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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was Abraham Lincoln's first purpose in the Civil War?
To end slavery in the US
To keep the South economically dependent on the North
To preserve the Union
To keep the North economically dependent on the South
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does NOT describe the Battle of Gettysburg?
Northernmost battle
Pickett's Charge failed
The Confederacy won
Confederacy losses are too severe to recover
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Union economy was affected during the Civil War the most by:
Increased industrialization by producing military needs in factories
Causing a severe depression because of the war's death toll
Decreasing demand for agricultural products due to trade with Europe
Increasing unemployment rates because women could not find work
- 4. Multiple Choice
"We are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make young and old, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war."
~William T. Sherman, Union Commander
What does this quote show that Sherman believes in?
Pickett's Charge
The Anaconda Plan
Total War
The Emancipation Proclamation
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did the Union's Anaconda Plan include a naval blockade of Southern ports?
To prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies
To trap plantation owners from escaping and to help free their slaves
To stop southern attempts to establish save plantations in Cuba and Mexico
The Confederacy had a stronger navy and this plan failed
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did Lincoln and Davis suspend the right of habeas corpus?
To jail government officials and civilians who worked against the war
To gather as many war supplies as possible
To learn the public's views on the war
To stop Union soldiers from robbing Southern towns
- 7. Multiple Choice
What changed the purpose of the war to end slavery?
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is TRUE about the Civil War by 1865?
The Confederacy's economy was strong because the war helped its industries
Large parts of the Union were destroyed because of invasions by General Lee
Casualties decreased among the Union and Confederate armies in late battles
Parts of the Confederacy lay in ruins because of the Union's strategy of total war
- 9. Multiple Choice
"With malice towards none; with charity for all; ... let us strive together ... to bind up the nation's wounds."
~Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address, March 1865
How does Lincoln's quote reflect the surrender at Appomattox Court House?
Lincoln arrested all Confederate generals when the war was over
General Robert E. Lee was to be executed for his war crimes
Confederates only had to give up their weapons and leave in peace
Lincoln asked General Grant to give General Lee money to being cleaning up the South
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the result of the First Battle of Bull Run?
General Lee knew that he could quickly defeat the North
Ulysses S. Grant was made commander of the Union Army
The Union realized that the war would be a long, hard struggle
It convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why is the Civil War known as a "Rich Man's War, but a Poor Man's Fight?"
Poor people were not given as many supplies as the wealthy on the battlefield
The Confederacy started with many resources but at the war's end they had nothing
Wealthy citizens in the North and South were able to pay to get out of the draft
Only poor citizens and African Americans were drafted to fight
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the greatest need of women during the Civil War?
Soldiers
Housekeepers
Factory workers
Nurses
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is TRUE about the strengths and weaknesses of the armies?
The Union had a strong military leadership but lacked war resources
The Union had plenty of resources but had a weak strategy
The Confederacy had strong military leadership but lacked war resources
The Confederacy had plenty of resources but a weak strategy
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does the Gettysburg Address reference the Declaration of Independence?
Lincoln calls the US a young nation
The speech honors the dead soldiers like the Revolutionary War
Lincoln references freedom and equality
The document freed African Americans in the Confederacy
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does the line "shall have a new birth of freedom" mean in the Gettysburg Address?
The government will allow for the growth of our national population
From this point on, African Americans can join the army
Lincoln promises the end of slavery in the North and the South
He is devoted to equality for women
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the cartoonist's opinion of Copperheads?
They are dangerous to the Union
Lady Liberty is being protected by Copperheads
Copperheads are trying to take down the Confederacy
The Union's Anaconda Plan is threatening Lady Liberty
- 17. Multiple Choice
What motivated people who rioted against the draft to attack African Americans?
Many Confederates attacked African Americans who were fighting in the Union Army
Those drafted disliked having to fight in the war because it was now a fight to end slavery
African Americans in the North started the draft riots in opposition to the war
Many African Americans bought their way out of the draft
- 18. Multiple Choice
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ... What I do about slavery ... I do because it helps to save the Union."
~Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, an abolitionist newspaper publisher
What is Lincoln's motivation to free the slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation?
He wants to upset the Northern Democrats before the Election of 1864
Lincoln wants to be known as the Great Liberator to the slaves
Lincoln frees the slaves out of military necessity
Lincoln wants to reward border states and punish the South
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the importance of the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River?
The Native Americans in the area would help them fight the Confederacy
Slaves could use the Mississippi to escape to the North
They split the Confederacy in half and controlled the shipment of goods
The Confederate capital was on the Mississippi River
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is TRUE of technology used in the Civil War?
Railroads helped the Confederacy transport soldiers and goods to the battlefront
The telegraph allowed Lincoln to communicate immediately with commanders
Medical advances like amputation kits helped reduce infection-related deaths
Rifled muskets were inaccurate weapons that lowered casualty rates
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which phrase best completes the outline below?
A. Not permitted to fight until the Emancipation Proclamation
B. Did not receive equal pay
C. Served in all black units with a white commander
D. Volunteered to fight at Ft. Wagner, SC
Reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation
Characteristics of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Women in the Civil War
Effects of inflation
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is the biggest cause of Lincoln's re-election?
issue of Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Gettysburg
Sherman captures Atlanta
Income Tax Passed by Congress
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why was Gettysburg the turning point of the war?
The Confederacy suffered too many casualties to recover
The Union strategy was too difficult for the Confederacy to overcome
Fighting in the North caused too much damage for the Union to continue
Lincoln doubts Lee's ability to lead the Confederate army
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which general chose to fight for the Confederacy because of his loyalty to his home state of Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
George McLellan
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
- 25. Multiple Choice
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting?
First Battle of Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
- 26. Multiple Choice
The general who developed the Unionś early war strategy known as the "Anaconda Plan."
Irvin McDowell
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Pemberton
Winfield Scott
- 27. Multiple Choice
Type of naval ship that changed the world
Ironclads
Contrabands
Blockade runners
Copperheads
- 28. Multiple Choice
Union commander who used a ¨total war¨ strategy to destroy Georgia
Robert Anderson
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Pemberton
David Farragut
- 29. Multiple Choice
Nurse whose work formed the basis for what would later become the American Red Cross
Dorothea Dix
Sally Louisa Tompkins
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Blackwell
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?strong military leadershiplarge populationcontrol of the railway systemmany factories and businesses
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?woundsfrostbitediseasestarvation
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg Address?The US ConstitutionThe Preamble to the ConstitutionThe Emancipation ProclamationThe Declaration of Independence
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?The Confederate troops deserted.The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.The Union controlled all southern ports.The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat describes Grant's terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?They were meant to punish the Confederacy.They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.They were stern in their demand for payment of losses.They were meant to show that the North sought forgiveness.
- 35. Multiple Choice
What was the Merrimack?
a battle near Bull Run in Northern Virginia
a damaged ship that was rebuilt by the Confederates
a victory for the Confederate forces in the East
a soldier who was killed in battle
- 36. Multiple Choice
Match the item with the correct statement below: people killed or wounded
casualties
Rebels
entrenched
resistance
- 37. Multiple Choice
Match the item with the correct statement below: Union soldiers
casualties
Yankees
Rebels
entrenched
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