The minie ball and the Gatling Gun

were both improvements in weapons of the war

What was the North's military strategy?

To blockade the southern coastline and "suffocate" the south

What was the purpose Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War?

to engage in total warfare, to destroy railroads in the South

Soldiers who fought in the Civil War...

could be captured and taken prisoner of war

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The Civil War

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A #Social Studies review for The Civil War assessment.

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1
What is Clara Barton known for?
Only woman to receive the Medal of honor
Leading with Abraham Lincoln
Creating the Red Cross
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
2
Which tactic and technology was used to gather enemy information?
rifles and artillery
trenches and dirt walls
hot air balloons
positions on low ground
3
Lincoln passed the ________________, which freed enslaved people in Confederate States.
draft
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
4
The minie ball and the Gatling Gun
kept the country together.
were created during the Revolutionary War
were inaccurate and hard to produce
were both improvements in weapons of the war
5
Railroads and rifles were two types of ____________________ that made the Civil War deadly.
weapons
technology
militia
draft
6
What was the greatest cause of death for Civil War soldiers?
disease
gunshots
bayonets
poison
7
One of the deadliest prison camps was:
Antietam
Salem
Andersonville
Chancelorsville
8
What was the North's military strategy?
To blockade the southern coastline and "suffocate" the south
To draw the south north, taking them out of their comfort zone
To play "defense" as long as possible to outlast the south.
To use allies, like France and Britain, to defeat the south.
9
What was the purpose Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War?
to improve training
to engage in total warfare
to destroy railroads in the South
to provide better food
10
The turning point in the Civil War was the battle at ____________________.
Fort Davis
Gettysburg
Roanoke
Kansas
11
Most Civil War battles:
were won by the Confederacy
took place in the South
resulted in very few deaths
involved little to no medical care
12
Soldiers who fought in the Civil War...
always had clean water to drink
always had plenty of supplies
could be captured and taken prisoner of war
had very good medical care
13
The phrase “the blue and the gray” refers to...
uniforms
technology
hospitals
battleships
14
What types of role did women not have during the War?
Nurses
Generals
Spies
Soldiers
15
This was the famous battle of the ironclads.
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack
Union and Confederacy
Semi-submersibles
USS Maryland vs. CSS Virginia

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