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1
Which describes the economy of the Union?
Barter system
Plantation Farming
Small farms
Manufacturing, Industry
2
Which was part of the Anaconda Strategy?
Assassinate Robert E. Lee
Destroy cotton fields
Control the Mississippi River
Capture Washington DC
3
Single bloodiest day in American history took place at what battle?
Bull Run
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
4
What is conscription?
type of bullet
medication
the draft
a farm machine
5
Which describes the Border States?
Free states that left the Union
Slave states that did NOT join the Confederacy
Slave states that left the Union
States that bordered the US
6
Which statement describe's Sherman's Total War tactics?
Fight a defensive war
Destroy anyone/anything associated with the war
Destroy only military resources
Fight battles that were scheduled with the enemy
7
Which of the following was a weakness of the Union?
Lacked the ability to produce weapons
Smaller army
Weak generals
Strong generals
8
What woman was a Civil War nurse that went on to start the Red Cross ?
Clara Barton
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Dolly Madison
9
What was important about the Union's victory at Gettysburg?
Was a turning point in the war for the Union
All of the above
Ended the Civil War
Led to the defeat of Ulysses S. Grant's army
10
What was the main goal of the Confederacy?
Win their independence
Assassinate Abraham Lincoln
End slavery
Preserve the Union
11
Which Presidential Order freed all the slaves in the Confederate states?
Lincoln's Inaugural Address
Gettysburg Address
Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation
12
What type of war did the Confederacy want to fight?
Invade Great Britain
MANY Offensive attacks
Mostly a defensive war to drag it out and fight on their home land
Naval attacks of Northern ports
13
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre?
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
John Wilkes Booth
Ulysses S. Grant
14
What caused Civil War battles to have so many casualties?
Old war tactics combined with improved technology
Lack of modern medicine
All of the above
Spread of infection and disease
15
Was a strategic genius and gave the Confederacy an advantage?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
16
Capital city of the Union?
Atlanta
Charleston
Washington DC
Richmond
17
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
Maryland
South Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
18
What was the nickname given to Sherman's movement to Savannah?
March to Sea
Siege of Vicksburg
Wilderness Campaign
Crusade to the Ocean
19
Why did Lincoln only free slaves in the Confederate states?
Believed slavery should be allowed in the North
Did not want to upset the Border States that allowed slavery
Wanted to ship slaves to a colony in Africa
Only wanted slavery to spread to West
20
Approximately how many Americans were killed during the Civil War?
600
600,000
6,000
60,000
21
Which of the following was a strength of the Union?
All of the above
More money/resources
More railroads
Larger population
22
Abraham Lincoln's SECOND goal during the Civil War?
Destroy the South's economy
Abolition of slavery
Preserve the Union
Win reelection in 1864
23
What is the significance of Fort Sumter?
suffered many losses
first battle of the Civil War
Union won and gained confidence
Union gained Confederacy land
24
Which describes the economy of the Confederacy?
Plantation farming
Manufacturing, Industry
Small farms
Barter system
25
In what small town did Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant, ending the war?
Richmond
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
26
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
all of the above
showed the Union this war would not be quick
it was the first major battle with many losses
moral booster for the Confederacy
27
Which General led 100,000 troops to Atlanta and destroyed much of the city?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
28
Abraham Lincoln's FIRST goal during the Civil War?
Abolition of slavery
Destroy the South's economy
Preserve the Union
Win reelection in 1864
29
Abraham Lincoln's short, but moving speech to dedicate a cemetery at Gettysburg battlefield?
Gettysburg Proclamation
Lincoln's Address
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
30
What ways did people avoid the draft?
had more than 20 slaves
all of the above
paid for substitutes
ran away
31
Capital city of Confederacy?
Atlanta
Washington DC
Richmond
Charleston
32
How did women help during the Civil War?
worked farms and factories
cared for the soldiers/nurses
disguised themselves and served/spies
all of the above
33
What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Began the Union's March to Sea
Helped Robert E. Lee capture Washington DC
Major victory for Confederate army in the West
Gave the Union complete control of Mississippi River
34
Which of the following was a strength of the Confederacy?
Strong, experienced leaders
Larger army
Larger population
All of the above
35
Which social class was affected most by the conscription?
poor
slaves
wealthy
middle class
36
Which of the following was a weakness of the Confederacy?
Less railroads
All of the above
Didn't have factories to produce weapons
Smaller population
