Why was NC spared of Sherman's total war?

Sherman knew many in NC were loyal to the Union

Why did some people refer to the Civil War as a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight'?

men with enough money didn't have to fight

Why did Republicans nominate Andrew Johnson for vice president?

They hoped to gain Democratic support

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

Lee's army was weak after losing 1/3 of their men

The wealthiest plantation owners in the South

did not have to fight in the army

Where is Fort Fisher located?

at the mouth of the Cape Fear River

The Union strategy of "total war" meant

destroying southern fields and factories as well as the army

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1
True or false: ALL men were required to serve in the Army during the Civil War?
False
True
2
Why was NC spared of Sherman's total war?
NC surrendered to save resources
Fort Fisher protected NC
Sherman knew many in NC were loyal to the Union
NC troops defeated Sherman
3
Which state lost the most men in the Civil War?
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
4
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?
federal government
better transportation
military leaders
factories and mills
5
Why did the Confederacy not allow African Americans to fight until the end of the war?
they might revolt
they needed to work on plantations
they didn't know how to shoot a gun
they might join the Union army
6
Why did some people refer to the Civil War as a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight'?
many rich people became poor after the war
no women were allowed to fight
only the poorest people supported the war
men with enough money didn't have to fight
7
The single bloodiest day of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
First Battle of Manassas
8
Union General who led a destructive march through the south
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
William T. Sherman
U.S. Grant
9
Clara Barton helped the war effort by
growing food on plantations
working as a Union scout
encouraging slaves to join the army
serving as a nurse
10
Why did Republicans nominate Andrew Johnson for vice president?
Johnson supported the abolition of slavery
They hoped to gain Democratic support
They wanted a Copperhead in office
Johnson would support the Emancipation Proclamation
11
Announcement freeing all enslaved persons in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclomation
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
Anaconda Plan
12
The Anaconda Plan involved
blocking all Southern ports
attacking the Confederate capital
issuing the Emancipation Proclomation
burning the city of Atlanta
13
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
Gettysburg was close to the Confederate capital
Lee's army was weak after losing 1/3 of their men
Lincoln made a speech there
It prevented the Union from invading the South
14
The wealthiest plantation owners in the South
left the Confederacy to join the Union
became generals
did not have to fight in the army
supported the end of slavery
15
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Zebulon Vance
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
16
Required men ages 18 - 35 to sign up for military service
draft
blockade
pardon
surrender
17
The First Battle of Manassas demonstrated that
the Union army was better prepared
the Confederate army was more organized
the South could not attack the North
the war would not end quickly
18
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
Richmond
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C.
19
Where is Fort Fisher located?
in Plymouth
in Winston
in the mountains
at the mouth of the Cape Fear River
20
When was the Civil War?
1862 - 1863
1863 - 1865
1861 - 1865
1860 - 1864
21
The Union strategy of "total war" meant
creating a blockade of Southern ports
attacking all southern cities along the coast
causing casualties to Confederate soldiers
destroying southern fields and factories as well as the army

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Questions 21

Answers

1
True or false: ALL men were required to serve in the Army during the Civil War?
False
True
2
Why was NC spared of Sherman's total war?
NC surrendered to save resources
Fort Fisher protected NC
Sherman knew many in NC were loyal to the Union
NC troops defeated Sherman
3
Which state lost the most men in the Civil War?
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
4
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?
federal government
better transportation
military leaders
factories and mills
5
Why did the Confederacy not allow African Americans to fight until the end of the war?
they might revolt
they needed to work on plantations
they didn't know how to shoot a gun
they might join the Union army
6
Why did some people refer to the Civil War as a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight'?
many rich people became poor after the war
no women were allowed to fight
only the poorest people supported the war
men with enough money didn't have to fight
7
The single bloodiest day of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
First Battle of Manassas
8
Union General who led a destructive march through the south
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
William T. Sherman
U.S. Grant
9
Clara Barton helped the war effort by
growing food on plantations
working as a Union scout
encouraging slaves to join the army
serving as a nurse
10
Why did Republicans nominate Andrew Johnson for vice president?
Johnson supported the abolition of slavery
They hoped to gain Democratic support
They wanted a Copperhead in office
Johnson would support the Emancipation Proclamation
11
Announcement freeing all enslaved persons in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclomation
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
Anaconda Plan
12
The Anaconda Plan involved
blocking all Southern ports
attacking the Confederate capital
issuing the Emancipation Proclomation
burning the city of Atlanta
13
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
Gettysburg was close to the Confederate capital
Lee's army was weak after losing 1/3 of their men
Lincoln made a speech there
It prevented the Union from invading the South
14
The wealthiest plantation owners in the South
left the Confederacy to join the Union
became generals
did not have to fight in the army
supported the end of slavery
15
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Zebulon Vance
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
16
Required men ages 18 - 35 to sign up for military service
draft
blockade
pardon
surrender
17
The First Battle of Manassas demonstrated that
the Union army was better prepared
the Confederate army was more organized
the South could not attack the North
the war would not end quickly
18
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
Richmond
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C.
19
Where is Fort Fisher located?
in Plymouth
in Winston
in the mountains
at the mouth of the Cape Fear River
20
When was the Civil War?
1862 - 1863
1863 - 1865
1861 - 1865
1860 - 1864
21
The Union strategy of "total war" meant
creating a blockade of Southern ports
attacking all southern cities along the coast
causing casualties to Confederate soldiers
destroying southern fields and factories as well as the army