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1
Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
It divided the Confederacy
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North
It convinced the Confederacy to surrender
It marked the first Union victory on the battlefield
2
Which general did Lincoln fire because of not pursuing the South after the victory at Antietam?
George McClellan
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Ambrose Burnside
3
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Alexander
John C. Calhoun
Robert E. Lee
4
What Union general earned his nickname by being a stubborn negotiator?
Ulysses S. Grant
David G. Farragut
William Tecumseh Sherman
George McClellan
5
Why was David Farragut's victory in April 1862 so important?
It boosted morale in the South and prompted Lee to invade
It protected the Union capital from Confederate takeover
It made the South give up the plan of invading the North
It advanced the Union plan to split the Confederacy into two
6
Who was the Confederate general that earned a nickname by holding up during stressful times
JEB Stuart
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
7
What Confederate general led the successful defense at Richmond but lost men at Antietam?
George Picket
JEB Stuart
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. Jackson
8
Who was the Union general who was eventually fired for having the "slows"?
John Hooker
Ambrose Burnside
George McClellan
George Meade
9
At which battle, did the 54th Regiment, led by Robert G. Shaw, take the lead in?
Vicksburg
Fort Wagner
Wilderness
Fort Sumter
10
Where did President Davis decide the war should begin because there were still Northern troops?
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Shiloh
11
While serving in the Union army, African Americans faced all of the following
except
excessively high income taxes
discrimination
higher mortality rates than whites
lower pay than whites
12
What Union general spent more time preparing the Army of the Potomac than entering battles?
Ambrose Burnside
George McClellan
Ullysses S. Grant
Joseph Hooker
13
What event did not take place at Gettysburg?
Picket's charge
Robert E. Lee's resignation
chaos because of the spectators watching the battle
battle that began over shoes
14
Who was a Union nurse who cared for the sick and wounded on the front lines?
Florence Nightingale
Mary Todd Lincoln
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
15
Who was the general responsible for the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run?
JEB Staurt
Thomas J. Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George Picket
16
In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?
industrial capacity
civilian leadership
military leadership
food production
17
Who was the hero at Vicksburg who became the commander of all Union armies in 1864?
Ambrose Burnside
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
George McClellan
18
Who led the Union soldiers from Maine in the battle at Little Round Top in Gettysburg?
Robert Gregg
John Buford
George Meade
Joshua L. Chamberland
19
Who was a Southern sympathizer and actor who assassinated President Lincoln?
William Tecumseh Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Lee Harvey Oswald
20
Who was the Union commander who seized New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Natchez?
Ambrose Burnside
David G. Farragut
Ulysses S. Grant
Willam Tecumseh Sherman
21
Grant and Sherman's strategy of total war targeted not only the Confederate army but also
the civilian population of the South
Northern citizens sympathetic to the South
the South's population of enslaved Africans
Native Americans who were not loyal to the United States
22
What called for a three-part assault on the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
cut the Confederacy in two
capture Richmond, VA
blockade system
23
What battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history?
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
24
What was Clara Barton's role in the Civil War?
federal clerk
ordinary soldier
nurse on the battlefield
Red Cross volunteer
25
Who was the Union Commander who burned a path of destruction through Georgia?
Ambrose Burnside
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Meade
David G. Farragut
26
What was the first battle of the Civil War, and resulted in a Confederate victory?
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Shiloh
27
Who was the Confederate commander who opposed secession but sided with his beloved state VA
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Thomas J. Jackson
28
Who was the Republican who won the presidency in 1860?
George McClellan
James Buchannan
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
29
What did Grant focus on capturing to gain complete control of the Mississippi River?
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
