An important element to the Confederate strategy to win the war was...

securing an alliance with Britain for foreign support.

"The Anaconda Plan" refers to...

The strategy developed by the Union to win the war.

The Emancppation Proclamation...

freed the slaves being held in any rebel Confederate state, was issued by President Abraham Lincoln.

What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of Vicksburg?

The Confederacy lost all control of the Mississippi River.

What was a major outcome of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?

Robert E. Lee surrendered...the civil war officially ended.

Union General William T. Sherman is most responsible for...

leading a path of destruction across the state of Georgia.

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The American Civil War

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"A nation divided against itself cannot stand." --Abraham Lincoln

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1
What was the first significant battle of the American Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
The Siege of Fort Sumter.
Battle of Shiloh
2
The bloodiest single day in American military history
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse.
3
An important element to the Confederate strategy to win the war was...
securing an alliance with Britain for foreign support.
capturing and executing President Lincoln.
invading and capturing important trading ports in the north.
getting as many states as possible to secede from the Union
4
approximately how many casualties in the American Civil War?
650,000
1 million
100,000
6 million
5
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
"Stonewall" Jackson
6
The Confederate capital city.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Richmond, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Washington, D.C.
7
What battle was considered the turning point leading to the Confederacy's ultimate defeat?
Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
8
What state is this?
Missouri
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
9
"The Anaconda Plan" refers to...
The strategy developed by the Union to win the war.
all of the above.
The plan developed by rebels to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
The strategy developed by the Confederacy to win the war.
10
Which constitutional amendment outlaws slavery in America?
13th Amendment
10th Amendment
15th Amendment
1st Amendment
11
who is this?
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
12
The outcome of which battle inspired Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation?
Vickburg
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Gettsyburg
13
Which battle finally inspired most northerners to "go all in" and support Lincoln's war?
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
14
Which side of the conflict was more industrialized?
Confederacy
both sides were equally industrialized
Union
15
Which of these accurately describes the Battle of Gettysburg
The deadliest battle in American military history.
The Union stopped a Confederate invasion of the north.
The farthest north of any civil war battle.
all of the above.
16
Which side of the conflict was more urbanized?
Union
Confederacy
both were equally urbanized
17
What state is this?
Texas
Maryland
South Carolina
Tennessee
18
Which side of the conflict had the greatest total population?
Confederacy
Both had roughly equal population
Union
19
Which of these states NEVER joined the Confederacy?
Florida
Virginia
Arkansas
Missouri
20
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
21
who is this?
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
22
Who is this?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
23
The Emancppation Proclamation...
freed the slaves being held in any rebel Confederate state
was issued by President Abraham Lincoln.
was issued by the Confederacy is the last months of the war.
outlawed slavery throughout the United States.
24
Which of these was NOT a confederate commander?
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
"Stonewall" Jackson
Jefferson Davis
25
What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Confederacy lost all control of the Mississippi River.
R. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were both killed in battle.
Confederacy lost most important port on the Atlantic coast
The Union Army suffered it's greatest defeat of the war.
26
What state is this?
Tennessee
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
27
Who led the Union Army to victory at the Battle of Vicksburg?
William T. Sherman
"Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
28
who is this?
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
29
Which battle earned "Stonewall" Jackson his fame and nickname.
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Battle of Vicksburg
Antietam
30
Who delivered the famous Gettysburg Address?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
31
What was a major outcome of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
Robert E. Lee surrendered...the civil war officially ended.
The Civil War officially began.
The Union lost most of its best military commanders.
Confederate Army captured the Union capital, Washington DC.
32
Which side of the conflict had better military commanders?
both sides had equally good military commanders
Confederacy
Union
33
What was the first state to seceded from the Union?
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Missouri
34
Union General William T. Sherman is most responsible for...
leading a path of destruction across the state of Georgia.
helping Confederates win the Battle of Bull Run.
leading a path of destruction across the state of Virginia
accepting Robert E. Lee's surrender at Gettysburg.

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