Why did Robert E. Lee invade the North?

to get Union to surrender faster

The Gettysburg Address

told the Union to keep fighting so those who died didn't die for nothing

The major effect of the siege of Vicksburg

MI River captured - Anaconda Plan Complete

Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war?

Lee couldn't invade the North again - looks like they'll lose

was fired for being hesitant & not chasing Lee after Antietam

Why was there a split in the Democratic party during the Election of 1860?

Southern Democrats wanted more pro-slavery candidate

Why was Gettysburg significant?

Turning point in the war for North

What was a major effect of Sherman's March to the Sea?

It helped Lincoln win reelection

Why were there so many deaths in the war?

Better weapons with traditional tactics

Who were Copperheads?

northern democrats who wanted war to end

What was the major effect of the Election of 1860?

Southern states seceded, or left the Union

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1
True or False: People joined the army out of loyalty & for excitement
False
True
2
Southern states seceded mainly because they were afraid Lincoln was going to take away slavery.
False
True
3
Appommattox Court House is the location of what?
Lee's surrender to Grant
The Emancipation Proclamation
The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth's death
4
Who was a battlefield nurse who founded the American Red Cross?
John Clem
Clara Barton
Emma Edmonds
William Tecumseh Sherman
5
What was a strength of the Confederacy?
played offensively
all answers are correct
more food
better generals
6
What was NOT a new technology used in the Civil War?
rifling
telegraph
minie ball
cannon
7
Union spy from Richmond, pretended to be crazy, organized spy ring.
John Clem
Elizabeth Van Lew
William T. Sherman
Jefferson Davis
8
The Border States were states with slavery that never seceded; they fought on the side of the Union.
False
True
9
Why did Robert E. Lee invade the North?
to split the Union in two
to get Union to surrender faster
he never invaded the north
all answers are correct
10
President of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
11
Ulysses S. Grant
didn't look great on paper
was eventually made top general of Union
wasn't afraid to attack his enemy even if it meant high casualties
all answers are correct
12
The Gettysburg Address
freed slaves in the Confederacy
told the Union to keep fighting so those who died didn't die for nothing
Allowed African American men to join the war
said that Lincoln wouldn't take the South's slaves
13
What did the Anaconda Plan include?
blockade the South
invade the North to quicken the end of the war
get help from Europe
play defensive war
14
The major effect of the siege of Vicksburg
Lee couldn't invade the North again
Gettysburg Address issued
MI River captured - Anaconda Plan Complete
This was going to be a long war
15
Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war?
the Confederacy was ruined by total warfare
Lee couldn't invade the North again - looks like they'll lose
the Union had lost 1/3 of their men
all answers are correct
16
George McClellan...
was fired for being hesitant & not chasing Lee after Antietam
was fired for allowing Vicksburg's residents to starve in siege
was fired for attacking too much at Battle of Shiloh
was fired for committing total warfare in March to the Sea
17
What was a strength of the Union?
more supplies
more railroads
more people
all answers are correct
18
Why was there a split in the Democratic party during the Election of 1860?
Northern Democrats supported Lincoln
Northern Democrats wanted more tariffs
Southern Democrats wanted more pro-slavery candidate
There wasn't a split
19
The 54th MA Regiment
showed bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner
was created after Emancipation Proclamation
inspired other African-Americans to join the war
all answers are correct
20
Slave who stole Confederate war ship & handed over to the Union
Robert Smalls
Jefferson Davis
Mary Bowser
John Clem
21
Former slave who spied for Union in Confederate White House.
Clara Barton
Sarah Emma Edmonds
Elizabeth Lew
Mary Bowser
22
Kid who managed to join Union army.
Tom James
Jefferson Davis
John Clem
Robert Smalls
23
Why was Gettysburg significant?
Lee successfully invaded the North
It was the final battle of the war
Turning point in the war for North
Lincoln lost reelection
24
What was a strategy of the South?
split Union in two
play on the defense
blockade Mississippi River
all answers are correct
25
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
26
Who was the strong general of the Confederate army?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
27
T or F: A war tactic that completely destroys the enemy's resources is called Guerrilla warfare
False
True
28
In the Civil War, "the Union" means...
Secession
The Confederacy
Togetherness
the United States
29
What was a major effect of Sherman's March to the Sea?
Vicksburg fell to Confederate forces
The Anaconda Plan was complete
Lee decided to invade the North
It helped Lincoln win reelection
30
Why were there so many deaths in the war?
traditional weapons with traditional tactics
Better weapons and better tactics
Better weapons with traditional tactics
Better tactics with traditional weapons
31
Confederate shots fired during this battle kicked off the Civil War.
Battle of Shiloh
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Fort Sumter
32
When was the Civil War fought?
1863-1868
1861-1865
1860-1866
1866-1870
33
Who used total warfare on his march to the sea?
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
William Tecumseh Sherman
Robert E. Lee
34
Who were Copperheads?
the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Union soldiers who defected from the army
northern democrats who wanted war to end
Confederate spies
35
What was the major effect of the Election of 1860?
Southern states seceded, or left the Union
Northern states seceded, or left the Union
36
What did most soldiers die from?
Bullets
Cannons
Disease
Bayonets
37
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed ALL the slaves in the United States.
False
True

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