Ch. 8-9 Civil War Test 1 (US History)

The Battle of Shiloh was fought over what city in Mississippi

Union general that gained control of the Tennessee River.

He devised the Anaconda Plan.

President of the Confederacy

In 1863, Congress instituted a national draft to raise troops for the Union.

The goal of the Union in the Battle of Shiloh was to take the South’s only __________.

Confederate general who led the South to a major victory in the Seven Days’ Battle.

The first state to secede from Union

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States.

A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.

Conscription was the act of requiring people to enter military service.

Bloodiest one-day battle during Civil War

The Confederacy claimed victory at the Battle at Murfreesboro.

The act of wearing down by constant harassment or attack is known as attrition.

The loss at Antietam was so devastating for the Confederacy bc the British decided not to join the war effort

One Union advantage during the Civil War was their superior navy.

The Union crushed the Confederacy at the First Battle of Bull Run.

Jefferson Davis supported conscription and martial law.

When the Union struggled to enlist the necessary amount of troops, the Union offered soldiers a paid vacation.

Along with Benjamin Butler, he took control of the city of New Orleans after a daring trip up the Mississippi River.