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1
Who surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse?
General Grant
President Lincoln
General Lee
President Jefferson
2
What was the North's plan to suffocate the South?
Siege Warfare
Fire Blockade
Anaconda Plan
Total War
3
Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
4
What was the result of the Battle of Gettysburg?
It brought a swift end to the Civil War.
Confederates retreated, and never invaded the North again.
President Lincoln issed the Emancipation Proclamation.
The North surrendered, and the Confederates marched into Washington, D.C.
5
How many days after the civil war ended was Lincoln assassinated?
14
5
7
2
6
What did the 15th Amendment accomplish?
It gave WOMEN the right to vote.
It gave ALL MEN the right to vote.
It gave CHILDREN the right to vote.
It gave EVERYONE the right to vote.
7
Sherman's March to the sea used which military tactic?
Guerrilla Warfare
Ambush Warfare
Naval Warfare
Total Warfare
8
After the defeat of Fort Sumter, what did Lincoln do?
Surrendered to the Confederacy.
Called for troops to join the Union Army.
Recognized the independence of the Confederacy.
He sent assassins to kill Jefferson Davis.
9
What the main reason for Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
To make border states free their slaves.
To promote slavery in the North.
To give slaves the right to vote.
To make freeing slaves a goal of the war.
10
At the Battle of Gettysburg the Union defend well & defeated the Confederates.
False
True
11
In which battle did Union forces defeat Confederates in a brutal and deadly one day battle?
Gettysburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
Antietam
12
What effect did Sherman's March to the Sea and the 13th Amendment have on the South?
Southerners accepted African Americans into their society.
Created anger and resentment toward the North.
Southern support for the re-election of Lincoln
Bitter Southeners restarted the Civil War.
13
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
Robert E. Lee
George Grant McClellen
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
14
Who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
15
Which of the following was the Confederacy's main advantage?
More skilled military leadership.
An alliance with the British.
More factories and manufactured goods.
A larger population.
16
What was one of the biggest impacts of Reconstruction on African Americans?
Many well paying jobs became available to African Americans.
They were fully integrated into white southern society.
They were able to vote and be apart of the political process.
Each one was given forty acres and a mule.
17
Who was a hospital nurse during the Civil War, and later established the Red Cross in 1881?
Mary Surratt
Dorothea Dix
Clara Barton
Sarah Edmonds
18
The South's primary goal in the war was to:
Punish the North for abolishing slavery.
Increase its wealth.
Become the center of trade in North America.
Become an independent nation.
19
Every attempt by the South to invade the North failed.
False
True
20
What was the name of Lincoln’s plan to rebuild the Union?
Rebuilding
Readmitting
Reuniting
Reconstruction
21
What caused Lee and the Confederates to lose at the Battle of Antietam?
The Union army had superior leadership.
Union troops outnumbered Confederate troops.
His battle plan was found by Union soldiers.
Bad weather forced Lee to change his attack.
22
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?
An increase of African Americans joining the Union Army.
Many escaped slaves returned to the South.
It made preserving the Union the goal of the war.
Border states switch sides and fought with the South.
23
Which government department provided aid to poor southerners—especially those freed from slavery?
Department of Labor
Department of Reconstruction
Homeland Security
Freedmen's Bureau
24
After many died at the First Battle of Bull Run, what did both sides realize?
The war would be quick & easy.
The war would be long & bloody.
The war would be easily won by the South.
The war would be easily won by the North.
25
Who was the Commander of the Confederacy for the entire war?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
26
States that allowed slavery but did not seceded form the Union were called...
Neutral States
Slave States
Border States
Side-line States
27
What was the main purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea, and his strategy of total war?
Break the North's will to fight.
To win the support of the North.
To win the support of the South.
Break the South's will to fight.
28
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Free vs Slave states & the fight for power in Congress.
Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves after his 1860 election win.
Southern belief that they were better than the North.
Northern hatred of the South's rich agriculture economy.
29
What was the Union's goal in the west?
Control the Tennessee River
Control the Mississippi River
Control the Rio Grande River
Control the Potomac River
30
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States.
True
False
31
What advantage did the North have over the South in the Civil War?
European nations assisted the Union.
They were fighting on their own land.
They had superior leadership.
Better equipped to supply thier military.
32
Which reconstruction amendment defines what it means to be a US citizen?
14th Amendment
12th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
33
How many states joined the Confederacy after Lincoln called for troops?
6
2
4
None
34
Which short, but powerful speech did Lincoln give during the war?
Gettysburg Address
Speech to the Troops
Emancipation Proclamation
Inaugural Address
35
The North's primary goal in the war was to:
Punish the South for secession.
Ban slavery nationwide.
Preserve the Union.
Stay an independent nation.
36
What was unique about the Battle of Hampton Roads?
It was a battle that happened before the war began.
It was the first battle of the Civil War.
It was the first battle of Ironclad ships.
It was the first battle to take place in water.
37
Who was Commander of the Union troops, and later became president of the U.S.?
William Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
38
How many people died at the Attack on Fort Sumter?
7
120
0
75
39
Where did Lee surrender to Grant, ending the war?
Antietam
Shiloh
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
40
How was the Emancipation Proclamation used as an effective war tactic?
It blockaded Southern ports.
It made the war about states' rights.
It prevented Britain from helping the South.
It prevented the South from making money.
41
Which Civil War battle had the most casualties in a single day?
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
42
Why did the south suffer the most destruction?
The fighting took place there.
The weather was terrible.
They had inferior weapons.
They sent more people to fight.
43
Which amendment permanently freed all slaves?
14th
13th
12th
15th
44
What discriminated against African Americans and prevented them from voting?
Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Habeas Corpus
Poll Taxes & Literacy Tests
45
What event started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter.
The Battle of Bull Run.
The Assassination of Lincoln.
President Lincoln freeing the slaves.
46
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse in April of 1865?
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address.
General Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the war.
General Grant attacked the South, starting the war.
47
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Allowed soldiers to go home.
Freed slaves in border states.
Freed all slaves in the US.
Freed slaves in enemy territory.
48
The Battle of Gettysburg was....
the first major battle of the war.
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
The only battle where no one died.
The final battle of the war.
49
What name did the Southern states give themselves?
Southern States of America
Rebel States of America
United States of America - Part 2
Confederate States of America
50
What happend at the naval battle of Hampton Roads between the Monitor and Virginia?
A Confederate victory, the Virginia sank the Monitor.
Both ironclad ships were destroyed in the battle.
The battle was a draw because the ships were evenly matched.
A Union victory, the Monitor sank the Virginia.
