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US1 9-1 Early Civil War
US1 9-1 Early Civil War
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A #socialstudies #blindquiz to prepare US1 students for an assessment on the #civilwar
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1
Union major general who organized & trained the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as general-in-chief
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
P.G.T. Beauregard
William Tecumseh Sherman
2
Both North & South used hot air balloons for all of the following EXCEPT:
reconnaissance
dropping bombs
directing artillery fire
locating enemy forces
3
Small, fast Confederate ships that ran through the Union blockades to smuggle goods through the protected area
Tramp Steamers
the Hot Fleet
Speed Merchants
Blockade runners
4
This was an all-African American fighting unit for the Union army during the Civil War
27th New Jersey
55th Maine
54th Massachusetts
63rd Maryland
5
The South’s military tradition was the
air corps
marines
army
navy
6
He was president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
John C. Calhoun
Lloyd George
7
Prior to the draft, both North & South attempted to use all of the following to get men to join their militaries EXCEPT
mass conscription
seeking volunteers
bounty
mobilizing militia
8
To enforce militia law to conscript troops for the army, Lincoln suspended ___
freedom of religion
writs of habeas corpus
ex post facto laws
the 2nd Amendment
9
This allowed the majority of Union soldiers to receive care much more quickly & efficiently
Topographical Engineers
Army Ambulance Corps
Armored Cavalry
Union Army Balloon Corps
10
Slave states that did not secede from the Union were called
yellow dogs
border states
slavers
yellow lines
11
The North called their Civil War strategy “the Anaconda Plan” because the plan was to-
force the South to come out & fight.
slither around the edge of the South and attack from behind.
attack the South repeatedly until they gave up.
surround the South & choke off outside supply & support.
12
Northern democrats who opposed abolition & thought the Civil War was unnecessary
White Anacondas
Grey Rattlers
Snakes in the Grass
Copperheads
13
A steam-propelled warship protected by metal armor plates used in the Civil War
dreadnought
armorship
ironclad
steelboat
14
The North had a strong ____ tradition
marines
air corps
army
naval
15
South Carolina island location where Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War in April of 1861
Fort Sumter
Fort Moultrie
Fort Monroe
Parris Island
16
How was Stonewall Jackson killed?
Accidentally shot by his own troops
He died in battle at Gettysburg
He fell from his horse
He was shot off his horse by a cannonball
17
He was a the most famous Confederate general; he commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
P. G. T. Beauregard
James Longstreet
Robert Anderson
Robert E. Lee
18
What name did the South fight under during the US Civil War?
Enslavers Alliance
States' Rights Trust
Southern Union
Confederacy
19
The USS
Monitor
fought the CSS
Virginia
to a draw at the Battle of ____
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Newport News
20
Why did Britain & France want to recognize the Confederacy even though the U.S. government was opposed to it?
Their textile industries needed Southern cotton
Their people were opposed to slavery
They had great respect for the idea of states' rights
They thought the North was being too controlling
21
This transformed the war from one to preserve the Union to one of liberation.
Balfour Declaration
Anaconda Plan
Emancipation Proclamation
Appomattox Accord
22
Name the first Union ironclad
USS Monitor
USS Indianapolis
USS Constitution
USS Leopard
23
Last ditch plan for a constitutional amendment to protect slavery from federal interference; meant to preserve the Union
Crittenden Compromise
Compromise of 1861
Connecticut Compromise
Missouri Compromise
24
The train was a vital asset which provided a huge Northern advantage in
blockading the South
movement of troops & supplies
building reserves of gold & silver
evacuation of wounded from battle
25
What is this weapon?
Maxim .08 Gun
Thudd Gun
Gatling Gun
M214 Minigun
26
Which side won the First Battle of Bull Run?
North
South
Neither, it was a draw
27
Name the first Confederate ironclad
CSS Hunley
CSS Virginia
CSS Orleans
CSS Alabama
28
The South's strategy was to fight a defensive war of:
attrition to wear down the North
assault to take adavantage of better quality soldiers
entrenchments to prevent the North from invading their land
withdrawal to stretch Northern supply lines
29
What name did the North fight under during the US Civil War?
Union
Confederacy
US Alliance
Northern Trust
30
What is the name of this military technology?
sabot round
Minié ball
roundshot
lead ball