Civil War Test

Question 1

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Question 2

Prior to the Civil War, the North had a/an ______ economy and the South had a/an _____ economy.

Accepted Answer

Industrial / Agrarian

Question 3

What famous Confederate general died from being accidently shot by on of his own soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jackson

Question 4

Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

They feared that he would seek to end slavery.

Question 5

What action eventually freed all slaves, including those in the Border States?

Accepted Answer

The 13th Amendment

Question 6

What option below explains the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Accepted Answer

The South won at Fredericksburg and at Chancellorsville.

Question 7

Who was elected President of the USA in the Election of 1860?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 8

Which of the following was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 9

Which state was the first to leave the Union prior to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 10

Which of the following was not a commander for the Union forces?

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 11

At the beginning, which side had better military commanders and fought a defensive war?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 12

Why were Border States exempt from freeing their slaves by the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

These states never joined the Confederacy.

Question 13

Which two Generals met at Appomattox Courthouse to negotiate the surrender of the South?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

Question 14

What word below describes the war tactics of William Sherman?

Accepted Answer

Harsh

Question 15

When Abraham Lincoln gave the ______ Address, he referred to comments made by Thomas Jefferson.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 16

It was a major turning point in the war that ended the South's hopes of invading the North.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 17

What best explains why Jackson did not invade Washington, D.C. after the Battle of Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

Goal was to defend the South and not to invade the North.

Question 18

Why did Abraham Lincoln fire George McClellan?

Accepted Answer

McClellan refused to crush Lee's soldiers as they fled.

Question 19

Which side used this battle plan?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 20

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so decisive in advancing the war in favor of the North?

Accepted Answer

Showed that the South couldn't successfully invade the North

Question 21

Civil War, which side had the advantage of more people, better railway lines, & more factories.

Accepted Answer

North

Question 22

The following were goals the North believed they needed to achieve to win the Civil War EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Join forces with the Canadian forces of Great Britian

Question 23

Which statement best describes the role of S. Carolina in the decision of states to secede?

Accepted Answer

It's the first state to secede & the first shots were fired.

Question 24

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 25

How did Sherman's taking Atlanta greatly impact the election of 1864?

Accepted Answer

It increased the popularity of Lincoln & allowed him to win.

Question 26

At which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson get accidentally shot by a Confederate and die?

Accepted Answer

Chancellorsville

Question 27

Which goal did Ulysses S. Grant help the North to achieve in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

He gained control of the Mississippi River.

Question 28

What description below of the casualties of the Civil War is accurate?

Accepted Answer

The North lost more soldiers than the South.

Question 29

What is the name of this plan?

Accepted Answer

Anaconda Plan

Question 30

Who was the Confederate General at the first Battle of Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jackson

Question 31

What Northern general did Lee face off against at Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

Meade

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