The bloodiest battle of the war (1862) was...

The Battle of Antietam, Maryland

The ability to move troops around in battle effectively

A famous Confederate General

Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson

Why was it important for the Union to control the Mississippi River?

They could use it to move supplies and people into the South

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Civil War: Battles

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1
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Bull Run
The 7 Days' battle
The Battle of New Orleans
Antietam, Maryland
2
The Murder of a prominent person, such as Abraham Lincoln
Battle
Draft or Conscription
Assassination
Rations
3
The North is also known as the "Union"
False
True
4
This event started the American Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
The Invention of the "Ironclad" ships
Firing on Fort Sumter
The North Stopped buying cotton from the South
5
The bloodiest battle of the war (1862) was...
Firing on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Antietam, Maryland
6
Someone who is against slavery is known as a(n)...
Army General
Activist
Abolitionist
person who thinks the underground railroad is bad
7
Rations are...
Plans of attack on the opposing force
Military term for food
Big and powerful weapons
Foot soldiers in the middle of fighting
8
Tactics is...
A way to spy on the opposing force
What the South used to leave the Union
The ability to stop slavery
The ability to move troops around in battle effectively
9
Foot soldiers that are in the middle of fighting are known as...
Infantry
Battle
Sniper
Secession
10
What does "Draft" mean?
Large and powerful weapons
Mandatory military service
Another word for the Northern states
The murder if a prominent person
11
Someone from the South was often called a "Yankee"
True
False
12
Artillery is...
Large and powerful weapons
A plan of attack against an opposing side
The blocking of an area using naval forces
Mandatory military service
13
This is large scale combat between opposite forces
Draft
Blockade
Battle
Rations
14
The art of commanding the military in a planned way is...
Strategy
Infantry
Secession
Assassination
15
To "Secede" means to what?
Fight against slavery
Break away
Forcibly serve in the military
Stay together
16
This Battle allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River
Firing on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Vicksburg
17
A famous Confederate General
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
John Brown
"Stonewall" Jackson
18
The blocking of an area using Naval forces
Artillery
Abolitionist
Tactics
Blockade
19
Why was it important for the Union to control the Mississippi River?
They could free the slaves
They now had an unlimited supply of drinking water
They could use it to move supplies and people into the South
They could use it as part of the Underground Railroad
20
The South is also known as the "Confederacy"
False
True

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