What was Robert E. Lee’s initial strategy to win the Civil War for the Confederacy?

Attack and end the war as quickly as possible

What are some factors that DO NOT contribute to the large casualty total in the Civil War?

England & France helped the Confederacy

Which of the following best explains why the Union won the Civil War?

The North had a stronger economy

What did Lincoln describe to his listeners when he gave the Gettysburg Address?

grief & cost of the war; renewed efforts to preserve Union

What did the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments do?

ended slavery, granted citizenship & gave voting rights

Why did William T. Sherman treat South Carolina so harshly?

It was the first state to secede from the Union

What event occurred that helped propel Lincoln to re-election in 1864?

William T. Sherman burning Atlanta to the ground

General Sherman marched through the South to the Atlantic to:

Demoralize the South’s civilian population

Why did the South fear Lincoln being elected President in 1860?

They feared that he was going to end slavery

Which of the following is NOT an exampleof total war?

Confederates taking over Fort Sumter

At the beginning of the Civil War Union advantages included all ofthe following except:

population trained on horseback

The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to:

Prevent African-Americans from exercising their rights

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1
What was Robert E. Lee’s initial strategy to win the Civil War for the Confederacy?
Attack and end the war as quickly as possible
Use railroads to transport soldiers and war supplies
Blockade the North
Fortify,defend and drag out the war as long as possible
2
At the beginning of the Civil War Confederate advantages included all of the following except:
population trained on horseback
a stronger economy
more qualified and competent generals
fighting a defensive war
3
Turning point in the Civil War in the East, where Lee attempted his last invasion of the North
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Atlanta
4
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that did many things. What didit NOT do?
Change the overall focus of the Civil War
Free slaves in occupied rebellious territories
Allow blacks to enlist in the Union Army
Free all slaves
5
What are some factors that DO NOT contribute to the large casualty total in the Civil War?
An increase in military technology
England & France helped the Confederacy
The casualty total include both sides of the war
Mass production of weapons
6
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
George McClellan
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Lee Harvey Oswald
7
Which of the following best explains why the Union won the Civil War?
The North had a stronger military tradition
The North had a stronger economy
The North had strong generals from the very beginning
England and France supported the North the entire war
8
Confederate siege of this fortification is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Antietam
Vicksburg
Ft. Sumter
Bull Run
9
Bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War; this battle convinced Europe to stay out
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Ft. Sumter
10
During the early part of the war, what wasLincoln’s primary goal?
Stop the spread of slavery
Free the slaves
Reduce the power of the states
Preserve the Union
11
What did Lincoln describe to his listeners when he gave the Gettysburg Address?
grief & cost of the war; renewed efforts to preserve Union
His detailed plans for the Reconstruction of the South
Discussed battle tactics used at the battle
placed blame of the conflict of the Southerners
12
Union won this siege in the West, it gave them complete control of the Mississippi River
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Ft. Sumter
Atlanta
13
What did the 13^th, 14^th & 15th Amendments do?
gave freedom of religion and allowed immigrants to vote
ended slavery, gave women’s right to vote.
ended slavery, granted citizenship & gave voting rights
right to bear guns and all people had the right to vote.
14
Why did William T. Sherman treat South Carolina so harshly?
It was Robert E. Lee’s home state
His troops were treated poorly in that state
He wanted Lee to send reinforcements to the state
It was the first state to secede from the Union
15
Where was the first Confederate capital city?
Jackson, Mississippi
Greenbow, Alabama
Richmond, Virginia
Montgomery, Alabama
16
What event occurred that helped propel Lincoln to re-election in 1864?
William T. Sherman burning Atlanta to the ground
Sittingat the desk of Jefferson Davis in Richmond
Firing George Meade after winning at Gettysburg
His three-minute Gettysburg Address
17
General Sherman marched through the South to the Atlantic to:
Secure Richmond for the Union
Meet up with Grant’s army
Demoralize the South’s civilian population
Engage Lee in battle
18
This strategy helped the North blockade the Confederacy and cut the Confederacy in two:
Anaconda Plan
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Sherman's Plan
19
Why did the South fear Lincoln being elected President in 1860?
They believed that he would not support the Constitution
They worried that he was not good looking enough
They feared that he was going to tax them unfairly
They feared that he was going to end slavery
20
First true battle of the Civil War; it proved the war was going to be a long struggle
Bull Run
Ft. Sumter
Antietam
Appomattox Court House
21
Which of the following is NOT an exampleof total war?
United States dropping atomic bombs on Japan
The Allied Forces’ fireball of Dresden, Germany in WWII
Confederates taking over Fort Sumter
Sherman burning everything from Atlanta to Savannah
22
Sherman burned this city to the ground before blazing a trail towards the Atlantic
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
23
At the beginning of the Civil War Union advantages included all ofthe following except:
control of the nation’s economy
control of the nation’s railroad production
larger manpower in factories
population trained on horseback
24
The Confederacy thought they could get which two European countries on their side:
Spain and France
England and France
France and Spain
Germany and England
25
In what war did the United States experience the most casualties?
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
26
The Radical Republicans opposed President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, saying it was too:
harsh on the South
lenient on the South
generous to freed people
difficult to carry out
27
Where Lee surrendered to Grant
Ft. Sumter
Atlanta
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg
28
The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to:
Gain control of state legislatures
Restore the Confederacy
Improve conditions for poor whites
Prevent African-Americans from exercising their rights

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