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1
While most assumed the USA would win the Civil War, the CSA did have one advantage. It was ..?
The South had more railroad lines by nearly 65 percent
The North had far fewer factories than the industrial South
Union generals went to West Point; the Southerners did
The South was fighting a defensive war on familiar ground
2
One of the South's greatest challenges during the war was to get farmers to grow ...
food to feed the soldiers, instead of cotton to sell.
more slaves to put into the front lines.
more cotton to make uniforms.
All of the answers are correct.
3
True or False: The Union nearly lost the Civil War in 1862
True
False
4
Lincoln's Vice-President, from Tennessee, was ...
Andrew Johnson.
Andrew Morris.
Chris Brune.
Andrew Jackson.
5
Who won the first major engagement of the Civil War?
The Union, but at a terrible cost
The South, with relatively few casualties
The Union, with relatively few casualties
The South, but at a terrible cost
6
Which border state did the rebels desperately try to bring to their side in 1862?
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland
Missouri
7
What was the last failed attempt to avoid the Civil War?
Crittenden Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Lincoln-Hamlin Compromise
Assumptory Clause of 1861
8
What was the purpose of Sherman's "total war" against the South?
Destroy the economy of the Confederacy
All of these answers are correct
Destroy the morale of the Confederacy
Destroy the military of the Confederacy
9
What Union general led the Peninsular Campaign, and was later removed for the failure?
Ambrose Burnside
Don Carlos Buell
George McClellan
U.S. Grant
10
Which of the following was
not
a Confederate general?
Thomas Jackson
J.E.B. Stuart
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
11
Who opposed Lincoln in his bid for re-election in 1864?
John Bell
George McClendan
George McClellan
Stephen Douglas
12
What group of people was freed by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1862?
Northern slaves
All slaves
No slaves
Southern slaves
13
Why did the South believe England would recognize its cause and support the new nation?
England had familial ties to many Southerners
England wanted the Union to lose so it could reclaim the USA
England needed the South's cotton crops for its industry
England believed slavery was moral and justified
14
True or False: The "border states" experienced tension and internal division during the war.
False
True
15
On September 2, 1864, Sherman captured what Southern stronghold?
Atlanta
Mobile
Vicksburg
Savannah
16
Which major battle did
not
occur in 1863?
Sharpsburg
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
17
Where were the best Confederate raider ships built?
Virginia, which had the world's best dry docks
France, which was legal under international law
The Union, and they were stolen when the South seceded
England, which was illegal under the rules of war
18
Where was the first capital of the Confederacy located?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Montgomery, Alabama
19
How did the Civil War impact the South's economy?
There was no real impact
The economy boomed as a result of the sale of war goods
There was severe deflation
There was severe inflation
20
What was the actual name of the Confederate army Lee was commanding?
Army of the South
Southern States Militia
Army of Northern Virginia
Confederate Army
21
Why was Lincoln able to "blame" the South for the war?
He forced them to surrender at Fort Sumter
He forced them to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
He couldn't force the blame upon the South
He forced them to attack at Fort Sumter
22
How were wealthy Northerners able to avoid military service?
They provided surrogates for their service
They bribed draft officials with lucrative offers
They claimed to be conscientious objectors, like the Quakers
They emigrated to Canada or the unorganized Western areas
23
Which Union general had the most success between 1861 and 1863?
William Sherman
Ulysses Grant
George Meade
Don Carlos Buell
24
Approximately ..... soldiers died in the Civil War.
125,000
620,000
850,000
1,000,000
25
The basic Confederate strategy was to ...
invade and conquer the North.
fight a guerilla war.
blockade northern ports.
wage a defensive war.
26
Lincoln was the Union's President during the Civil War. Who was the South's President?
George B. McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson F. Davis
27
What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war?
Stone Mountain
Cold Harbor
Antietam
Gettysburg
28
What was the first major battle of the US Civil War?
Murfreesboro
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Manassas Junction
29
According to your text and worksheets, nearly ..... blacks served in the Union army during the war.
500,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
30
What was the first state to secede?
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
31
Which political party won the Presidency in the Election of 1860?
Unionist
Northern Democrat
Republican
Southern Democrat
32
Who was the "Black Moses"?
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
33
Which of the following was not a border state at the war's beginning?
West Virginia
Delaware
Missouri
Kentucky
34
When and where did the Civil War begin?
April 12, 1861; Fort Sumter, SC
April 21, 1861; Fort Scutter, SC
April 21, 1861; Fort Sumter, NC
April 12, 1861; Sutter's Mill
35
What of the following was
not
one of the Civil War Amendments?
14th
12th
15th
13th
36
The Merrimac, a Federal ship, was used by the CSA and rechristened as the ...?
Merrimac
Monitor
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
37
The first major Confederate city to be captured by the Union was ...
New Orleans.
Richmond.
Charleston.
Atlanta.
