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US Civil War
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1
What is total war?
winning every battle in a war
Capturing the enemy army in one battle
killing all the generals of the enemy army
waging war against everything that supports the enemy
2
Who worked in factories, on farms, and served as spies during the Civil War?
Men
Slaves
Women
Children
3
Which was NOT an advantage the Union had?
Better Generals
More Railroads
Bigger Army
More Industry
4
What battle was the bloodiest one-day battle in American history?
Antietam
Seven Days' Battles
Shiloh
2nd Battle of Bull Run
5
What was the Union strategy called that used a naval blockade to smother the South's economy?
Rattlesnake Plan
Anaconda Plan
Python Plan
Cobra Plan
6
What major Southern city did the Union capture in 1862 that helped cut the Confederacy in half?
Savanah
New Orleans
Atlanta
Richmond
7
What event started the Civil War?
Confederates firing on Fort Sumter
South Carolina Secession
Abraham Lincoln killing vampires
The Battle of Bull Run
8
Who was the Commanding General of the Confederate Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
9
Why was it so important that the border state Maryland stayed in the Union?
Philadelphia stayed in the Union
Boston stayed in the Union
New York stayed in the Union
Washington DC stayed in the Union
10
What did the South withold from Britain and France to get their help to win the war?
cotton
sugar cane
indigo
tobacco
11
The death of what general deprived Lee of one of his best commanders?
Pickett
Jackson
Hood
Longstreet
12
Who founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Bell Boyd
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
13
What tax was placed on U.S. citizens to raise money for the war?
Sales Tax
Property Tax
Import tax
Income Tax
14
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox
Washington DC
Richmond
Manasas
15
What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Shiloh
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Seven Days' Battles
16
What inspired African Americans to volunteer for the Army?
Emancipation made ending slavery a goal of the war
Land out West
The right to vote
Equal pay with white soldiers
17
What Union General won the Battle of Shiloh and suffered high casualties?
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Stonewall Jackosn
Robert E. Lee
18
What most affected the death toll on the battlefield during the Civil War?
Disease
Machine Guns
Rifle and Minie Ball
Nuclear Weapons
