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Chapter 15: Civil War Quiz
Chapter 15: Civil War Quiz
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1
What was the main of cause of disease during the Civil War?
Bad sanitation
Bad diet
Poor sanitation and diet
Poor medical attention
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What is a Casualty
Killed, missing or wounded in action
An officer rank
How someone died
3
What did both sides realize after the First Battle of Bull Run?
War wouldn't be short and easy
War would be short and easy
4
What was the Bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
5
Why was the Civil War known as "a poor man's fight"?
Wealthy exempt from draft, could pay to avoid draft
Poor men were forced to fight in it
Could pay to get drafted
6
What are Border States?
Union states that stayed
Union states that seceded
Slave States that seceded
Slave States that didn't secede
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The Emancipation Proclaimation grated freedom to slaves only in Confederate states
True
False
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Lincoln didn't plan on ending slavery at first because he was afraid the border states would secede
False
True
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Gen. McClellan's major flaw was that he was too cautious
False
True
10
Ironclads were warships with protective iron plates
True
False
11
What problem arose from development of new tech?
Technoligy outpaces tactics
Tactics outpace technoligy
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Habeas Corpus was Constitutional protection against lawful imprisonment
False
True
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What caused massive inflation in the North?
Gov lost $400 million paper currency
People were forced to give $400 million to the gov.
Gov printed $400 million paper currency
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What was the Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
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What was the leading cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Political Views
Taxes
States
16
Who was pressuring Union Gen. McDowell to take Richmond and end the war quickly?
The public (press)
The Union soldiers
Lincoln
17
What is a Minie Ball?
A rounded bullet
A type of cannonball
A type of gun
A rifled bullet
18
What is income tax?
tax on horses
tax on paper and stamps
tax on money people recieve
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The Civil War ended at Appomattox Court House, VA
True
False
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Disease was the main cause of death in the Civil War
True
False
21
What is a draft?
a system of required military service
a system of unrequired military service
22
What caused inflation in the South?
There were no farmers to get goods
Union blockade led to shortage of goods
Union blockade led to more goods, less money
People stopped selling goods
23
What is Martial Law?
Military in charge, citizens' rights suspended
Citizens in charge, military's rights suspended
24
Inflation is general rise in prices.
True
False
25
What city was burned down in Sherman's March to Sea?
Chicago, IL
Atlanta, GA
Washington D.C
Richmond, VA
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What were Copperheads?
Southern Demos who criticized the war & called for peace
Northern Demos who criticized the war & called for peace
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A siege is:
Surrounding an area & cutting it off until people inside surrender
People surrender, then surround an area
Surround an area, and cut it off
Surrender
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What was the Union's only goal at the beginning of the war?
To restore the Union
To end slavery
To defeat the South
To get everyone to vote againest slavery
