Civil War Major Battles and Campaigns Ch 2

Question 1

What did Lincoln dedicate part of the Gettysburg battlefield as?

Accepted Answer

Cemetery

Question 2

Where did the surrender happen?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Question 3

Who won the battle at Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

The Union

Question 4

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Battle at Gettysburg

Question 5

A cemetery was established on part of the Gettysburg battlefield

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What year did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

1865

Question 7

Who led the Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea?

Accepted Answer

William Sherman

Question 8

What was a series of nine battles from Tennessee to Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

The Atlanta Campaign

Question 9

General Sherman and General Grant were

Accepted Answer

Union generals

Question 10

Gettysburg is in Maryland

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

What did the Northern states become?

Accepted Answer

The Union

Question 12

The Union won the Battle at Gettysburg

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

How did most soldiers react after the surrender?

Accepted Answer

Went home quietly

Question 14

What did the Southern states form?

Accepted Answer

The Confederacy

Question 15

What does it mean to leave a political union (like the United States)?

Accepted Answer

Secede

Question 16

What year did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

1861

Question 17

Who was elected as president in 1860?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 18

Who asked Lee to surrender on April 9th?

Accepted Answer

General Ulysses S. Grant

Question 19

How many people were killed in the battle of Ft. Sumter?

Accepted Answer

No one

Question 20

Robert E. Lee was a Union general

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

What journey was from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in their path?

Accepted Answer

March to the Sea

Question 22

Where did Sherman head to from Savannah to continue his path of destruction?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 23

Who began firing on Ft. Sumter on April 12, 1861?

Accepted Answer

The Confederates

Question 24

Who surrendered on April 9th to General Ulysses S. Grant?

Accepted Answer

General Lee

Question 25

What city did Sherman give to Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

Accepted Answer

Savannah

Question 26

Where was the battle of Gettsburg fought?

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Question 27

What did the Union troops do after they realized they were low on supplies?

Accepted Answer

Surrender

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