In 1865 the Civil War ended when...

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

What is one reason for the high number of Civil War casualties?

New weapons like the minie ball with outdated tactics

A week after Lee surrendered...

Lincoln was assassinated by Booth

It is obvious that citizens didn't think the war would be long/tough because...

People held picnics to watch early battles as entertainment

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution...

Gave equal protection to all citizens

In 1863 the Union plan started working. That plan was to...

Cut the CSA off from access to the the Mississippi River

William Sherman helped weaken the Confederacy when...

Led a march to the sea, using total war

Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as a...

A tactic of war to severely weaken the CSA

What was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Blacks began signing up for the Union army

Lincoln famously said in the Gettysburg Address that...

"The nation will have a new birth of freedom"

How did cameras impact the war/presidency?

Leaders from now on will always need public support

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1
Women nurses started improving troop care by doing everything EXCEPT...
helping to perform surgeries
calmly administering care to everyone
providing fresh bandages
sorting the wounded
2
In 1865 the Civil War ended when...
Lee escaped to Europe and the other CSA generals surrendered
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Sherman forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Grant killed Lee at the battle of Vicksburg
3
The President of the CSA was...
Alexander Stephens
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
4
Lincoln used the telegraph to...
Hear battle news quickly
Control Union forces
Issue direct orders to commanders
All of the above
5
What is one reason for the high number of Civil War casualties?
Introduction of machine guns
New weapons like the minie ball with outdated tactics
The use of TNT and other explosives for the first time
The wounded were often left on the battlefield to die
6
The commander of the CSA military forces was...
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
7
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution...
Made slavery illegal
Gave all men the right to vote
None of the above
Gave equal protection to all citizens
8
A week after Lee surrendered...
Lincoln was reelected
The Union army was disbanded and returned home
Lincoln was assassinated by Booth
Lincoln met Lee for the first time
9
It is obvious that citizens didn't think the war would be long/tough because...
People held picnics to watch early battles as entertainment
Lincoln held virtually no meetings with his War Dept.
Barely anyone signed up to volunteer for the CSA/Union
Newspapers barely reported on the fighting
10
What new technology made the war more visible to average citizens?
portable cameras
telegraph
television
wifi
11
The single bloodiest day of fighting happened in 1862 at the battle of....
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Vicksburg
12
How did the Union slow down the flow of supplies to the CSA?
They negotiated a treaty with foreign nations
They used a naval blockade
Lincoln issued an executive order to halt all trade
They captured New Orleans
13
Secession means...
Withdrawing representatives from Congress
Withdrawing from the Union
Refusing to follow U.S. laws
Refusing to enforce U.S. laws
14
Who started as a nurse and later founded the Red Cross?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
Betsy Ross
15
This was the first state to secede
Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
16
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution...
None of the above
Gave equal protection to all citizens
Gave all men the right to vote
Made slavery illegal
17
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Union?
More telegraph lines
More factories and manufacturing
More railroads
More steamboats
18
In 1863 the Union plan started working. That plan was to...
Make their slave labor abandon them and flee North
Cut the CSA off from access to the the Mississippi River
Cut off their supply of goods from foreign trade
Kill all their superior generals
19
Two-thirds of army operations were...
surgically removing bullets
all of the above
amputations
treating shrapnel (explosion pieces)
20
The total number of states that seceded
9
11
10
12
21
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution...
Made slavery illegal
Gave equal protection to all citizens
None of the above
Gave all men the right to vote
22
In 1862 the CSA continued winning but Union forces made progress winning battles in the...
East
North
South
West
23
William Sherman helped weaken the Confederacy when...
Led a march to the sea, using total war
Killed Robert E. Lee in battle
Destroyed CSA railroad lines
Captured the Mississippi River
24
Most soldier time was spent...
Building forts
Fighting
Marching and drilling
Assembling canons and building ships
25
What did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation do?
Allowed blacks to fight for the CSA
Freed slaves in the entire country
Freed slaves in the CSA
Freed slaves in just the Union
26
What was the real Civil War killer?
Infection (gangrene)
Starvation
Hypothermia during the winter months
Diseases like smallpox
27
The war began when CSA troops fired on and captured...
Fort Jackson
Fort Sumter
Fort McHenry
Fort St. Phillip
28
The Southern states seceded when...
Congress outlawed slavery
Troops were sent into South Carolina
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln was elected President
29
The turning point of the war came in 1863 at the battle of...
Antietam
Murfreesboro
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
30
Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as a...
Morally righteous and his Christian duty
Means to end slavery for good
A way to boost the number of Union troops
A tactic of war to severely weaken the CSA
31
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Confederacy?
More factories
More experienced commanders
Overwhelmingly strong belief in their cause
Fighting on home turf
32
What was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The CSA fought even harder and tougher than before
Congress tried to impeach Lincoln and remove him from office
Lincoln lost his second election
Blacks began signing up for the Union army
33
Lincoln famously said in the Gettysburg Address that...
"I have a dream"
"The nation will have a new birth of freedom"
"A house divided cannot stand"
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
34
How did cameras impact the war/presidency?
Presidents were able to make smarter military decisions
Historians could keep more accurate records for leaders
Propaganda was used to influence later elections
Leaders from now on will always need public support
35
The first major victory for the CSA occurred 30 miles outside D.C. at...
Wilson's Creek
Chickasaw Bayou
Bull Run/Manassas
Rich Mountain
36
Around how many Americans died in the Civil War?
600,000
200,000
800,000
400,000
37
During the first year of the Civil War (1861), which side won the most victories?
The British
Union
CSA
No clear winner

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