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The Civil War
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1
House representatives in the U.S. Congress serve ______________ year terms.
four
eight
six
two
2
Overall _______ percent of Americans fought in the Civil War.
10
40
20
30
3
To serve in the U.S. Supreme Court you need to live in the United States at least
35 years
25 years
zero years - there is no requirement
30 years
4
Ruthless general who crushed the South's will to keep fighting
George Meade
Ambrose Burnside
Ulysses S Grant
William T Sherman
5
a formal announcement
habeas corpus
proclamation
emancipation
conscription
6
At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy was relying on this to win the war.
money made selling cotton
the superiority of their generals
Britain siding with the Confederacy
the inferiority of Northern battle training
7
Lee surrendered to Grant at
Gettysburg
Antietam
Appomattox Court house
Bull Run
8
attacks intended to destroy an enemy’s army, resources, and will to fight
total war
blockade
siege
barricade
9
Leader of the Supreme Court
Supreme Justice
God Emperor
Chief Justice
Head Justice
10
Slavery was not completely abolished until this was ratified
10th Amendment
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
11
system of required military service; a draft
habeas corpus
proclamation
conscription
emancipation
12
Harriet Tubman was instrumental in aiding a Union raid on Southern plantations because she
was a phenomenal shot
guided three ironclads through torpedo-filled waters
convinced freed slaves to fight for the Union
knew the terrain better than anyone
13
President of the Confederate States of America
William T Sherman
Robert E Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
14
military term for persons killed, wounded, or missing in action
casualty
habeas corpus
conscription
AWOL
15
All of the following were Confederate advantages except
More agricultural productivity
Experienced and talented generals
Home field advantage
Seven out of Eight military academies
16
The Confederacy believed that Britain would become their allies because Britain got
75 percent of their cotton from the South
65 percent of their cotton from the South
90 percent of their cotton from the South
50 percent of their cotton from the South
17
The U.S. Constitution has this many articles
five
nine
seven
three
18
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in
slave states
border states
rebelling states
states in the deep South
19
Many D.C. residents did this during the first battle of the Civil War.
watched Game of Thrones
enlisted in the army
joined the fight
had a picnic
20
The Union army consisted of all of the following except
women
immigrants
children
Native Americans
21
All of the following were border states except
Kentucky
Missouri
North Carolina
Delaware
22
Fake cannons were used to scare this person.
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
George B McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
23
The war was incredibly deadly because
new weapons and old battle tactics
old weapons and new battle tactics
of trench warfare
rifling
24
Lincoln originally called for soldiers to serve only this long when the war began
3 months
3 weeks
4 years
40 days
25
The Civil War beliefs associated with the Cult of Domesticity changed by
Inspiring Susan B. Anthony to fight for suffrage.
allowing women to enroll in the military
encouraging the Seneca Falls Convention
enabling women to enter into nursing
26
How could people legally avoid conscription during the Civil War?
own 5 slaves
pay someone to fight for you
enroll in the navy
pay the government $500
27
Senators in the U.S. Congress serve _________ year terms.
two
six
eight
four
28
Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
George B McClellan
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
29
Wounds glowed at
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
30
emancipate
to protect from unlawful imprisonment
to free
to arrest
to enslave
31
As many as ____________ women fought in the Civil War.
1,200
2,500
3,000
400
32
Both northerners and southerners suffered financially from
poor sanitation
a lagging economy
malaria epidemic
inflation
33
Lee's second northern invasion was crushed at
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
34
Lee invaded the North ________ times
three
one
four
two
35
inflation
general increase in value of money
general drop in prices
general decrease in the value of goods
general rise in prices
36
Ineffective Union general who was fired by Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S Grant
George B McClellan
Jefferson Davis
William T Sherman
37
military action to prevent traffic from coming or leaving a region
barricade
siege
blockade
total war
38
"The Butcher"
Stonewall Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
William T Sherman
Ulysses S Grant
39
McClellan lost popular support in the election of 1864 after the military victory here.
Atlanta
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
40
The South would have lost the first battle of Bull Run if it had not been for
Robert E Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
William T Sherman
41
The battle of Antietam caused all of the following except
Lincoln to issue to Emancipation Proclamation
the British to stay out of the war
McClellan to lose his job
Ulysses S Grant to take command of the Union army
42
The number one cause of death during the war was
Minie ball injuries
accident
exhaustion
disease
43
George B McClellan was supported by
Frederick Douglass
Democrats in favor of the war
northern abolitionists
Copperheads
44
Most deadly weapon in the Civil War
minie balls
submarines
iron clads
mortars
45
Famous nurse who served in the American Civil War
Elizabeth Blackwell
Dorothea Dix
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
46
This was the deadliest day in American history.
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
47
Famous abolitionist who served as a spy, nurse, and military leader during war
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Dorothea Dix
Sojourner Truth
48
All of the following were Northern advantages except
more railroads
more talented generals
larger population
stronger manufacturing base
49
This animal describes Sherman's army during his "March to the Sea."
sharks
kiwis
wolves
locusts
50
Lee invaded the North a second time in order to
decrease support for the war in the North
seize Washington D.C.
crush Sherman's army
put an end to the naval blockade
51
All of the following were parts of Scott's strategy to defeat the South except
seize control of the Mississippi River
seize control of Richmond
naval blockade of Southern ports
naval blockade of Northern ports
52
After the battle of Bull Run, Lincoln adjusted the number of men needed in the army from 75,000
to 3 million
to 500,000
to 1 million
to 100,000
53
Commander of the Union army who ultimately defeated Robert E. Lee
William T Sherman
Ambrose Burnside
George B McClellan
Ulysses S Grant
54
Number of Constitutional Amendments
10
19
29
27
55
income tax
tax on imported goods
tax on property
tax on value of goods
tax on money people earn
56
The South lost all hope of winning the war after
the battle of Shiloh
Antietam
the battle of Gettysburg
Lincoln was reelected
57
Battle that enabled the Union to seize the Mississippi
Vicksburg
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
58
Total number of electoral college votes
435
270
538
438
59
As the war became more unpopular, both the North and the South needed to
use pro-slavery propoganda
forbid desertion
offer combat bonuses
pass conscription laws
60
Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
habeas corpus
conscription
inflation
emancipation