Which of the following does NOT represent an accurate impact of the Battle of Gettysburg?

It convinces Lincoln that Grant is an ineffective leader

Which of the following describes the initial approach/strategy taken by the Confederacy?

To fight a defensive war in Southern territory

Which of the following is the geographic significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

The battle occurred on Union soil

Which of the following accurately describes the Confederate surrender?

Grant's forces surround Lee at Appomattox

Which of the following describes a military goal of the Gettysburg Address?

To continue fighting until victory achieved

Which of the following describes the social goal of the Gettysburg Address?

"shall have a new birth of freedom"

Which of the following describes the geographic significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Applied only to the Confederacy

Which of the following reflects an accurate sequence of military events (earliest to latest)?

Antietam, Gettysburg, Atlanta, Appomattox

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1
Which of the following does NOT represent an accurate impact of the Battle of Gettysburg?
It represents the last time a battle will occur in the North
It forces a Southern retreat into Virginia
It convinces Lincoln that Grant is an ineffective leader
It results in 28,000 irreplaceable Confederate casualties
2
Identify the Confederate leader that effectively used strategy in the early stages of the war?
General Sherman
General Lee
General Grant
General McClellan
3
Which of the following describes the initial approach/strategy taken by the Confederacy?
To force border states to allegiance to the Confederacy
To fight a defensive war in Southern territory
To eliminate Union blockades of the Gulf of Mexico
To launch an aggressive offensive in Northern territory
4
Which of the following is considered the "turning point" of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Gettysburg
5
Which of the following is a Union advantage that resulted from the Emancipation Proclamation?
Acquired additional soldiers
Acquired essential supplies
Acquired the military support of border states
Acquired foreign alliances
6
Which of the following is the geographic significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The battle resulted in a Union retreat
The battle occurred in a border state
The battle occurred on Union soil
The battle resulted in the Gettysburg Address
7
Which of the commanders used aggressive tactics to achieve a Confederate surrender?
General Grant
General Sherman
General Lee
General McClellan
8
Which of the following best describes the tactics used during the "March to the Sea"
Total War
Blockade
Siege
Retreat
9
Which of the following accurately describes the Confederate surrender?
Lee's forces are starved into submission by Union sieges
Confederacy agrees to support Lincoln in Election of 1864
Lee abandons the Confederate capital of RIchmond
Grant's forces surround Lee at Appomattox
10
Which of the following describes a military goal of the Gettysburg Address?
To honor the brave sacrifice of Union casualties
To continue fighting until victory achieved
To gain potential support for the Election of 1864
To obtain equal rights for African-Americans
11
Which of the following does NOT describe a Northern advantage during the Civil War?
Population
Railroads
Alliances
Industry
12
Which of the following describes the social goal of the Gettysburg Address?
"all men are created equal"
"that these dead shall not have died in vain"
"shall have a new birth of freedom"
"dedicated here to the unfinished work"
13
Which of the following describes a Confederate advantage during the Civil War?
Contributions from border states
Superior naval forces
Cotton diplomacy
Slave populations
14
The successful siege of Vicksburg enabled the Union to control which of the following?
The border states
The Confederate capital
The Mississippi River
The Atlantic Coast
15
Which of the following was the direct cause of secession?
The surrender at Appomattox
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Election of 1860
The Compromise of 1850
16
Which of the following gave Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Election of 1860
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Gettysburg
The fall of Atlanta
17
Which of the following describes the geographic significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Applied to the entire South
Applied only to the Western expansion
Applied only to the Confederacy
Applied to the entire United States
18
Which of the following reflects an accurate sequence of military events (earliest to latest)?
Antietam, Gettysburg, Atlanta, Appomattox
Antietam, Appomattox, Atlanta Gettysburg
Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox, Atlanta
Antietam, Atlanta, Gettysburg, Appomattox
19
Which of the following political events occurred third (chronologically- earliest to latest)?
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Secession
Election of 1864
20
Which of the following Union victories directly impacted the outcome of the Election of 1864
The fall of Richmod
The fall of Atlanta
The surrender at Appomattox
The Battle of Antietam

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