What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?

He introduced the "total war" strategy

One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.

ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.

Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:

voting for new political leaders

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?

Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

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1
What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?
He introduced the "total war" strategy
He was the president of the Confederate States of America
Nothing; he was too slow to make decisions
Led the Southern army to early victories
2
"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation"
The Declaration of Union Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The State of the Union Address of 1862
The Gettysburg Address
3
While serving in the Union army, African Americans faced all of the following EXCEPT:
higher income taxes
lower pay than white troops
discrimination
higher death rates than white troops
4
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
to end the war within 6 months.
to preserve the Union
to abolish slavery
to punish the South
5
Lincoln suspended ___ to deal with dissent in the Union states.
life sentences for draft rioters
voting rights for free African Americans
the writ of Habeas Corpus
conscription (drafting) of all men between the ages of 25 and 35
6
One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.
gave a moral purpose to the war
united the Republican party
ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.
kept Great Britain out of the war
7
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
California
South Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
8
Which of the following abolished slavery in the “rebellious territories”?
the Gettysburg Address
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Compromise of 1850
9
Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:
serving as spies
serving as nurses
voting for new political leaders
working in factories and businesses
10
The North relied on all of the following sources of troops EXCEPT:
mercenaries
the military draft (conscription)
African Americans
volunteers
11
The primary economic activity of the South was manufacturing.
True
False
12
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
it was the first Union victory on the battlefield
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.
it divided the Confederacy
it forced the Confederacy to surrender
13
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as:
confederacy
secession
popular sovereignty
compromise
14
Sherman’s "March to the Sea" shows the use of which of the following war strategies?
wait it out strategy
Total war strategy
atomic war strategy
cold war/detente
15
The Confederacy included the following states EXCEPT:
Alabama
Florida
Maryland
Texas
16
From our readings and discussions, which area did the South have a clear advantage over the North in the Civil War?
civilian leadership
industrial capacity
food production
military leadership
17
Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?
Slavery is ok because it is necessary for the nation's economic health.
should be immediately abolished in the US because it is immoral.
Slavery is not immoral, each state should decide what to do on this issue.
Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

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