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CIVIL WAR TEST
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1
Disease caused a greater decline in popultion than actual fighting
False
True
2
How did the Civil War impact children of the time?
Many grew up supporting the Abolitionist Movement and the Union
Many turned against the southern lifestyle
Many inhertied great wealth after the war
Many were left fatherless and were unable to help provide for their family
3
Which of the following is a Southern ADVANTAGE over the North during the war?
industrial leadership
military leadership
weapons production
political leadership
4
What was Lincoln's overall goal when he first became president?
to expand the nation
to preserve the Union
to withdraw quietly
to quell the rebellion
5
President of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
John C Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
6
A Tennessean who was imprisoned by the Confederate government for his opposition to the Civil War.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
William Brownlow
Andrew Johnson
David Farragut
7
Which state was the 1st to secede from the Union?
Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
8
Why did the South build ships like the
Hunley
?
To break the Union blockade
To launch an attack on Britain
To transport troops to the North in secret
To spy on the North without being detected
9
Why was the Union strategy of "total war" effective in weakening the Confederacy?
Southerners couldn't make money from shipping goods overseas
Many of the resources that were destroyed were important to the S
Southern states were cut off from each other by the Mississippi River
The South began to fight each other and not the North
10
Which of the following statements best characterizes the events of the Civil War?
The outcome was determined by the economic resources of the N and S
The Civil War started at Gettysburg
Naval blockades of the southern ports forced them to trade with France
The North's greatest advantage was their military leadership
11
The nation was divided along geographic lines (with the South opposing Lincoln) in the Election of 1860
True
False
12
African Americans served in segregated units and were paid less than their white counterparts
False
True
13
One condition of promoting Grant to Lieutenant was that free blacks would not be allowed to fight in the Union Army
True
False
14
Why did more poor white farmers die in the war than wealthy white farmers?
The Confederacy gave free land to poor farmers to fight
There was greater support for the war among poor farmers
Many wealthy farmers did not support the Confederate cause
Rich, white slaveholders of 20+ slaves were exempt from the draft
15
What was one impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It caused the border states to secede from the Union
It provided a plan to support newly freed slaves
It made it possible for the Union Army to recruit African American soldiers
It ended all slavery in the U.S.
16
The war ended in Richmond, VA
False
True
17
What factor MOST contributed to the outcome of the war?
The North had more people and resources to use to defeat the South
Destruction of southern factories stopped their primary source of income
North received resources from Great Britain
Newly freed slaves helped the North's army
18
What made this regiment's participation in the Civil War possible?
The formation of the Independent State of Scott
The secession of Tennessee
The ratification of the 13th Amendment
The announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation
19
The Confederate's economy relied on resources created in their many factories.
True
False
20
The snake represents the Union's plan to accomplish what goal?
To incorporate former slaves as contraband of war
To block southern ports and divide the South at the Mississippi River
To march soldiers from the VA Peninsula to Richmond
To destroy all the resources of the South
21
Which event is evidence that Lincoln changed his goal for the war?
The close race for his re-election in 1864
The Anaconda Plan
Union victory at Vicksburg
Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
22
Lincoln allowed slavery to exist in the border states so they wouldn't join the Confederacy.
False
True
23
What did the Union Navy focus on in the early years of the war?
raiding southern merchant ships
developing new weapons and ironclad vessels
securing a naval blockade around the Confederacy
freeing slaves in southern port towns
24
Why did Britain stop supporting the South in 1861?
Britain and France agreed to have a neutral policy
Britain was already fighting a war in Europe
Britain already had a surplus of cotton
Britain didn't thinnk manufacturing was important
25
One issue with the Southern economy is that their focus on states' rights made it hard to fund the war
True
False
26
Which of the following are reasons the Confederacy failed to gain foreign alliances?
The Confederate flag was unattractive
The Emancipation Proclamation made ending slavery a goal of the war
The Union blocked southern ports, making it difficult to get goods in/out
New international cotton markets were available to meet European demand
27
Gettysburg is a turning point of the war because the South never again attempted an invasion of the North
False
True
28
What was Lincoln's position on slavery when he ran for president in 1860?
he didn't want slavery to spread
he wanted to end slavery and create new colonies for slave in Africa
he was a strong supporter of slavery
he was a strict abolitionists
29
Why did the South ultimately allow African Americans to fight in their army?
they were worried about the economic harm to large planters
they wanted to have a mixing of the races
they needed more manpower
they worried about inflation
30
In what area did the Union have an advantage over the Confederacy early in the war?
familiarity with the terrain
political leadership
military leadership
devotion to the cause
31
The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the purpose of the war from preserving the Union to freeing the slaves
True
False
32
Which of the following were slave states that stayed with the Union during the Civil War?
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Delaware
