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The Civil War
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From Lincoln's inaugural address to Lee's surrender and everything in between.
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1
Which battle served as the turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Shiloh
2
What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?
To train snakes to attack southern troops.
To end the war quickly.
To block southern ports and control the Mississippi river.
To scare southern troops and force them to surrender.
3
What was the result of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
The Union surrendered the fort and were executed.
The Union defeated the confederate soldiers.
The Union surrendered the fort.
100 Union soldiers were killed.
4
What was the result of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Southern prisoners joined the Union.
Union soldiers were taken prisoner by the south.
The Confederacy defeated the Union Army
The south suffered massive casualties and had to retreat.
5
In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln invokes the principles contained in which U.S. document?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
6
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved persons where?
In states still in rebellion after January 1, 1863.
Only in Northern Sates
All states that allowed slavery.
South Carolina
7
Following the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans were allowed to _____________.
run for president
serve in the Union Army.
vote
8
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Winfield Scott
Abraham Lincoln
9
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the terms of surrender?
All officers and men were to be pardoned
U.S. would not prosecute confederate soldiers for treason
Soldiers could keep their private property; sidearms,horses.
The confederate soldiers would be treated dishonorably.
10
What was the name of the Union military strategy developed by General Winfield Scott?
The Anaconda Plan
The Rattler Plan
Shock and Awe
The Scott Plan
11
__% of the nation's factories were in the North, allowing them to easily supply their troops.
50%
60%
25%
90%
12
7 of the 8 military colleges were in the South, why was this an advantage?
Their leaders would be more likely to negotiate peace.
It produced capable and well schooled leaders.
Military colleges are known to be great party schools.
Would allow the region to organize a strong fighting force.
13
Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Washington D.C.
14
The Union is comprised of ___ states and has a population of over ____ million.
11, 20
15, 20
11, 9
21, 20
15
Robert E. Lee is offered command of the Union army but declines. Why?
He was a coward.
He supported slavery.
He refused to fight against his own state of Virginia.
He hated Lincoln
16
Army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Gen. Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Washington D.C
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
17
An attempt to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse is called _______.
a civil war
a war of attrition
world war
a revolutionary war
18
Where was Fort Sumter located?
South Carolina
Virginia
Texas
Georgia
19
How many states in total seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy?
11
21
12
10
20
Where was the Gettysburg address delivered?
At Lincolns second inaugural address.
Before the battle of Gettysburg
At Lincoln's funeral
At the dedication for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg
21
Why did Lincoln and the Union decide NOT to implement the Anaconda Plan?
The Union lacked a strong enough navy to carry out the plan.
They looked to put an end to war quickly and decisively.
Lincoln though the name was lame.
No one like General Scott
22
In Lincoln's inaugural speech in 1861, how did he try and avoid war?
He calls them backwards rednecks.
Would not interfere with slavery where it already existed.
He warns that slavery will never be allowed in the south.
He threatens to attack the states that seceded.
23
______ of the naval officers came from the North providing a large pool of trained sailors.
All
1/4
1/2
3/4
24
Military campaign meant to make southerners understand the horrors of war and end the struggle.
The March to the Sea
Bull Run
The Anaconda Plan
The Sumter Campaign
25
A military person could NOT be considered a casualty of war for which reason?
Wounded
Captured
They fled the country
Death
