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a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
draft
Habeus Corpus
casualty
enlist
to formally join a military force
draft
enlist
bounty
flank
a system of selecting people for required military service
enlist
draft
casualty
bounty
state between the North and South that was divided over weather to remain in the Union or join the Confederacy: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
bounty
entrence
ironclad
border states
the side or edge of a military formation
entrench
enlist
flank
bounty
A strategy of bringing were to the entire Society, not just the military
Flank
Total War
Resistance
Habeas corpus
A stream or small river that feeds into a large river
Flank
Border states
Resistance
Tributary
Refusal to give in
Ironclad
Resistance
Casualty
Draft
A warship equipped with iron plating for protection
Flank
Tributary
Ironclad
Entrench
A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
Resistance
Total War
Bounty
Habeas corpus
Reward or payment
Bounty
Draft
Enlist
Tributary
To place within a trench, or ditch, for self-defense; to place in a strong defensive position
Flank
Entrench
Emancipation Proclamation
Tributary
The decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863.
Emancipation Proclamation
Habeas Corpus
total war
border states
Who was the union general who captured Fort Henry?
David Farragut
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
George B McClellan
What was one of the main advantages of the South?
A larger population
Strong Industries
Belief in states rights
Excellent military leaders
Which northern city was the most violent opposition to laws requiring military service?
Washington DC
New York City
Richmond
Charleston
Confederate leaders hoped that a victory in Union territory would win support from
Spain and Britain
Spain and Germany
Britain and France
France and Spain
Where did General Robert E Lee surrender to Ulysses S Grant?
Appomattox Court House
Richmond
Gettysburg Cemetery
Vicksburg
Which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land not just an army?
Slash-and-burn
Total War
Blockade
Terminal War
At the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly Which percentage of the Union Army?
20 percent
100 percent
50 percent
10 percent
Which type of law required Confederate men between certain ages to serve in the Army for three years?
Draft
Habeas corpus
Bounty
Corpus
From where did most Confederate and Union Soldiers come?
The Far West
Cities
Farms
Coastal areas
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Shiloh
Antietam Creek
Richmond
Bull Run
To raise money for the war, what did the North print?
Handbills
Paper checks
Greenbacks
Promissory notes
Which was the most vital border state for the Union?
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
Delaware
President Lincoln's address at which Battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?
Chancellorsville
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Gettysburg
What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called?
March to the Sea
Cold War
March to the Atlantic
Long Siege
What was the union goal in the West?
To control the Tennessee River
To control Texas
To control the Mississippi River
To control California
Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?
Because of its excessive railroad mileage
Because most of the fighting took place there
Because most battles were fought in Georgia
Because and churches were used as hospitals
The South expected support from Britain and France because these two European nations relied on the south for?
Rice
Manufacturing Goods
Goods and services
Cotton
General Grant led a 47-day Siege against which city?
Vicksburg Mississippi
Port Hudson Louisiana
Mobile Alabama
Atlanta Georgia
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election?
Winning at Gettysburg
Sherman's capture of Atlanta
Promotional Grant
Lee's surrender
Together the Union and Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties in which battle?
Shiloh
New Orleans
Richmond
Bull Run
The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery.
True
False
Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
True
False
For the South, the primary aim of the war was to preserve slavery.
True
False
Slavery was banned in the border states.
True
False
Lincoln replaced General George McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside.
True
False
For the north, the primary goal was to preserve the Union.
True
False
An efficient Railway network was one of the South's strengths.
True
False
The Union Army was composed mostly of African American soldiers.
True
False
The 54th Massachusetts was an all-female regiment.
True
False
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri had close ties to both the union and the Confederacy.
True
False
The _________ and the Monitor took part in a battle that raised spirits in the North and in the South.
Maverick
Montigo
Merimack
Monitor
The formal end of the war came on April 9, _________.
1866
1864
1860
1865
A key victory for the North was when the Union navel forces under David Farragut captured _________ on April 25, 1862.
Vicksburg
Atlanta
Richmond
New Orleans
The Civil War made it clear that the national government was more powerful than the government of _________.
The South
Individual States
Great Britain
Virginia
Because of the huge loss of life among his own troops, critics of _________ in the North called him a "Butcher."
General Grant
General McClellan
General Stonewall Jackson
General Sherman
The Confederacy used ironclads to _________ their harbors and rivers.
Blockade
Attack
Protect and Defend
Surrender
General _________ headed the Union Army of the East after the Battle of Bull Run.
McClellan
Grant
Burnside
Lee
In November 1864, Abraham Lincoln defeated _________ and won reelection.
William T. Sherman
George McClellan
Stephen Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
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