Which of the following was NOT part of the Anaconda Plan?

General Sherman's March to the Sea

All of the following were consequences of the Civil War EXCEPT

Rapid growth of southern industry & southern economic boom

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

Only slaves in territory still controlled by the Confederacy

Antietam was a key battle for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

France entered the war on the side of the Confederacy.

The capture of Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War because

It gave the Union control over the Mississippi River.

Gettysburg was a turning point of the Civil War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Britain officially recognized the CSA.

Which event triggered the secession of the first 7 southern states that formed the CSA?

Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency

Which (border) slave states rejected secession & remained in the Union during the Civil War?

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, & Delaware

Sectional tension between the North and South increased for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Both favored strong federal authority

Which of the following accurately reflects the Republican party's position on slavery (1850s) ?

Accepted its existence in the South, opposed extension West

Which of the following events took place last?

Abraham Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

All of the following were Southern advantages at the start of the Civil War EXCEPT

Possessed most of the nation's railroads

Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Passage of a strengthened federal fugitive slave law

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1
All of the following were advantages of the North at the start of the Civil War EXCEPT
Navy
Possessed elite officer corps
Larger population from which to draft soldiers
Possessed more industrial and food resources
2
Which of the following was NOT part of the Anaconda Plan?
Capture the Confederate capital at Richmond
Capture the Mississippi River and divide the South
Naval blockade
General Sherman's March to the Sea
3
All of the following were consequences of the Civil War EXCEPT
Rapid growth of northern industry and northern economic boom
13th Amendment abolished slavery
Debate about federal supremacy versus states' rights settled
Rapid growth of southern industry & southern economic boom
4
The Emancipation Proclamation freed
Only slaves in territory still controlled by the Confederacy
Only slaves in northern states
All slaves in both Union and Confederate controlled states
Only slaves in the border states
5
Antietam was a key battle for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Stopping the Confederate invasion boosted Union morale.
It was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
France entered the war on the side of the Confederacy.
Britain decided to withhold official recognition of the CSA.
6
Refers to greater loyalty felt by Americans toward their regions than the country as a whole
Abolitionism
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Secession
7
The capture of Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War because
Britain decided to withhold recognition of the CSA.
It was the capital of the Confederacy.
It gave the Union control over the Mississippi River.
Lee was forced to surrender his army to Grant.
8
Gettysburg was a turning point of the Civil War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
More than 50,000 soldiers were killed in the 3-day battle.
Britain officially recognized the CSA.
It was a decisive victory for the Union army.
Heavy Confederate losses meant Lee could not invade again.
9
Which of the following was NOT a former slave who spoke and wrote about the horrors they faced?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
10
All of the following are examples of escalating violence around the question of slavery EXCEPT
Dred Scott decision, 1857
Bleeding Kansas, 1855-1856
Representative Brooks' assault of Senator Sumner, 1856
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, 1859
11
Which event triggered the secession of the 4 additional southern states in April 1861?
Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency
John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry
The formation of the Republican party
The bombardment of Fort Sumter
12
The chief commander of the Confederate army was
General Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
General Stonewall Jackson
General Ulysses S. Grant
13
The most successful commander of the Union army was
General George McClellan
General Ulysses S. Grant
General William Tecumseh Sherman
General Winfield Scott
14
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Slavery in territories determined by popular sovereignty
Stricter federal fugitive slave law
California admitted as a free state
Utah admitted as a slave state
15
Which event triggered the secession of the first 7 southern states that formed the CSA?
The formation of the Republican Party
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
The bombardment of Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency
16
Which (border) slave states rejected secession & remained in the Union during the Civil War?
Florida, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, & Delaware
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
17
Which of the following was an immediate cause of the Civil War?
The Dred Scott decision
Bleeding Kansas
Secession of 7 southern states
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
18
Sectional tension between the North and South increased for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Efforts to stop spread of slavery seemed unfair to the South
Both favored strong federal authority
Northern support of high tariffs did not benefit the South
North opposed pursuit of fugitive slaves in their states
19
Which of the following accurately reflects the Republican party's position on slavery (1850s) ?
Opposed its existence in the South, accepted extension West
Accepted its existence in the South and extension West
Accepted its existence in the South, opposed extension West
Opposed its existence in the South and extension to the West
20
Which of the following events took place last?
Sherman's March to the Sea
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Grant captured Richmond
Abraham Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
21
All of the following were Southern advantages at the start of the Civil War EXCEPT
Familiar with terrain and personally motivated to fight
Possessed most of the nation's railroads
Possessed strong military tradition
Fighting defensive war
22
In 1861, the primary goal of the war, according to President Lincoln, was to
Punish the South for the Brooks-Sumner incident
Prove that states had no right to rebel for any reason
Preserve the Union
Abolish slavery
23
All of the following were underlying causes of the Civil War EXCEPT
Secession of southern states
Sectionalism
Status of slavery in the western territories
Federal supremacy vs. states' rights
24
Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Slavery prohibited north of the 36-30 line
Passage of a strengthened federal fugitive slave law
Maine admitted as a free state
Missouri admitted as a slave state
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after
The Battle of Gettysburg
The first Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Antietam

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