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Lessons 1-7 Civil War Review
Lessons 1-7 Civil War Review
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Review the material we covered in Lessons 1-7.
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1
What is a draft?
Required military service
An increase in prices of goods
A protest
A tax on income
2
Why were the border states different from other Union states?
They were on the border.
They joined the Confederacy.
They were in the North but they seceded.
Slavery was legal there but they did not secede.
3
What year was Lincoln first elected president?
1865
1870
1863
1860
4
What were the conditions like in prison camps?
Prisoners had very little food; there was lots of disease
Prisoners were safe
Prisoners had a roof over their heads and plenty of healthy food
Prisoners were comfortable
5
What role did Jefferson Davis have in the war?
The Confederate President
He fired the first shot and started the war
A famous general
The person in charge of the prison camps
6
What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
Federalist
Whig
Democrat
Republican
7
What technology allowed Lincoln to communicate with his generals and get news from the war more quickly?
The Gatling gun
Ironclad ships
The telegraph
The Pony Express
8
Where did the first MAJOR battle take place?
Battle of Antietam
Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
9
Why was the Battle of Shiloh so important?
Gave Union Army the chance to brag; they were finally winning some battles.
Let the Union take control of Mississippi River Valley and go to Vicksburg
It let the Union Army have control over the whole Mississippi River
It let the Union Army have total control over the state of Tennessee
10
Who was the first woman to lead a military operation in the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Todd Lincoln
Clara Barton
11
What is Mathew Brady famous for?
Writing the best speeches
His photographs of the war
His skill in battle
Surviving a prison camp
12
Which of the following was NOT a Union advantage at the start of the war?
More soldiers
Fighting a defensive war on their own soil
More factories
More railroad lines
13
Which new technology helped the Union blockade the Southern ports?
Railroad
Spy gear
Ironclads
Telegraph
14
Habeas corpus is the right to:
Not be unfairly accused
Be released from jail
Have a trial/ Know what you're accused of
Be thrown in jail
15
Where did the Civil War end?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Bull Run, Virginia
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
16
Secede means...
To join/ ally with
To fight
To break away/ Separate
To agree
17
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address? (multiple answers)
Honor the soldiers who fought in the battle there
Remind Union what they were fighting for (ideals of liberty and equality)
Warn the South that in 100 days the slaves would be free
Inspire the Union to keep fighting
18
During the Civil War, the Southern states were called the...
Union
United States
Confederacy
Border states
19
Why was the Battle of Antietam so important? (choose multiple answers)
Allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Bloodiest 1 day battle
Showed the South would not give up easily
Pushed Lee's forces back to the South
20
During the Civil War, Northern states were called the...
Anacondas
Border states
Union
Confederacy
21
Who used the strategy of total war?
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
22
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important? (multiple answers)
It was the turning point of the war
It allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
It stopped Lee from ever taking his troops north again
It was the bloodiest battle of the war
23
What was the Union's battle strategy called?
The Great Advantage
The Anaconda Plan
Defend not Defeat
The Blockage Plan
24
What is unique about the formation of the state of West Virginia?
It was not really a state until the war was over
In 1863, it broke away from Virginia and became its own state
It separated from Kentucky and became its own state
In 1861, it was the only border state
25
Which famous Civil War nurse started the American Red Cross?
Mary Todd Lincoln
Clara Barton
Mary Edwards Walker
Harriet Tubman
26
What was the Gettysburg Address?
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln
A letter written to Jefferson Davis
A document that freed the slaves
A treaty that ended the war
27
WHY did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Because of his personal belief that slavery was wrong
Because he wanted the border states to secede
As a way to hurt the Confederate Army and help the Union win the war
As a way to fight more battles in the North
28
Which of the following was a famous group of African American soldiers?
Copperheads
Ironclads
Members of the American Red Cross
54th Massachusetts Infantry
29
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
Delaware
Maryland
Kentucky
Mississippi
30
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the enslaved people...
in none of the states
in the Confederate states
in the border states
in the Union states
31
Who was the South's most important general?
Ulysess S. Grant
William T. Sherman
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
32
Which of the following were TRUE when Lincoln was elected president?
He said he would not end slavery where it already existed.
He did not want slavery to expand to new areas of the country.
Angered by his election, South Carolina started planning to secede.
Not a single southern state voted for him but he was elected anyway.
33
Who was the Union general who won at Shiloh and later became US President?
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
34
Which of the following was NOT part of the Union's strategy to win the war?
Control Mississippi River
Blockade the Confederate's ports
Capture the South's president and hold him hostage
Take over Richmond, the South's capital
35
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Andrew Johnson
36
When did the Civil War happen?
1865-1870
1861-1865
1861-1868
1860-1865
37
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Shilloh
Bull Run
Antietam
Fort Sumter
38
Why was the Siege of Vicksburg important?
It was the first major battle of the war
It allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
It allowed the Union to control the whole Mississippi River
It was the bloodiest battle
39
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who were the Copperheads?
Northern Democrats/ Lincoln's political enemies
Union generals running the blockade
Confederate politicians in Congress
People who made the Anaconda Plan
