Civil War

Question 1

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott Decision?

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Slaves are not citizens and cannot sue in court

Question 2

What was the Goal of Sherman's March?

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Break the Will of Southern people

Question 3

The bloodiest battle of the Civil War (most casualties) was....

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Gettysburg

Question 4

Lincoln was assassinated by ______________ after the war in April 1865

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John Wilkes Boothe

Question 5

What was most significant about the battle at Gettysburg?

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it was the final Confederate advance

Question 6

Once the Civil War broke out, one major advantage held by the South was that

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it needed only fight defensive war, while North had to conquer the South

Question 7

The Battle of the Iron Clads is also known as

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Battle of Hampton Roads

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a cause to the Civil War?

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John Brown

Question 9

When Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant, he was treated with

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respect and honor

Question 10

The main cash crop in the agricultural South was...

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Cotton

Question 11

All of the following are consequences of the Civil War except...

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All freed slaves are granted the right to vote

Question 12

Sherman's March effectively destroyed Georgia due to his use of _________

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Total war

Question 13

South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union following....

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The election of Lincoln in 1860

Question 14

What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

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Union control of the Mississippi River was complete.

Question 15

Which of the following was an important new technology used in the Civil War?

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All of the above

Question 16

What were the North's terms of surrender?

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all the answers

Question 17

Which of the following is an advantage of the Union Army?

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More supplies

Question 18

What Years did the Civil War happen

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1861-1865

Question 19

The Emancipation Proclamation .....

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Did not actually free many slaves

Question 20

Many Civil War soldiers died off the battlefield due to...

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Infections following surgery

Question 21

The Antebellum North had a _______________ economy

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Industrial

Question 22

During the war, Harriet Tubman and Rose Greenhow both worked as

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spies

Question 23

There was in increase of Black involvement in the Civil War following the...

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Emancipation Proclamation

Question 24

Why is the Battle of Ft. Sumter important?

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It is the first battle of the Civil War

Question 25

Which event had the biggest impact on Great Britain’s decision to remain neutral in the American Civil War?s

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Lincoln&#x27;s decision to make abolition of slavery a major war goal

Question 26

Why were Gettysburg and Vicksburg so important?

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They were a turning point in the war

Question 27

The North's plan to defeat the South is known as....

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Anaconda Plan

Question 28

Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederate Army?

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Better military leaders

Question 29

What was the result of new technology in weapons during the Civil War?

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Weapons were more accurate, so more people died.

Question 30

What were the terms of the Confederate Surrender?

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Give up weapons and leave in peace

Question 31

What power did Abraham Lincoln claim granted him authority to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862?

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the president&#x27;s war power at commander-in-chief

Question 32

How did Gettysburg signal a change in Robert E. Lee’s strategy?

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Lee never again launched an invasion of the North

Question 33

Antietam was the...

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bloodiest single day in American military history

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