The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except

assassinating the Confederate president.

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

It proved that a quick victory was impossible.

What was Jefferson Davis’s role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?

He represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.

Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?

He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.

What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?

A show of strength in the North might get the north to quite

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

The loss, convinced Lee to never again invade the North.

Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?

They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that

slaves in Confederate states were free.

What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.

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1
Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?
disease
wounds
frostbite
starvation
2
The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except
capturing Richmond, Virginia.
dividing the South.
blocking Southern ports.
assassinating the Confederate president.
3
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
It proved that the South was weak.
It showed that the North would win.
armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
4
What was Jefferson Davis’s role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?
He was a candidate in the 1860 presidential election.
He was a wealthy plantation owner.
He was a Northern abolitionist.
He represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.
5
Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?
He had been defeated in the presidential election.
He believed in the rights of states to secede.
He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.
He was in favor of slavery.
6
Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
True
False
7
What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?
A show of strength in the North might get the north to quite
Union troops would believe in slavery
Confederate troops cut off Union access to the Potomac.
Seeing their land being destroyed would discourage them
8
Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except
treating wounded soldiers.
spying on the enemy.
fighting on the battlefield.
working in factories.
9
Which document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg Address?
Emancipation Proclamation
Preamble to the Constitution
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
10
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
The loss, convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
The South suffered many losses while the North had few.
Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North.
The outcome convinced European nations to aid the South
11
Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?
They were meant to punish the Confederacy.
They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.
They were stern in their demand for payment of losses.
They were meant to show that the North sought forgiveness.
12
General Grant was the General for which army?
North
South
Canada
Britain
13
Which of these describes General Sherman’s march through Georgia?
a defeat for both armies
the bloodiest battle of the war
a peaceful end to the conflict
an example of total war
14
General Lee was the general of which army?
Canada
Britain
North
South
15
The Anaconda Plan was a plan created by?
The Romans
The North
The South
The British
16
All Three Steps of the Anaconda Plan were accomplished?
True
False
17
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that
slaves in Union slave states were free.
slaves in Confederate states were free.
slaves in U.S. territories were free.
slaves throughout the world were free.
18
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
Population
control of the Mississippi River
highly trained soldiers
fighting in familiar territory
19
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.
The Confederate troops deserted.
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
The Union controlled all Southern ports.
20
Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
strong military leadership
many factories and businesses
large population
control of the railway system

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