Which of the following was NOT a major problem for Civil War soldiers?

spending too little time in camp

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Only the South drafted men into military service.

Which of the following made Grant a successful Civil War general?

He was willing to fight and to take chances.

Which of the following was a problem for the South during the Civil War?

They're strong belief in states' rights caused disputes.

Grant's early victories in the West hurt the Confederacy because they

opened two water routes into part of the Confederacy.

Which Union generals most instrumental in finally achieving a victory for the North?

Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman

The Union's main purpose in blockading southern seaports was to

stop goods from leaving or reaching the South.

Elmira, New York, and Andersonville, Georgia, were

overcrowded prison camps where the conditions were terrible.

What crucial decision did Grant make in 1864?

He would capture Richmond, no matter what the cost.

Which kind of region in the South would be most likely to support the Civil War?

a region with large plantations and many slaves

Why did President Lincoln act forcefully to keep Missouri and Maryland in the Union?

As border states they were important to security of the U.S.

Which of the following statements about African Americans in the war is NOT true?

African Americans were reluctant to fight in the war.

What was a reason that battlefield casualties were so high during the Civil War?

Thousands were killed against new, more effective weapons.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War?

African Americans were treated equally.

What were Grant's surrender terms to Lee?

Confederates had to surrender weapons & go home peacefully.

Why did Lincoln wait until after the battle at Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

HisCabinet thought it would have more effect after a victory

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation have little immediate effect on slavery?

It freed people only in areas that were fighting the Union.

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1
Which of the following was NOT a major problem for Civil War soldiers?
muddy roads and fields
outbreaks of disease
spending too little time in camp
lack of clean water
2
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
Both the North and the South drafted men into service.
The South later expanded the ages of men who were eligible.
In the North, there were riots to protest the draft system.
Only the South drafted men into military service.
3
Which of the following made Grant a successful Civil War general?
He was cautious and never put his troops in danger.
He wouldn't fight until he knew the enemy's plan in advance.
He waited until he had a bigger army than his opponent.
He was willing to fight and to take chances.
4
Which of the following was a problem for the South during the Civil War?
Too many goods from Europe drove factories out of business.
They're strong belief in states' rights caused disputes.
Too many people volunteered for battles.
Southern farms produced more food than people could eat.
5
Grant's early victories in the West hurt the Confederacy because they
opened two water routes into part of the Confederacy.
made it hard for the South to gain support from nations.
threatened Richmond.
made Lee hesitate to face Grant in battle.
6
Which Union generals most instrumental in finally achieving a victory for the North?
Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan and Irwin McDowell
Joseph Johnston and Ambrose Burnside
7
The Union's main purpose in blockading southern seaports was to
discourage southerners from joining the Confederate army.
catch southern ships.
catch southern spies.
stop goods from leaving or reaching the South.
8
Elmira, New York, and Andersonville, Georgia, were
overcrowded prison camps where the conditions were terrible.
the headquarters of the Union and Confederate armies.
places where important Civil War battles happened.
centers where rifles and ironclad ships were made.
9
What crucial decision did Grant make in 1864?
He would order Sherman to march through Texas.
He would fight more cautiously.
He would capture Richmond, no matter what the cost.
He would wait for Lee to invade the North again.
10
Which kind of region in the South would be most likely to support the Civil War?
a region with large plantations and many slaves
a region close to the Union
a region with few major cities
a region with poor farms and few slaves
11
Why did President Lincoln act forcefully to keep Missouri and Maryland in the Union?
He believed that if they seceded other states would follow.
They were centers of industry,which could help the Union win
As border states they were important to security of the U.S.
People in both states wanted to remain part of the Union.
12
Clara Barton and Harriet Tubman all participated in which of the following professions?
nursing
teaching
law
farm and household work
13
Which of the following battles were turning points in the Civil War in 1863?
Gettysburg and Sharpsburg
Appomattox and Bull Run
Shiloh and Fredericksburg
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
14
Which of the following statements about African Americans in the war is NOT true?
African American soldiers earn less pay than white soldiers.
Most leaders had no interest in recruiting black soldiers.
African Americans had to serve in all-black regiments.
African Americans were reluctant to fight in the war.
15
What was a reason that battlefield casualties were so high during the Civil War?
Thousands were killed against new, more effective weapons.
Ironclads changed naval warfare.
Generals could not agree on a common strategy.
New weapons often didn't work.
16
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War?
Slavery was ended.
The nation was reunited.
African Americans were treated equally.
620,000 soldiers were killed, & almost 500,000 were wounded.
17
What were Grant's surrender terms to Lee?
All southerners had to give up their weapons and their land.
All southern officers had to go to jail.
Confederates had to surrender weapons & go home peacefully.
Confederate soldiers had to go to prison camps.
18
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it."
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Ulysses S. Grant
19
Why did Lincoln wait until after the battle at Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
He thought the Proclamation would help him get reelected.
Some asked him to use it to boost morale after a loss
He wanted to use the Proclamation to reward his generals.
HisCabinet thought it would have more effect after a victory
20
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation have little immediate effect on slavery?
It freed enslaved people only in the North.
It was not supported by the abolitionists.
It freed people only in areas that were fighting the Union.
It was widely ignored.

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