The American Civil War

Question 1

In the Civil War, the two sides were called the ____

Accepted Answer

North and South

Question 2

Two advantages the Union had at the start of the war were ____. (Pick 2)

Accepted Answer

More railroad tracks, More people

Question 3

The Emancipation Proclamation ___.

Accepted Answer

freed slaves in the Confederacy, was created by Abraham Lincoln, did not apply to the border states, inspired slaves to escape

Question 4

After the Emancipation Proclamation ___.

Accepted Answer

many northerners were upset, the Union was also fighting to end slavery, More than 200,000 African-Americans enlisted in the Union army and navy

Question 5

Another name for "the South" included ____.

Accepted Answer

the Confederacy

Question 6

The victory at Vicksburg helped the Union because ___.

Accepted Answer

controlling the Mississippi River cut the Confederacy in two

Question 7

The victory at Gettysburg helped the Union because ____.

Accepted Answer

Lee's army could not replace the losses, Lee had to retreat from Pennsylvania

Question 8

John Brown ___.

Accepted Answer

was seen as a martyr to the North, led an unsuccessful attack on Harper's Ferry, was seen as a terrorist to the South

Question 9

How did the war affect women?

Accepted Answer

Many served as nurses, Some served as spies, They took jobs in factories, They had to take over farms

Question 10

The generals who led the Union to victory were ___.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses Grant, William Sherman

Question 11

The South seceded ____. (Pick 2)

Accepted Answer

because Abraham Lincoln was elected, to preserve their slavery

Question 12

The Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy was called __.

Accepted Answer

the Anaconda Plan

Question 13

How did the war affect Southerners?

Accepted Answer

Many homes and farms were destroyed by the Union army, They struggled to have enough supplies, They lost their cause and slavery

Question 14

How did the war affect African-Americans?

Accepted Answer

Slaves ran away to get their freedom, The war ended slavery, Thousands joined the army to fight for their freedom

Question 15

At the beginning of the war, the Union was fighting to ___.

Accepted Answer

Keep the United States together

Question 16

Harriet Beecher Stowe ___.

Accepted Answer

helped northerners see blacks as people and hate slavery, wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Question 17

The best general for the South was ___

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 18

Two advantages the South had at the start of the war were ___. (Pick 2)

Accepted Answer

it was a large territory to conquer, Better military leadership

Question 19

Two disadvantages the South had at the start of the war were ___. (Pick 2)

Accepted Answer

fewer factories, Can be split in two by the Mississippi River

Question 20

Another name for "the North" included ____.

Accepted Answer

the Union

Question 21

Harriet Tubman ___.

Accepted Answer

helped northerners realize the brutal truth of slave owners' cruelties, helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad

Question 22

How did the war affect men?

Accepted Answer

They were far away from home for years, Millions served as soldiers, Thousands were injured and died

Question 23

The victory at the battle of Antietam helped the Union because ___.

Accepted Answer

It led to the Emancipation Proclamation

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