempt to capture a place by surrounding ita movement to end slaveryfreedomall-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAbolitionism isan attempt to capture a place by surrounding ita movement to end slaveryfreedoma movement to end a movement to end all-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight
- 22. Multiple ChoiceEmancipation isan attempt to capture a place by surrounding ita movement to end slaveryfreedomall-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight
- 23. Multiple ChoiceTotal War isan attempt to capture a place by surrounding ita movement to end slaveryfreedomall-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhy was it so important to keep Maryland in the Union?If Maryland fell, the U.S. capital would be in the ConfederacyIf Maryland fell there would be too many Confederate statesIf Maryland fell the Union would not be able to capture the MississippiIf Maryland fell then the South would win the war
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich general marched across the South burning everything in his path?LeeGrantPickettSherman
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich battle was the turning point of the war?Ft SumterBull RunAntietamGettysburg
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich general led a disastrous charge in GettysburgGrantLeePickettSherman
- 28. Multiple ChoiceFour score and seven years ago, is the first line ofLincoln's first inaugural addressLincoln's second inaugural addressThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Gettysburg Address
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Gettysburg Address used the ideals stated in theConstitutionBill of RightsDeclaration of IndependenceLincoln's inaugural address
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat finally ended slavery in America?Emancipation Proclamation13th AmendmentLincoln's Law
- 31. Multiple ChoiceMassachusetts 54th wasblack regiment who fought bravely at Ft Wagnerblack regiment who fought bravely at Gettysburgwhite regiment who fought bravely at Ft. Wagnerthe first interracial regiment in the Civil War
- 32. Multiple ChoiceHow did Lincoln change the goal of the war from preserving the Union to ending slavery?He stated it in the Gettysburg AddressHe stated it in his 2nd Inaugural AddressHe implied it in the Emancipation ProclamationHe announced it at a news conference
- 33. Multiple ChoiceJohn Wilkes Boothwas an Union officerwas the man who led the Massachusetts 54thwas the man who killed Lincolnwas the man who wrote the Gettysburg Address
- 34. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of the Thirteenth Amendment?
It ended slavery in the United States.
It caused the South to fight the Civil War.
It was unnecessary because of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln died before it could be ratified (become an official part of the Constitution)
- 35. Multiple Choice
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Freed the slaves
Stated anyone born in US is a citizen and entitled to all rights
Guaranteed the right to vote for African American men
Made it illegal to require a tax to vote
- 36. Multiple Choice
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Stated anyone born in US is a citizen and entitled to all rights
Freed the slaves
Guaranteed the right to vote for African American men
Made it illegal to require a tax to vote
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was one legal way the southern states prevented the freed slaves from voting?
They beat anyone attempting to vote
They charged a fee to vote
The threatened the voters families
They didn't allow them to enter the voting polls
- 38. Multiple Choice
What is the Ku Klux Klan
A secret society based on hatred of African Americans and other minorities
A college fraternity
A group that helped freed slaves get jobs
A group that helped educate the freed slaves
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