What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?

He introduced the "total war" strategy

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.

ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.

Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:

voting for new political leaders

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed all the slaves in rebellious states

Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?

Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

In 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This made it a law that runaway slaves found in free states

had to be returned to their owners in the South

What 2 rights, in particular, was the South defending?

The right to keep slaves and the right to secede from the union

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1
What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?
Led the Southern army to early victories
He introduced the "total war" strategy
He was the president of the Confederate States of America
Nothing; he was too slow to make decisions
2
Who denied Lincoln's request to be his general and instead became a Confederate general?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
3
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
it divided the Confederacy
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.
it forced the Confederacy to surrender
it was the first Union victory on the battlefield
4
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
to end the war within 6 months.
to abolish slavery
to preserve the Union
to punish the South
5
One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.
united the Republican party
ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.
gave a moral purpose to the war
kept Great Britain out of the war
6
All of the following were abolitionists EXCEPT:
Fredrick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
7
The African Americans in Texas celebrated this day as their day of freedom. What is the...
Gettysburg Celebration
Independence Day
Juneteenth
Fourth of July
8
"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation"
The Emancipation Proclamation
The State of the Union Address of 1862
The Gettysburg Address
The Declaration of Union Address
9
From our readings and discussions, which area did the South have a clear advantage over the North in the Civil War?
military leadership
civilian leadership
industrial capacity
food production
10
The primary economic activity of the South was manufacturing.
True
False
11
Sherman’s "March to the Sea" shows the use of which of the following war strategies?
cold war/detente
Total war strategy
atomic war strategy
wait it out strategy
12
Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:
serving as spies
serving as nurses
voting for new political leaders
working in factories and businesses
13
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all the slaves in border states
Freed all slaves in America
Freed all the slaves in slave states
Freed all the slaves in rebellious states
14
While serving in the Union army, African Americans faced all of the following EXCEPT:
discrimination
higher income taxes
higher death rates than white troops
lower pay than white troops
15
Which of the following abolished slavery in the “rebellious territories”?
the Compromise of 1850
the Gettysburg Address
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Emancipation Proclamation
16
This battle was the single bloodiest day in the war.
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Bull Run
17
Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?
Slavery is ok because it is necessary for the nation's economic health.
Slavery is not immoral, each state should decide what to do on this issue.
should be immediately abolished in the US because it is immoral.
Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.
18
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as:
confederacy
secession
compromise
popular sovereignty
19
General ____ and General _____ met at a farmhouse at _____ to discuss the terms of surrender.
Lee and Grand; Appomattox
Granger and Grant; Appomattox
Grant and Lee; Appomattox
Lee and Sherman; Mattox
20
In 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This made it a law that runaway slaves found in free states
could be free like everyone else
must apply for citizenship
had to be returned to their owners in the South
were thrown in jail and sentenced to 5 years
21
What 2 rights, in particular, was the South defending?
The right to keeps slaves and the right to keep the union together
The right to keep slaves and the right to make their own set of laws.
The right to keep slaves and the right to secede from the union
To keep the union together and the right to keep slaves
22
This book described the cruelties of slavery and convinced many people to oppose it was written by
Frederick Dougless
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe

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