Was the bloodiest battle (most casualties) until Gettysburg

What was Pickett's Charge?

The charge ordered by Lee during Gettysburg

The main result of Gettysburg was...

The Confederacy never advanced North again

What was the main result of Bull Run?

Both sides realized the war would not be quick

Grant was so successful because he

Would throw soldiers into the fight regardless of casualties

What was the main result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

The Union won control of the Mississippi River

Sherman's March to the Sea accomplished what?

Introduced the concept of total War

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The Civil War Test Review

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1
The Battle of Shiloh
Had the most deaths of any battle in the war
Led to the Emancipation Proclamation
Was the bloodiest battle (most casualties) until Gettysburg
Was a major Confederate victory
2
What form of media helped show the horrors of war to citizens at home?
Political Cartoons
Autobiographers
Photography
Reporters in the field
3
What was Pickett's Charge?
The building of a fence to keep out the Union
The Union retreat after Bull Run
The ramming of ironclad ships
The charge ordered by Lee during Gettysburg
4
The main result of Gettysburg was...
The Confederacy never advanced North again
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
The Union couldn't take the Western states
Naval history was advanced to steel ships
5
What was the main result of Bull Run?
Both sides realized the war would not be quick
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
The firing of General McClellan
the first Union victory
6
How did the battle of Hampton Roads change military strategy?
Showed the value of calvary
Made wooden ships obsolete
Made forward charges obsolete
Highlighted the importance of controlling rivers
7
Which of the following was an advantage for the Union?
More railroad mileage
Knew the area of the war better
Better tactics
More effective calvary
8
Grant was so successful because he
Would throw soldiers into the fight regardless of casualties
Was brilliant at organizing troops
Understood how to use modern technologies
Could out-think his opponents
9
What kind of source is this?
None of the above
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
10
What was the main result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Abraham Lincoln won reelection
The Union won control of the Mississippi River
The South forced the Unions' retreat back to Washington DC
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
11
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Rutherford B. Hayes
Stephen Douglas
Robert E Lee
12
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Bull Run
Fort Sumter
13
What event was the Political turning point of the war?
Atlanta
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
14
What kind of source is this?
None of the above
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
15
Sherman's March to the Sea accomplished what?
A defeat of General Lee
Introduced the concept of total War
The capture of Charleston
Captured Vicksburg
16
What was Lincoln's initial goals for the Civil War?
To preserve the union
To contain slavery
To destroy the south
To end slavery
17
Which of the following was an advantage for the Confederacy?
More soldiers
Greater agriculture for food supplies
Better trained soldiers
Greater industrial power
18
Which General was known for being extremely strong, but was shot by his own troops?
George Meade
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
William Sherman
19
Which of the following was a Border State?
Maryland
Arkansas
Ohio
West Virginia
20
Which General was fired by Lincoln early in the war?
George McClellan
P.G.T Beauregard
William Sherman
Edwin Stanton
21
What an effect of Antietam?
The Confederates forced the Union back towards Washington DC
McClellan was fired
The Union took the Mississippi
Stonewall Jackson was killed

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