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1
What two major battles does the Confederacy win before the Battle of Gettysburg?
Chancellorsville and Antietam
Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg and Shiloh
Shiloh and Antietam
2
What is
habeas corpus?
Holding prisoners until they are given the death penalty
Lincoln's favorite movie
A Latin word that means nothing
Legal action where prisoners can be held without trial
3
The two battles the 54th Massachusetts become famous for were Olustee and...?
Richmond
Fort Wagner
South Carolina
Antietam
4
What set all slaves free on January 1, 1863?
The Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Bill of Rights
The 12th Amendment
5
What was the most important border state for the Union to control?
Kentucky
Maryland
Florida
Missouri
6
Why did General Lee risk moving his troops North in 1863?
He hoped to impress the British and the French
The weather was getting too hot in the South
He knew he needed to attack first
He hoped to impress Jefferson Davis
7
Who became the new Union general after the First Battle of Bull Run?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
8
What was the Confederacy's main advantage in war?
Texas
More people
Excellent military leaders
Fighting on their own territory
9
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important?
It wasn't
The Confederacy was weak
No hope for the British and French to help the South
It was a positive turning point for the Union
10
What was Lincoln's response to the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Gettysburg Address
To attend the theater
The Emancipation Proclamation
Inauguration speech
11
Why did the Union decide to let African Americans enlist?
Lincoln demanded them to
They saw them as equals
They needed more soldiers
To avoid slave revolt
12
What major supply city does the Union take over under General Grant?
Vicksburg
Richmond
Dallas
Gettysburg
13
What battle began on July 1, 1863 and had nearly 50,000 casualties?
Burgers
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Antietam
14
What major battle was a NARROW victory for the Union
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The First Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Fredericksburg
15
What were Confederate soldiers called?
Confederates
Stonewall Jacksons
Yankees
Rebels
16
Who won the first major battle of the Civil War?
Union
Confederacy
George Washington
Henry Clay
17
What is battle is known as the "deadliest day of the Civil War"?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Shiloh
Fort Sumter
18
What roles did women start to take over during the Civil War?
Nurses
Secret soldiers
Spies
Taking care of farms and factories
19
Who was the Confederate president?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
20
Which one of these was NOT a border state?
Maryland
Kentucky
Virginia
Missouri
21
What famous Union general becomes known for "unconditional surrender"?
Stonewall Jackson
McClellan
George Meade
Grant
22
Who ends up retreating at the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Confederate Army
The Union Army
23
Who were the two abolitionists who helped change Lincoln's mind about the war?
Horace Greeley
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
24
What was the South's main goal in the Civil War?
Get the North to pay for all of their food
Remain independent
Get rid of the Emancipation Proclamation
Restore the Union
25
What was the 54th Massachusetts?
54 African American men who fought for the South
54 slaves who escaped to Massachusetts
The 54th African American regiment for the Union
All African-American Union army regiment
26
What was Lincoln afraid of losing at the beginning of the Civil War?
Border states
His favorite hat
His hair
The capitol
27
Who were the two main Southern military leaders?
General Grant
Abraham Lincoln
General Lee
Stonewall Jackson
28
What was the North's main goal for the Civil War?
Restore the Union
Convince the South that slavery is wrong
Keep President Lincoln in office
Maintain slavery
29
What do the Confederates rename
The Merrimack
after it's made into an ironclad?
The Monitor
They don't
The Virginia
The Irony
30
Who won the Battle of Antietam?
France
The Confederacy
It was a tie
The Union
31
Why was Richmond, Virginia vulnerable to attack?
Everybody hated Richmond
There was no protection there
It was near the Union
32
What was Pickett's Charge?
Lee sent waves of Conf. soldiers to attack Union troops
George Pickett gets charged for murder
General Grant charges Richmond
A white picket fence built in the Union
33
What battle occurred in September 1862?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
34
What kind of strategy was the South going to use for battle?
Snowball fights
Hit and run
Offensive
Defensive
35
What is a "border state"?
States that chose fabric borders for the flag
States that are on the border with Mexico
States that have ties to the North and South
States that recently were added to the U.S.
36
What does "reinforce" mean?
To use the force
To fire your weapon loudly
To make stronger
37
What were the Confederates trying to protect with
The Virginia
?
Their ports
Taco Bell
Their cotton supply
Henry Clay
38
Why was the South dependent on Britain and France?
They were allies of the Confederacy
Cotton
Tea and jam
Trading tobacco
39
What role did Dorothea Dix having during the Civil War?
Helped nurses
Was a secret soldier
Lincoln's wife
A Confederate spy
40
What perspective did Lincoln later have on the war?
Getting reelected for a second term
It was about beating the Confederacy
Restoring the Union
It was about slavery
41
Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River?
They liked Mississippi
For the delicious fish there
They wanted to go swimming
To cut off trading from the South
42
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Burgers
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
43
Which of these was NOT a difficulty the South had to deal with?
Low supplies
Refugees
Destruction
Cotton industry
44
What kind of men enlisted in the Civil War, for the most part?
Young
Nicolas Cage
Farmers
Rebels
45
Where did General Lee intercept the Union army in December 1862?
Fort Sumter
Richmond
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
46
What was the Confederate capitol?
Richmond
Vicksburg
Washington D.C.
New Orleans
47
What does "entrenched" mean?
In a protected position
Inside a trench coat
Surrounded by trench coats
To make stronger
48
At what battle did Stonewall Jackson get shot by his own men?
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
Richmond
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What were Union soldiers called?
Onions
Rebels
Yankees
Unionites
