After Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House,

the war continued for several months

Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

because freeing the slaves would weaken the Confederate War effort

Why did Abraham Lincoln in 1861 inform Jefferson Davis that he was sending only food to Fort Sumter?

to force the Confederates to decide whether to attack and start a war

How did General Grant capture Vicksburg?

with a blockade and constant shelling of the city

By calling for 75,000 volunteers to enlist and serve for 90 days, President Lincoln

underestimated the strength and will of the Confederates

Why did the Confederate leaders want their army to keep fighting until after the election of 1864?

They hoped a new president might accept Southern independence, They hoped a new president would want peace, They hoped Lincoln would not be reelected

General Robert E. Lee lost this battle at Gettysburg when

Pickett failed to take Cemetery Ridge

Lincoln waited until the Union had a victory at Antietam to

issue the Emancipation Proclamation

When Lincoln began assembling forces to put down the rebellion, Robert E. Lee

resigned from the US Army and took command of Virginia's state forces

The four border states were Delaware,

Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri

Why did General Lee invade Maryland?

he needed to move fighting out of Virginia so farmers could harvest crops, Morale was low in the North, he hoped a victory would entice France and Britain to join the war

How did Abraham Lincoln justify suspending habeas corpus during the Civil War?

He was willing to violate the Constitution to save the nation

During his March to the Sea, General Sherman destroyed much of Georgia because he wanted to

show that Union armies could do as they wished and resistance was futile

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1
After Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House,
Abraham Lincoln called for retribution against the South
the war ended immediately
the war continued for several months
Jefferson Davis resigned
2
What did the Emancipation Proclamation mean for slaves living in Kentucky?
The had to join the Union Army in order to gain their freedom
They remained slaves until the state rejoined the Union
They remained slaves
They were freed
3
Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
because freeing the slaves would weaken the Confederate War effort
because he morally opposed slavery
because slaves had earned their freedom by fighting for the Union
because the prisons were getting full
4
Why did Abraham Lincoln in 1861 inform Jefferson Davis that he was sending only food to Fort Sumter?
to force the Confederates to decide whether to attack and start a war
to give the Confederates a chance to surrender
to postpone a military attack by the Confederates
to ensure Jefferson Davis would allow the supplies to reach the fort
5
How did General Grant capture Vicksburg?
with Pickett's charge
by breaking through the Confederates' weakened defenses
by taking up a strong defensive position
with a blockade and constant shelling of the city
6
What ended slavery throughout the United States?
the Fourteenth Amendment
the surrender at Appomattox Court House
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Emancipation Proclamation
7
General Winfield Scott's plan for winning the war called for the Union to
blockade Southern ports
win the support of Southern leaders
capture Richmond
arm the slaves
8
By calling for 75,000 volunteers to enlist and serve for 90 days, President Lincoln
underestimated the strength and will of the Confederates
hoped to influence Congress to declare war
divided the people in the seceded states
united all the states that remained in the Union
9
Why did the Confederate leaders want their army to keep fighting until after the election of 1864?
They hoped a new president might accept Southern independence
They hoped a new president would want peace
They hoped Lincoln would not be reelected
10
General Robert E. Lee lost this battle at Gettysburg when
he withdrew his troops from the high ground
Pickett failed to take Cemetery Ridge
his troops ran out of food
Meade took control of Little Round Top
11
Lincoln waited until the Union had a victory at Antietam to
issue the Emancipation Proclamation
announce his candidacy for reelection
begin to draft reconstruction plans
promote General Grant
12
When Lincoln began assembling forces to put down the rebellion, Robert E. Lee
resigned from the US Army and took command of the Confederate army
resigned from the US Army and took command of Virginia's state forces
accepted the appointment as commander of the Union army
was chosen as head of the South Carolina state militia
13
The four border states were Delaware,
New Jersey, Virgina, and Tennessee
Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri
Maryland, Tennessee, and Georgia
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
14
Why did General Lee invade Maryland?
he needed to move fighting out of Virginia so farmers could harvest crops
Morale was low in the North
he hoped a victory would entice France and Britain to join the war
General McClellan chose to invade Pennsylvannia
15
The Battle of Bull Run was evidence that
the North would eventually win
Lincoln had a competent general
the war would not be short
the Southern Army was well-trained
16
Sherman's victory in the Battle of Atlanta helped ensure
passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
the Democratic Party's nomination go George McClellan
Lincoln's reelection
Jefferson Davis's reelection
17
Lincoln feared that if he made slavery the issue of the Civil War
he would have to support abolition
few people would volunteer to fight
the border states might seceed
the South would fight harder
18
How did Abraham Lincoln justify suspending habeas corpus during the Civil War?
He was willing to violate the Constitution to save the nation
Danger of slave revolts called suspension of some freedoms to ensure safety
He believed stopping the Copperhead newspapers would help the South
He said states that succeeded needed to be punished
19
During his March to the Sea, General Sherman destroyed much of Georgia because he wanted to
prevent civilians from taking up arms against Union armies
help President Lincoln get re-elected
show that Union armies could do as they wished and resistance was futile
exact revenge on the South
20
The ________ was a great victory that assured Union control of the Mississippi River
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Chattanooga
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Chickamauga

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