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Chapter 16 Test Review - The Civil War
Chapter 16 Test Review - The Civil War
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Review quiz for the Chapter 16 test.
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1
Which was NOT a reason that the Southern states seceded from the United States?
Frederick Douglass visited the White House
The North's failure to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act
Slavery
States' rights
2
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
3
Soldiers who fought for the Confederacy were called:
Mercenaries
Traitors
Yankees
Rebels
4
Why did the Confederacy think the war would be over quickly?
They had twice as many railroads as the North
They didn’t think the Union would want to fight a long war
They had more soldiers
They had more factories to produce weapons than the North
5
Which of the following was a Union general?
George Pickett
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
6
Which of the following was a Confederate general?
William Tecumseh Sherman
P.G.T. Beauregard
George Meade
Joseph Hooker
7
Which city was given to President Lincoln as a “Christmas gift?”
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Savannah
Gettysburg
8
The Battle of Bull Run took place near what town?
Manchester
Gettysburg
Molasses
Manasses
9
The 15th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Gave African American men the right to vote
Ended slavery in the United States
Gave African Americans citizenship
10
Which is NOT true about the war, up until mid-1863?
The Confederates had few casualties
The Union had difficulty winning in the South
President Lincoln had to replace his generals frequently
The string of Confederate victories stopped at Gettysburg
11
Why did the Union think the war would be over quickly?
They were sure that slaves would be excellent soldiers
They had more of everything needed to fight than the South
They were entrenched throughout the South
They had stronger military leadership
12
Which General used a policy of total war to destroy the Confederacy’s ability to make war?
George Meade
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
13
Before his election, Abraham Lincoln promised to do the following:
End slavery
Prevent slavery from spreading to new states
Send only food to Fort Sumpter
Declare war on the South
14
Soldiers who fought for the Union were called:
Mercenaries
Abolitionists
Rebels
Yankees
15
To occupy a strong defensive position:
enriched
entrenched
intricate
entranced
16
Confederate General Beauregard and Union General McDowell had this in common:
They had come from slaveholding families
They had received the same education
They both distrusted Abraham Lincoln
They were both wounded in the arm
17
What event marked the start of the Civil War?
Lincoln sent supplies to Fort Sumter
The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter
The Union fired on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Gettysburg
18
The 14th Amendment:
Ended Slavery in the United States
Gave African Americans citizenship
Gave African American men the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
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The 13th Amendment:
Ended slavery in the United States
Gave women the right to vote
Gave former slaves the right to vote
Gave former slaves citizenship
20
The Civil War introduced these to naval warfare:
mermaids
torpedoes
ironclads
nuclear submarines
