The Battle of Antietam was

the single bloodiest day of the war.

The Albemarle was the name given to

a Confederate ironclad ship that protected the NC coast.

The importance of the First Battle of Manassas was that it

proved that this would not be a short war.

At Appomattox Court House, General Robert E. Lee

surrendered to General Grant, essentially ending the war.

The Battle of Gettysburg is considered a major turning point in the war because

the Confederate army never advanced any farther into Northern territory.

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Civil War - North Carolina

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1
The Battle of Antietam was
the last battle of the war.
the bloodiest battle of the war.
the single bloodiest day of the war.
General Lee's only victory of the war.
2
The Civil War began with a Confederate attack on
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Manassas, Virginia.
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
3
The military governor of North Carolina during the Civil War was
Zebulon B. Vance
Andrew Johnson
Zebulon Pike
Robert E. Lee
4
The Union march from Chattanooga, TN to Savannah, GA was led by Union General
George G. Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McLellan
William T. Sherman
5
Abraham Lincoln was killed by
Lee Harvey Oswald.
Preston Brooks.
John Wilkes Booth.
P.G.T. Beauregard.
6
The Albemarle was the name given to
a Union fort that withstood many Confederate attacks.
a new type of cannon.
a Confederate ironclad ship that protected the NC coast.
an early attempt at a Union submarine.
7
The importance of the First Battle of Manassas was that it
ended slavery in the south.
proved that this would not be a short war.
demonstrated the power of the new Napoleon cannons.
proved that Robert E. Lee was a better general than Grant.
8
At Appomattox Court House, General Robert E. Lee
surrendered to General Grant, essentially ending the war.
defeated General Grant.
issued his resignation from the Confederate Army.
was shot and killed by a Union sniper.
9
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves
who could afford to pay for their freedom.
in the Union.
in the rebelling states.
in any state north of Virginia.
10
North Carolina's _________ ___________ was one of the strongest fortifications in the south.
Fort Sumter
Fort Moultrie
Fort Fisher
Fort Anderson
11
The bloodiest Civil War battle in North Carolina was
the Battle of Cold Mountain.
the Battle of Beech Mountain.
the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge.
the Battle of Bentonville.
12
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered a major turning point in the war because
it was the greatest victory of Robert E. Lee's career.
it was the battle where Stonewall Jackson was killed.
the Confederate army never advanced any farther into Northern territory.
it was the last battle of the war.
13
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency was soon followed by
the Emancipation Proclamation.
the Battle of Gettysburg.
South Carolina's secession.
Lincoln's assassination.
14
The winner in the presidential election of 1860 was
Ulysses S. Grant
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson

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