The Civil War: Sections 3-6

Question 1

She was a Confederate spy who warned the South about Union troop movements toward Richmond.

Accepted Answer

Rose Greenhow

Question 2

The battle of the _____ and _____ showed that iron-clad ships were superior to wooden vessels.

Accepted Answer

Merrimac - Monitor

Question 3

This Union navy admiral led the capture of several key Southern cities along the Mississippi.

Accepted Answer

David Farragut

Question 4

This Confederate commander led a failed charge against Union forces at Gettysburg on July 3.

Accepted Answer

George Pickett

Question 5

What is Mr. Potter's favorite all-time favorite board game?

Accepted Answer

Scrabble

Question 6

Women served all of the following roles during the Civil War EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

combat doctors

Question 7

Whoever controlled this city could control all movement along the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

Vicksburg

Question 8

It was the first Union state the South invaded.

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 9

All of the following were true about life in the South by 1864 EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

Southerners sold tobacco and cotton to Europe

Question 10

Northern Democrats who opposed the war and wanted immediate peace were known as _____

Accepted Answer

Copperheads

Question 11

What was STEP ONE of the Anaconda Plan?

Accepted Answer

surround the South by sea to cut off trade

Question 12

The Civil War hospital death rate was so high that soldiers often refused medical care.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 13

All of the following are TRUE about the Emancipation Proclamation EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

it freed all slaves in the Union border states

Question 14

The Confederacy covered the wooden warship the Merrimac with iron plates and renamed it the __.

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 15

About how long did the Union siege of Vicksburg last before the city surrendered?

Accepted Answer

6 weeks

Question 16

Union general George McClellan and 100,000 troops successfully captured Richmond in 1862.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 17

All of the following are true about Civil War medical knowledge/practices EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

amputations from gangrene were rare

Question 18

It took both the Union navy and army to capture the city of Vicksburg.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 19

All of the following men served leadership roles in the UNION FORCES except _____.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jackson

Question 20

Before Antietam, this was the main purpose of the Civil War for Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

to save the Union

Question 21

The Battle of Bull Run was a smashing victory for the _____.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 22

Many civilians from Washington D.C. followed the Union army to watch the Battle of Bull Run.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 23

What was STEP THREE of the Anaconda Plan?

Accepted Answer

capture the Confederate capital of Richmond

Question 24

All of the following were technological firsts during the Civil War EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

use of telephones

Question 25

Lincoln purposely connected his Gettysburg Address to this document.

Accepted Answer

the Declaration of Independence

Question 26

She followed Union armies into battle and later started the American Red Cross

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton

Question 27

The Union win at Vicksburg completed Step _____ of the Anaconda Plan.

Accepted Answer

Two

Question 28

What was STEP TWO of the Anaconda Plan?

Accepted Answer

Divide the Confederacy into sections

Question 29

His leadership and refusal to give up inspired Confederates during the Battle of Bull Run.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jackson

Question 30

All of the following are TRUE about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

the battle convinced Europe to support the South

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