Civil War Unit Test

Question 1

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union in this battle:

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 2

Based on their decision to secede, it can be assumed that most Southern politicians

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feared Lincoln's election would make the abolition of slavery inevitable

Question 3

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

Accepted Answer

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda Plan)

Question 4

Which government officials also became Booth's targets on the night of April 14th?

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Andrew Johnson & William Seward

Question 5

Sherman wanted Atlanta captured for what reason?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta had become a big supply hub having lots of railroads.

Question 6

In which area did the South have a advantage over the North in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

military leadership

Question 7

What is the main reason that Lincoln did not respond with force to the Confederate threat to attack Fort Sumter?

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He did not want to anger Republicans and slave states still in the Union

Question 8

What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

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January 1, 1863

Question 9

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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All of the Above

Question 10

The Civil War was fought between which two sides?

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Union and Confederacy

Question 11

The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is knowns as?

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secession

Question 12

Which of the following was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy before its capture?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 13

What was the most common medical practice to help an injured soldier, who had a gun shot wound to the leg?

Accepted Answer

amputate the leg

Question 14

Who was the main general who led the Union during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 15

Which of the following was the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond, VA

Question 16

Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 17

Battle of Antietam ended in a tie with neither side clearly the winner, who took credit for winning the battle?

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 18

What is the name of the play that Lincoln goes to see at Ford's theatre?

Accepted Answer

Our American Cousin

Question 19

Which of the following was not an advantage for the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

it had deep knowledge of the land on which most of the battles were fought

Question 20

Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in the beginning of the war was to

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keep the Union together by having the South rejoin the North

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