What was the US political strategy during the war?

Don't allow Great Britain or France to ally with the South

What surrender is generally considered to have ended the war?

Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House

What was the Southern military strategy?

Fight defensive war and force the North to tire of war

What made Robert Smalls famous?

Charleston harbor pilot that escaped to freedom

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1
What was the US political strategy during the war?
Don't trade with Great Britain
Don't allow Great Britain or France to ally with the South
Let the South become independent
Don't buy southern cotton
2
Why did Sherman and his soldiers especially want to destroy South Carolina?
SC started the war
SC was home to most Confederate generals
SC had the largest Confederate army
SC libeled the Union Army in the newspapers
3
After Montgomery, Alabama, what city became the new capital of the Confederacy?
Columbia, SC
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
Washington, DC
4
How did US General Sherman change warfare?
Believed in "Submarine Warfare"
Believed in "Trench Warfare"
Believed in "Mass Transportation Warfare"
Believed in "Total War"
5
What area in SC was captured by the US early in the war?
Port Royal and Hilton Head
Charleston and Port Royal
Charleston and Georgetown
Port Royal and Georgetown
6
What river in the Anaconda Plan did US forces want to control?
Potomac River
Ohio River
Columbia River
Mississippi River
7
What was the Northern war strategy called?
Python Plan
Alligator Plan
Anaconda Plan
Boa Constrictor Plan
8
What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in World History?
CSS Smithwick
USS Monitor
CSS Hunley
USS Housatonic
9
What action started the war?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Secessionville
Battle of Gettysburg
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
10
What surrender is generally considered to have ended the war?
Sherman's surrender at Raleigh, NC
Johnston's surrender at Atlanta, GA
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
Grant's surrender at Richmond, VA
11
What was the Southern military strategy?
Capture the big cities of the North
Become allies with Great Britain
Fight defensive war and force the North to tire of war
Capture the Mississippi River
12
What fort did the famous 54th Massachusetts regiment attack but fail in the attempt?
Fort Wagner
Fort Hardwick
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
13
In what two states were the most battles fought?
Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia and Tennessee
Virginia and Kentucky
Virginia and South Carolina
14
What law in the South made slave owners exempt from military service?
The "20 Slave law"
The "Under 20 Slave Law"
The "Slave Owner Law"
The "Exemption Law"
15
The Emancipation Proclamation technically freed no slaves. How did many slaves reach freedom?
Creating a new "Underground Railroad"
Escaping from Confederate Navy
A result of US military action
Freedom from joining the Confederate Army
16
What is the name of the first large land battle?
Shiloh
Bull Run (Manassas)
Antietam Creek (Sharpsburg)
Gettysburg
17
What made Robert Smalls famous?
Became first African-American to become SC governor
Charleston harbor pilot that escaped to freedom
Became African-American Confederate general
Became first African-American US general
18
What was the Confederate political strategy called?
King Rice Diplomacy
Invite more northern states to join the Confederacy
Cotton Export Diplomacy
King Cotton Diplomacy

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The Civil War

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The Civil War

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Questions 18

Answers

1
What was the US political strategy during the war?
Don't trade with Great Britain
Don't allow Great Britain or France to ally with the South
Let the South become independent
Don't buy southern cotton
2
Why did Sherman and his soldiers especially want to destroy South Carolina?
SC started the war
SC was home to most Confederate generals
SC had the largest Confederate army
SC libeled the Union Army in the newspapers
3
After Montgomery, Alabama, what city became the new capital of the Confederacy?
Columbia, SC
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
Washington, DC
4
How did US General Sherman change warfare?
Believed in "Submarine Warfare"
Believed in "Trench Warfare"
Believed in "Mass Transportation Warfare"
Believed in "Total War"
5
What area in SC was captured by the US early in the war?
Port Royal and Hilton Head
Charleston and Port Royal
Charleston and Georgetown
Port Royal and Georgetown
6
What river in the Anaconda Plan did US forces want to control?
Potomac River
Ohio River
Columbia River
Mississippi River
7
What was the Northern war strategy called?
Python Plan
Alligator Plan
Anaconda Plan
Boa Constrictor Plan
8
What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in World History?
CSS Smithwick
USS Monitor
CSS Hunley
USS Housatonic
9
What action started the war?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Secessionville
Battle of Gettysburg
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
10
What surrender is generally considered to have ended the war?
Sherman's surrender at Raleigh, NC
Johnston's surrender at Atlanta, GA
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
Grant's surrender at Richmond, VA
11
What was the Southern military strategy?
Capture the big cities of the North
Become allies with Great Britain
Fight defensive war and force the North to tire of war
Capture the Mississippi River
12
What fort did the famous 54th Massachusetts regiment attack but fail in the attempt?
Fort Wagner
Fort Hardwick
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
13
In what two states were the most battles fought?
Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia and Tennessee
Virginia and Kentucky
Virginia and South Carolina
14
What law in the South made slave owners exempt from military service?
The "20 Slave law"
The "Under 20 Slave Law"
The "Slave Owner Law"
The "Exemption Law"
15
The Emancipation Proclamation technically freed no slaves. How did many slaves reach freedom?
Creating a new "Underground Railroad"
Escaping from Confederate Navy
A result of US military action
Freedom from joining the Confederate Army
16
What is the name of the first large land battle?
Shiloh
Bull Run (Manassas)
Antietam Creek (Sharpsburg)
Gettysburg
17
What made Robert Smalls famous?
Became first African-American to become SC governor
Charleston harbor pilot that escaped to freedom
Became African-American Confederate general
Became first African-American US general
18
What was the Confederate political strategy called?
King Rice Diplomacy
Invite more northern states to join the Confederacy
Cotton Export Diplomacy
King Cotton Diplomacy