The Civil War

Question 1

According to the table below, which army had the largest number of total troops?

Accepted Answer

Union Troops

Question 2

Robert Smalls began his life in slavery.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 3

The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that:

Accepted Answer

freed all slaves in the areas rebelling against the Union

Question 4

According to the table below, how many Confederate troops died of wounds?

Accepted Answer

94,000

Question 5

Women had many roles in the Civil War. Which was not one of their roles?

Accepted Answer

Fought to restore the Union in the US Congress

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Union in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North fought a mostly defensive war protecting its Union border

Question 7

Two states joined the Union during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 8

The 13th Amendment is a __________ that ended slavery throughout the United States.

Accepted Answer

US Constitutional Amendment

Question 9

Who was President of the United States when SC seceded?

Accepted Answer

James Buchanan

Question 10

One part of the Confederate Strategy for winning the Civil War was to:

Accepted Answer

ask for European countries&#x27; support through trade agreements.

Question 11

Which of the following was required in order for the naval blockade to be successful during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Using naval power to create a barrier around the enemy

Question 12

Which of the following was a part of the Union&#x27;s Port Royal Experiment?

Accepted Answer

Former enslaved persons began earning wages (getting paid) for their work

Question 13

The Union used this area to launch their blockade of the Southern coast.

Accepted Answer

Port Royal

Question 14

Enslaved individuals were freed (emancipated) by the Emancipation Proclamation in the border states.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 15

The first shots of the Civil War were fired by the Confederacy on:

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 16

William T. Sherman proposed a unique strategy for the destruction of the Confederacy. What was this strategy?

Accepted Answer

Total War

Question 17

Who was President of the United States when the first shots were fired in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a correct description of each of the three SC groups concerning secession?

Accepted Answer

Secessionists wanted South Carolina to stay in the United States.

Question 19

Which of the following about the life of Robert Smalls is true?

Accepted Answer

He piloted a Confederate ship from Charleston to the Union blockade

Question 20

What was the main event that led South Carolina to vote to secede from the United States?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860

Question 21

How many states made up the Confederate States of America (in final form)?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 22

The UNION ANACONDA PLAN contained three of the four parts below. Mark the one that does NOT belong.

Accepted Answer

Repel the Union invasion within the southern border.

Question 23

Who won the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 24

Robert Smalls is considered a hero of the Civil War due to his:

Accepted Answer

daring escape in a Confederate ship and its surrender to the Union blockade

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the most controversial Confederate conscription exception?

Accepted Answer

Planters who owned 20 or more slaves could hire a substitute

Question 26

The following are Confederate war advantages except:

Accepted Answer

higher population

Question 27

Which of the following best describes the role of blockade runners during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

importing and exporting much needed supplies past the Union blockade

Question 28

According to the table below, which army had the largest number of wounded?

Accepted Answer

Union Troops

Question 29

According to the table below, what was the total number of Confederate troops?

Accepted Answer

1,082,119

Question 30

Why did General Sherman want to destroy Columbia, the capital of South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War began in South Carolina, and it was the first to secede.

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