What is NOT a reason that Andersonville Prison was such a deadly prison camp?

the Confederates fed prisoners meat and cheese

What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea Military campaign?

Wanted to break South's will to fight

When were African Americans OFFICIALLY able to join the Civil War?

after the Emancipation Proclamation

Who was John Wilkes Booth?

the man that killed President Lincoln

Which of the following is NOT a way African Americans served in the Civil War?

they attacked Union military bases

How did both Lincoln and Jefferson Davis solve the problem of making a large military for war?

both leaders instituted a draft

How did Jefferson Davis react to the Emancipation Proclamation?

He said it was a horrible injustice

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1
What is NOT a reason that Andersonville Prison was such a deadly prison camp?
there was a disease that filled the stream through it
there wasn't enough room for inmates
the Confederates fed prisoners meat and cheese
prisoners were neglected
2
What happened during the Trent Affair?
the Confederacy sent diplomats to Britain
the Union took two diplomats hostage
all of the above
Britain threatened to declare war against the Union
3
Why were there draft riots in the North?
all of the above
people didn't want to serve in the military
people were able to pay their way out of the war
immigrants didn't want to fight a war to aid blacks
4
Which political strategy by Abraham Lincoln meant suspending people's rights to a trial?
military draft
bread riots
habeas corpus
Corpus Christi
5
Which two battles were fought in the North?
Antietam and Bull Run
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Vicksburg and Bull Run
Antietam and Gettysburg
6
What did Lincoln hope to do in writing the Emancipation Proclamation?
free prisoners of war in the Union
free all slaves
free slaves in the Union
free slaves in the Confederacy
7
What was the leading cause of death during the Civil War?
disease
combat injuries
prison camps
slavery
8
What was the name of the Union plan to "strangle" the Confederacy?
All Out War Plan
Boa Constrictor Plan
Anaconda Plan
Viper Plan
9
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea Military campaign?
Wanted to damage the North's infrastructure around Maryland
Lincoln told Sherman to destroy buildings in Atlanta to Gulf
Sherman wanted personal revenge against the South
Wanted to break South's will to fight
10
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Confederates wanted Great Britain to join the war?
they needed more wheat from Europe
they needed more weapons
they needed more men
they needed their cotton
11
Which of the following IS a way women contributed during the Civil War?
spies
nurses
taking care of farms and businesses
all of the above
12
When were African Americans OFFICIALLY able to join the Civil War?
after the Emancipation Proclamation
after the war broke out
after the war was over
after 1861
13
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
the man that found John Brown after raid on Harper's Ferry
the man that killed President Lincoln
a Union soldier that spied on the Confederacy
a runaway slave that helped spy for the Union
14
Where did Lee surrender his Confederate army to General Grant?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Washington D.C.
Appomattox Courthouse
15
Which battle was the turning point in the war?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
Sherman's March to the Sea
16
Which of the following is a political problem faced by the North during the Civil War?
bread riots
habeas corpus
not enough men to fight
all of the above
17
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Harper's Ferry
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
18
Which battle was the bloodiest battle in a single day?
Antietam
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Bull Run
19
Which of the following is NOT a way African Americans served in the Civil War?
they attacked Union military bases
they spied for the Union
they sabotaged Southern crops
they served in the military
20
How did both Lincoln and Jefferson Davis solve the problem of making a large military for war?
both leaders instituted a draft
both leaders forced towns to hand over 200 men to fight
there were always enough men to fight
both leaders raised the pay of soldiers
21
Why were there so many amputations during the Civil War?
it was quicker
the minie ball was more devastating
there were so many people who were injured
all of the above
22
How did Jefferson Davis react to the Emancipation Proclamation?
He said it was a horrible injustice
He wrote an Emancipation Proclamation of his own
He surrendered the Confederate armies
He released all slaves from the Confederacy
23
Which battle resulted in the Union capturing the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Antietam
24
What was Abraham Lincoln's primary objective immediately after he was elected?
end slavery
attack the Union
preserve the Union
attack the Confederacy

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