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Civil War Battles
Civil War Battles
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A review of the major battles in the Civil War.
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1
Which of these was NOT a Confederate general?
Lee
Meade
Beauregard
Jackson
2
Battle named for a creek whose name means "River of Death" in Cherokee.
Appomattox
Shiloh
Andersonville
Chickamauga
3
The largest battle fought west of the Mississippi which gave the Union control of Missouri was:
Poison Springs
Shiloh
Pea Ridge
Prairie Grove
4
Ironclads -
Changed naval warfare forever
First battle was between the Monitor and the Virginia
All the above
Were iron plated ships
5
Which of these was NOT part of the Union plan to win the war
Get England to attack the South
Take control of the Mississippi
Blockade the ports in the south
Capture Richmond
6
Which of these would have been the LEAST likely impact of the Civil War on the South?
Devastated crops and homes
Being forced to relocate (move)
Money becoming worthless
Lack of food and supplies
7
The battle fought near a church named peace where Union troops were caught completely off guard
Cold Harbor
Shiloh
Antietam
Spotsylvania
8
The Union plan to win the war was nicknamed:
Rattlesnake
Cobra
Anaconda
Copperhead
9
Copperheads were NOT:
In favor of negotiating a peace with the South.
Southern Democrats
Northern Democrats
A threat to the effort to win the war.
10
The first major battle of the war was:
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
Shiloh
Gettysburg
11
The battles that made Sherman's march to the sea possible:
Vicksburg and New Orleans
Chattanooga and Atlanta
Gettysburg and Chickamauga
New York and Boston
12
The site where the Lee surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Court House, VA
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, VA
The Third Battle of Bull Run
13
The battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Cold Harbor
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Richmond
14
The first shots in the Civil War were fired at:
Fort Sumter
Cold Harbor
Gettysburg
Shiloh
15
Which of these did women not serve at during the war
Spies
Nurses
Government officials
Soldiers
16
After Jackson was wounded, Lee said "Jackson has lost his left arm but I have lost my..."
Left foot
Mind
Right
Kidney
17
Which of these was NOT a Union General?
Johnston
Grant
McClellan
Meade
18
Total war is to:
Blow up all roads and railways
Assassinate all of your enemies leaders
Take or destroy what your enemy can use
Kill everyone in the enemies army.
19
This battle was the turning point of the war.
Appomattox
Fredericksburg
The Second Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
20
Why was the draft system unfair?
If you had money you could get out of it
Even women were drafted
It targeted only young men
There was only a draft in the South
21
The battle where Grant lost 7,000 men at the start of the fight. Lee's last victory.
Wilderness
Petersburg
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
22
A famous division commander for the South from Arkansas.
AP Hill
Joe Johnston
George Meade
Patrick Cleburne
23
What did Union soldiers say Grant's initials stood for?
Unconditional Surrender
Uncle Sam
U Suck
Union Steady
24
In the war, what was MOST likely to kill you?
Starvation
A field hospital
Disease or infection
A bullet
25
The Emancipation Proclamation DID NOT:
Make the war about slavery
Free all slaves
Inspire African Americans to fight in the war
Help keep England and France out of the war.
26
Women fought in every major battle in the war.
True
False
27
The Civil War was the first war to really use:
Rifles
Flamethrowers
Trench warfare
Snipers
28
Which of these was a strength of the South
More factories
Better military leaders
Organized Government
Greater resources
29
The bloodiest single day battle of the war was:
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
30
Which of these was NOT a goal of the South in the war:
Gain support of European nations
Destroy Washington D.C. and New York
Play defense
Force the Union to let them go