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1
Beloved general of the South who refused command of Union forces to defend his native Virginia
Robert E. Lee
"Stonewall" Jackson
P. T. Beauregard
James Longstreet
2
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at:
Appomattox
Shiloh
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
3
"With malice toward none, with charity for all"
from his 2nd Inaugural shows:
Lincoln's desire for healing and unity after the war
Lincoln's unquenchable hatred of slavery
Lincoln's determination to win the war
Lincoln's commitment to racial equality
4
The North enjoyed all these wartime advantages
EXCEPT:
More supplies
Better commanders
More men
Fighting a defensive war
5
Moving around the enemy to attack them from the rear is called:
Reversal
Sidestepping
Flanking
Friendly fire
6
The Emancipation Proclamation:
Weakened the Confederacy's will to fight
Gave the North a powerful new goal & fresh black troops
Only freed slaves in areas controlled by the Union
Encouraged the British to help the South
7
The war's first major battle, a Confederate victory near Washington, D.C., was:
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Chattanooga
8
What did the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law do?
Require any Northerner to assist in capturing runaway slaves
Help runaway slaves reach Canada
Authorize federal forces to shoot escaping slaves
Grant runaway slaves U.S. citizenship
9
Helping former slaves get an education and protecting them from violence was the purpose of:
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Ku Klux Klan
The Fugitive Slave Law
The Thirteenth Amendment
10
Grant's capture of this Mississippi River stronghold cut the Confederacy in two
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Appomattox
11
What was the purpose of Sherman's "March to the Sea?"
To destroy Southern property and the South's desire to fight
To recapture Fort Sumter for the Union
To capture Vicksburg and split the Confederacy
To escape being trapped by Robert E. Lee
12
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
He was complicit in the Lincoln assassination
Johnson had an illicit affair with his secretary
He had taken bribes from former Confederate officers
The Republican Congress thought he was too easy on the South
13
After federal troops left the South in 1877,
The Ku Klux Klan was disbanded
Blacks and whites enjoyed full equality
Segregation was imposed across the South
Former Confederates in Alabama tried to leave the Union
14
How did Union control of the high ground at Gettysburg set the stage for Pickett's Charge?
Pickett's success led to a major Confederate victory
Strong Union positions forced Lee to "go big or go home"
Lee knew Pickett would fail but attacked anyway
Being on high ground made the Union easy targets for Pickett
15
Why did the Dred Scott decision anger many Northerners?
It made Kansas and Nebraska open to slavery
The Supreme Court said Congress could not restrict slavery
Scott was declared free and his master had to pay court fees
It forbade abolitionists from criticizing slavery
16
John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theater was likely made easier by:
Booth's status as a Union war hero
Booth being an actor who was familiar on site
Lincoln's unpopularity after the war
The publicity caused by Grant's attending the play
17
What does secession mean?
Formally leaving a union of states
Fighting to defend slavery
Rejoining the Union
An economy dependent on cotton
18
Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Angelina Grimke were all:
Famous abolitionists
Confederate spies
Southerners who opposed slavery
Former slaves
19
Popular sovereignty was the belief that:
People in a territory can decide whether to allow slavery
An industrial economy was superior to cotton farming
Democracy is the best form of government
People should vote on whether to secede from the Union
20
How did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry move some Southern states closer to secession?
Brown's cautious ways made them think they could win a war
It made them think the North wanted a violent slave revolt
Brown's hanging made them lose faith in federal justice
Brown was the only man who stood up against Lincoln
21
All the following resulted from the Civil War
EXCEPT:
The Union was preserved
More than half a million Americans were killed
Slavery was restricted to the South
The South lay in ruins
22
Her book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
moved many Northerners to action by exposing the evils of slavery
Mary Todd Lincoln
Angelina Grimke
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
23
What was the South's goal in the Civil War?
An independent nation where slavery would remain legal
Removing Lincoln from office
Forcing the North to accept slavery
The acceptance of slavery in the American west
24
Before the Civil War, most slaves were owned by:
Virginia tobacco farmers
Rich plantation owners
Western ranchers
Poor Southern whites
25
Which of these occurred during Reconstruction, the 12 year period just after the war?
Former slaves got the chance to go to school
White Southerners accepted Blacks as equals
Former slaves enjoyed newfound wealth by running plantations
Black women in many Southern states were elected to office
26
This Union victory in Pennsylvania was the largest battle ever fought in North America
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
27
This bloody 1862 Maryland battle was the Union victory Lincoln wanted to announce emancipation
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
28
Which of the following helped Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?
Southern anger about John Brown's raid
Widespread support in both North and South
The attack on Fort Sumter
The Democrats ran three different candidates
29
Why was the Ku Klux Klan founded after the Civil War?
To care for Confederate veterans
To terrorize blacks & their white supporters
To promote racial equality
To provide legal protection to former slaves
30
How did Grant & Lee begin the healing process at the Appomattox surrender ceremony?
Lee offered rations to the starving Union troops
Together they issued a statement condemning slavery
Grant confined Lee in a luxurious cell
Grant's generous terms & Lee helping his men accept defeat
31
Maine professor, governor, & hero of Little Round Top, for which he received the Medal of Honor
Ulysses S. Grant
George Pickett
Strong Vincent
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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This great Southern battlefield commander was killed by friendly fire at Chancellorsville
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. Lee
A. P. Hill
