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Review for American Civil War final
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1
Why did Lincoln declare Martial Law and suspend Habeus Corpus?
save the union
completely control the northern states
Save the border state
make life more difficult in the South
2
Died at the Battle of Chancellorsville:
Albert Johnston
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
George Pickett
3
The Articles of Confederation failed because they favored:
the rich
the slave states
the north
states rights
4
What affect did Lincoln hope the Emancipation Proclomation would have?
start drafting slaves
win support of the abolitionists
free all the slaves
keep Europe out of the war
5
Grant is labeled a butcher after this battle in Tennesse?
Seven Days
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Murfreesboro
6
What was not part of the surrender terms Grant gave Lee?
confederates would lose U.S. citizenship
officers could keep their sidearms
soldiers could keep their horses
no prisoners would be taken
7
Battle also known as "The Great Skedaddle":
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Bull Run
Shiloh
8
Lee's old war horse:
J.E.B. Stuart
George McClellan
James Longstreet
Stonewall Jackson
9
This group provides the firepower for the army:
calvary
quartermaster
infantry
artillery
10
Which is not a part of the northern strategy?
blockade the south
capture Richmond
gain control of the Mississippi
gain support from Europe
11
Who was the leader of the Bushwacker group that burned down Lawrence?
Joe Johnston
Jesse James
Nathan Forrest
William Quantrill
12
How did the cotton gin affect the south?
required less slaves to work
made the inland states less valuable
caused economic hardships
made cotton king
13
Why was the 3/5ths compromise passed?
benefit northern states
help blacks
take away southern rights
so southern states would feel equal
14
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
created more free states
kept a balance between free and slave states
solved all of the problems
created more slave states
15
Coah Howser's favorite American:
Ambrose Burnsides
Joshua Chamberlain
Sterling Price
Jeffereson Davis
16
Which of these advantages did not apply to the north?
more railroads
better generals
larger population
more industry
17
President of the Union during the war:
George McClellan
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
18
What city was the rail center of the South?
Chattanooga
Charleston
Vicksburg
Atlanta
19
Why did most southerners want to protect their right to own slaves?
slaves were a symbol of wealth
laziness
needed slaves to make money
to be different
20
Which battle led to the signing of the Emancipation Proclomation?
Pea Ridge
Gettysburg
Antietam
Fredricksburg
21
What is unconditional surrender?
surrender between two consenting parties
surrender on favorable terms
no terms surrender
surrender under the best conditions
22
This group is the eyes and ears of the army:
Cavalry
Infantry
Artillery
Quartermaster
23
What literary work inspired the north and brought abolitionist together?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Liberator
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
24
How long did Reconstruction last?
7 years
5 years
12 years
20 years
25
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
26
Burned Atlanta and marched to the sea:
George Mead
William Sherman
Nathaniel Lyon
John Pope
27
How long did the siege of Vicksburg last?
15 days
28 days
47 days
30 days
28
In what theatre of war did most of the battles take place?
trans-mississippi
ford's theatre
western theatre
eastern theatre
29
Why did Grant order the prisoner exchange system stopped?
the south was forcing Union soldiers to fight for them
too costly to the armies
the south wouldn't exchange black soldiers
the north had more prisoners
30
Where Lee surrendered to Grant at:
Appomattox Court House
Petersburg
Richmond
the White House
31
What made Andersonville the worst prison in the war?
all of the above
exposure
lack of food
overcrowding
32
How many people were executed for the assassination of Lincoln?
7
3
4
2
33
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Nathaniel Lyon
Mark Twain
Edgar Allen Poe
Harriet B Stowe
34
In what year did the tide of the war turn?
1861
1863
1862
1864
35
Which state is not in the Deep South?
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
36
Casualty rates are determined by:
number killed
all of the above
number missing
number wounded
37
The Compromise of 1850 dealt with the addition of which state into the Union?
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Arkansas
38
What was the ratio of deaths from disease compared to deaths from battle?
1 to 3
2 to 1
3 to 1
2 to 3
39
Pro-Union fighters during the Border War:
Bushwackers
Hawks
Jayhawkers
Wildcats
40
What controversial decision led to "Bleeding Kansas"?
outlawing slavery
Nebraska being admitted as a slave state
popular soveriegnty
legalization of slavery
41
In which state where most of the battles fought?
Tennesse
Virginia
Alabama
Pennsylvania
42
This is considered Lee's greatest victory:
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Fredricksburg
Cold Harbor
43
How many states were a part of the Confederacy?
15
8
10
11
44
Pro-Confederate group fighting in the Border War:
Bushwackers
Jayhawkers
Raiders
Tigers
45
Abolitionist that captured a Union arsenal:
John Brown
Fredrick Douglass
Samuel Clemens
Harriet B. Stowe
46
Who was the pro-Confederate governor of Missouri?
Claiborne Jackson
Nathaniel Lyon
Sterling Price
Albert Johnston
47
What was the age of men targeted for the first federal draft?
21-50
20-25
16-40
18-45
48
Where does Missouri rank in terms of battles fought?
3rd
2nd
1st
4th
49
This river city was the key to the South:
St. Louis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Nashville
50
Which group was mostly targeted by the draft?
the poor
farmers
middle class
the rich
51
What is the estimated number of deaths in the Civil War?
600,000
1,000,000
5,000,000
400,000
52
How long did the siege of Petersburg last?
32 days
47 days
10 months
5 months
53
How many theatres were in the war?
2
5
4
3
54
Which of the following is not a Civil Rights Amendment?
12th
14th
13th
15th
55
What did the Supreme Court say about blacks following the Dred Scott decision?
no blacks would ever be granted freedom
blacks in free states were citizens
blacks were not citizens
runaways would be returned
56
What role did women play in the Civil War?
took care of the home or farm
educated men on sanitation
nursing
all of the above
57
Why was the Battle of Wilson's Creek so important?
ended any immediate threat from the south
all of the above
saved Missouri for the Union
proved volunteer soldiers would fight
58
Which best describes why casualty rates were so high in the war?
poor weaponry
too stuborn to change tactics
weapons were more advanced than the tactics
poor tactics
59
Who was the commander of the Home Guard in Missouri?
Nathaniel Lyon
Sterling Price
William Sherman
William Quantril
60
Which was not a part of the South's strategy?
gain support from the border states
gain European support
play defense
invade the north