Civil War Test 2021

Purpose of the Gettysburg Address

This battle gave Lincoln what he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

Navy officer that captured New Orleans and won the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Turning point of the war

Who won the Civil War?

The Election of 1860 caused 7 states to secede from the Union.

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

Which of these is NOT a cause of the Civil War

President of the CSA

What was Winfield Scott's plan for winning the Civil War?

Nicknamed "Stonewall" at the Battle of Bull Run

Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern VA

Lincoln's main goal was to keep the Union together.

Strengths of the Confederacy.

First major battle of the war

Led the Union Forces to victory in the war.

Union strength

Led lightning raids (guerilla warfare) against the Union

What product did the South use to get foreign help?

This General destroyed southern railroads and industries by capturing Atlanta

This event marked the start of the Civil War.

Which of the following materials made Confederate ships more dangerous than Union ships?

Vice President under Lincoln

Lincoln was a Democrat

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Siege of Vicksburg cut western states off from the rest of the South

African American unit that played a critical role in the attack on Fort Wagner.