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Question 1

Union troops hoped to control the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers to split the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Clara Barton served as a ___________ during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

nurse

Question 3

A series of Union victories in late 1864 helped Lincoln win reelection.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Why is Appomattox Court House famous?

Accepted Answer

It was the site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender.

Question 5

Southern states justified leaving the union with the notion of

Accepted Answer

States' Rights

Question 6

How did abolitionists view slavery?

Accepted Answer

a moral wrong

Question 7

What battle in Tennessee was named after a small church?

Accepted Answer

Shiloh

Question 8

Battle began July 1, 1863, Confederates entered a town for supplies but met Union troops.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 9

The main goal of the North at the start of the Civil War was

Accepted Answer

reunite the country

Question 10

This battle forced Union troops to retreat to Jacksonville.

Accepted Answer

Olustee

Question 11

After the First Battle of Bull Run, McClellan was appointed to lead the Union Army.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

This April battle lasted only two days, but was some of the War's bloodiest days.

Accepted Answer

Shiloh

Question 13

Habeas corpus is

Accepted Answer

a guarantee that a prisoner has the right to see a judge

Question 14

Confederate victories in the East were largely due to Lee and Jackson's leadership.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The North’s war plan came from which hero of the war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Winfield Scott

Question 16

During his March to the Sea, Sherman destroyed anything of use to the South.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Name of the Union's plan to split the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

Anaconda Plan

Question 18

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?

Accepted Answer

Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.

Question 19

Border states, such as Virginia, remained with the Union.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The North offered ____________ to encourage volunteers.

Accepted Answer

bounties

Question 21

The Civil War costs more American lives than any other war.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which general ordered Pickett’s Charge?

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 23

During the Civil War the South had an advantage over the North because of its larger army.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Most "Peace Democrats" came from

Accepted Answer

Midwestern states

Question 25

Sherman's March to the Sea began at

Accepted Answer

Atlanta, Georgia

Question 26

Some churches and schools closed during the Civil War to

Accepted Answer

to serve as hospitals for the wounded

Question 27

What did Lincoln sign on January 1, 1863?

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 28

In which state did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 29

The Battle of Gettysburg was important because it was

Accepted Answer

the last time Southern Troops penetrated Union territory.

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