Why is Gettysburg considered a major turning point in the War?

The South lost so many soldiers and supplies

According to Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address, he stressed what point?

The Southern states should re-enter the Union with no penalty

Why were guns more accurate during the War?

Their bullets spun as they went up their spiraled barrel

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1
What event sparked the secession of the southern states?
Election of Lincoln
Assassination of Lincoln
Lincoln’s threats in his 1st Inaugural Address.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
2
Why is Gettysburg considered a major turning point in the War?
The British Navy refused to help he South after the battle
It’s capture shut down most Railroad lines moved supplies south.
The South lost so many soldiers and supplies
It was the first attempt by the South to invade the North
3
The bloodiest single day in US History was September 17, 1862 at what battle?
Antietam
Atlanta
Shiloh
Gettysburg
4
What part of the military uses the canons?
Cassions
Artillery
Armor
Infantry
5
What former US Senator was chosen to be president of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
John C. Calhoun
Lucius A. Lamar
6
What battle was the largest fought in NC?
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Wilmington
Durham
7
The first US ironclad ship was the?
Merrimac
Virginia
Monitor
Cairo
8
Taking control of what Mississippi City in 1863 gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River?
Oxford
Jackson
Vicksburg
Tupelo
9
Which General lost his arm and eventually his life at Chancellorsville?
US Grant
George Pickett
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Bragg
10
According to Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address, he stressed what point?
Slavery would end as a result of the War
No leaders of the secession would be allowed to stay in power
The Southern states should re-enter the Union with no penalty
Britain and France better not help the South
11
Where did the largest Confederate Army surrender in Virginia?
Antietam
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Petersburg
12
How did Booth kill Lincoln?
Destroyed the theater he was in with a bomb
Shot him
Stabbed him
Bored him to death with a Shakespearean play.
13
Sherman’s March to the Sea led to what two state capitals being burned?
Richmond and Charleston
Atlanta and Columbia
Atlanta and Birmingham
Jackson and Nashville
14
Greenbacks were?
Specially trained snipers
Irish born troops in the Union Army
inexperienced soldiers
paper money
15
What “victory” gave Lincoln the confidence to state the Emancipation Proclamation?
Richmond
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Antietam
16
Control of what river was essential to the Anaconda Plan?
Missouri
Mississippi
Savannah
Ohio
17
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Gettysburg
Manassass
Fort Sumter
Columbia
18
The Gettysburg Address called for?
A new birth of freedom
The burning of major cities in the South
An immediate end to the War
The end of the Anaconda Plan
19
Why were guns more accurate during the War?
Machine guns became the most used weapon
They used mass manufactured musket balls
They used more gunpowder
Their bullets spun as they went up their spiraled barrel
20
What Union general found success fighting for the Mississippi River before being promoted to be in charge of the Army
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
George B. Mclellan
US Grant

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Questions 20

Answers

1
What event sparked the secession of the southern states?
Election of Lincoln
Assassination of Lincoln
Lincoln’s threats in his 1st Inaugural Address.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
2
Why is Gettysburg considered a major turning point in the War?
The British Navy refused to help he South after the battle
It’s capture shut down most Railroad lines moved supplies south.
The South lost so many soldiers and supplies
It was the first attempt by the South to invade the North
3
The bloodiest single day in US History was September 17, 1862 at what battle?
Antietam
Atlanta
Shiloh
Gettysburg
4
What part of the military uses the canons?
Cassions
Artillery
Armor
Infantry
5
What former US Senator was chosen to be president of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
John C. Calhoun
Lucius A. Lamar
6
What battle was the largest fought in NC?
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Wilmington
Durham
7
The first US ironclad ship was the?
Merrimac
Virginia
Monitor
Cairo
8
Taking control of what Mississippi City in 1863 gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River?
Oxford
Jackson
Vicksburg
Tupelo
9
Which General lost his arm and eventually his life at Chancellorsville?
US Grant
George Pickett
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Bragg
10
According to Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address, he stressed what point?
Slavery would end as a result of the War
No leaders of the secession would be allowed to stay in power
The Southern states should re-enter the Union with no penalty
Britain and France better not help the South
11
Where did the largest Confederate Army surrender in Virginia?
Antietam
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Petersburg
12
How did Booth kill Lincoln?
Destroyed the theater he was in with a bomb
Shot him
Stabbed him
Bored him to death with a Shakespearean play.
13
Sherman’s March to the Sea led to what two state capitals being burned?
Richmond and Charleston
Atlanta and Columbia
Atlanta and Birmingham
Jackson and Nashville
14
Greenbacks were?
Specially trained snipers
Irish born troops in the Union Army
inexperienced soldiers
paper money
15
What “victory” gave Lincoln the confidence to state the Emancipation Proclamation?
Richmond
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Antietam
16
Control of what river was essential to the Anaconda Plan?
Missouri
Mississippi
Savannah
Ohio
17
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Gettysburg
Manassass
Fort Sumter
Columbia
18
The Gettysburg Address called for?
A new birth of freedom
The burning of major cities in the South
An immediate end to the War
The end of the Anaconda Plan
19
Why were guns more accurate during the War?
Machine guns became the most used weapon
They used mass manufactured musket balls
They used more gunpowder
Their bullets spun as they went up their spiraled barrel
20
What Union general found success fighting for the Mississippi River before being promoted to be in charge of the Army
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
George B. Mclellan
US Grant