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1
What was the nickname given to the Union's strategy entering the Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
Slash and Burn
Emancipation Plan
March to the Sea
2
Which is true about the advantages each side had going into the Civil War?
The North had better military leaders
The South had a larger population
The North had advantages in nearly all resources
The South had an advantage in manufacturing
3
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
4
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theatre
The White House
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg Cemetery
5
The Anaconda Plan refers to...
the Union's strategy for defeating the Confederacy
Congress' plan for freeing the slaves in the South
Lincoln's plan for winning reelection
the Confederacy's plan for breaking the Union blockade
6
Which of the following states was NOT a member of the Confederacy?
Texas
North Carolina
Kansas
Tennessee
7
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in...
areas not controlled by the Union
the Union
the entire Confederacy
border states
8
Which of the following was not part of the South's plan to win the Civil War?
convince the border states to secede
secure foreign allies
capture Washington, D.C.
break the Northern blockade
9
Which battle could be considered a turning point in the Civil War?
Ft. Sumter
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Shiloh
10
Which of the following states was NOT a part of the Union during the Civil War?
California
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
11
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses Grant
Andrew Johnson
12
Who became President following Lincoln's assassination?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Richard Sherman
13
Who was elected president of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
14
Which of the following is NOT a Northern advantage entering the Civil War?
Better Generals
Bigger population
More Railroads
Better manufacturing
15
Which state formed when it refused to secede from the Union with the rest of its parent state?
Delaware
West Virginia
North Carolina
Nebraska
16
Which of the following was NOT a Southern advantage entering the Civil War?
Most battles were fought in the South, didn't have to travel
Better weapons
Better Generals
Just had to wear down the Northern resolve to fight
17
Which of the following was NOT a Union general in the Civil War?
McClellan
Grant
Sherman
Lee
18
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Andrew Johnson
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
19
Which battle, 1 day after Gettysburg, gave the North control of the Mississippi?
Anteitam
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Petersburg
20
Which of the following was NOT a Confederate general in the Civil War?
Beauregard
Sherman
Jackson
Lee
21
What was unusual about the Battle of Gettysburg?
It was one of only a few battles fought in the North
There were zero deaths
The South won
It was the first battle that African-Americans served in
22
During the Civil War, African American troops
did not face discrimination
were very few in numbers
were not allowed into battle
fought on the Union side in large numbers
23
Who won the battle at Ft. Sumter?
Britain
Union
Wyoming
Confederacy
24
Which of the following is NOT a state that seceded from the Union?
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
North Carolina
25
The first battle of the Civil War was fought at
Harpers Ferry, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Ft. Sumter
Richmond, VA
26
Which general is remembered for his "march to the sea?"
Joseph Hooker
William Sherman
George Meade
Stonewall Jackson
27
What term refers to stopping people or supplies from entering/leaving an area during war?
importation
secession
blockade
emancipation
28
Which of the following describes the importance of Sherman's March to the Sea?
It ended the war
It helped break the will of the Confederacy
It was a devastating defeat for the Union
The Union showed that it could defeat Robert E. Lee
29
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued following which battle?
Vickburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
30
Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to
invade the South
free all the slaves
protect states' rights
preserve the Union
31
What southern city was famously burned to the ground during the Union's "March to the Sea?"
Atlanta
Charleston
Richmond
Savannah
32
Which of the following battles was fought in the North?
Gettysburg
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Petersburg
33
What name is given to slave states that did NOT secede from the Union?
Border States
Middle States
Republic States
Rebel States
34
In total, how many states seceded from the Union?
9
13
11
7
35
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in which of the following areas?
Missouri
West Virginia
South Carolina
Union controlled ports in Louisiana
36
Appomattox Court House is associated with
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Lee's surrender to Grant
the Emancipation Proclamation
Sherman's March to the Sea
37
Had this border state seceded, Washington D.C. would have been surrounded by the Confederacy.
Maryland
Delaware
Kentucky
West Virginia
38
All of the following are border states EXCEPT...
Kentucky
Kansas
Maryland
Missouri
