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1
Lincoln wanted ________ to lead the Union army.
Robert E. Lee
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S Grant
Winfield Scott
2
Which president would be mostly responsible for the process of Reconstruction?
James Buchanan
US Grant
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
3
Which 2 battles in summer 1863 symbolized a turning point for the Union?
Gettysburg & Chancellorsville
Vicksburg & Gettysburg
Chancellorsville & Vicksburg
Chancellorsville & Cold Harbor
4
What tactic did the Confederacy plan on using?
Shock and Awe
Defensive
Offensive
Scorched Earth
5
What unexpected person/group was at the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas?
Helicopter Moms
Black soldiers for the Union
President Lincoln
Washingtonians
6
What was the biggest advantage the North had?
Industry
Public support
Military leadership
Large army
7
Which amendment guarantees voting rights to citizens?
16
15
13
14
8
Which amendment gives citizenship to all people born in the US (including former slaves).
15
14
16
13
9
By 1863 the _________________ Act was passed because of a lack of volunteers
Coinage
Capital
Conscription
Constitution
10
The battle of _________ showed the South that the North would bring the FIGHT to them!
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Cold Harbor
Antietam
11
Abraham Lincoln was able to win the Election of 1860 because
He won an overwhelming majority of the electoral college
He grew whiskers
Political experience of the Republican party was well known
Democrats were split between North and South
12
The Gadsden Purchase included territory in what is now...
Arizona
Texas
Utah
California
13
General __________'s March to the Sea exemplified total war - economic, social, and military
Grant
Lee
Sherman
Jackson
14
The first state to secede from the Union in December 1860 was
Mississippi
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
15
The Crittenden Compromise
Helped delay the Civil War for a few months
Proposed a new Vice President from the South
Suggested extending the MO Compromise line
Only served the interests of Northern business owners
16
Why were Monitor & Merrimack significant to military history?
"Ironclad" underwater boats
Best selling rifle for soldiers
First example of trenches in warfare
Brother generals who fought on opposite sides of the war
17
The "forgotten revival" that saw more than 1mil people become Christians started because of
Religious support for abolition of slavery
Popularity of doomsday prophesies
Travelling pastors
the Panic of 1857 brought people to desperation
18
As a way to protect the country at the start of the war Lincoln decided to
Declare martial law throughout the Nort
Suspend habeas corpus
Cut off all transportation to/from Washington DC
Destroy Fort Sumter
19
Which political party emerged in the mid-1850s?
American Party
Democratic Party
Jeffersonian Party
Republican Party
20
The Civil War began at
Fort Sumter
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Wagner
Fort Knox
21
What was the greatest strength of the South?
Foreign support
Financial backing of citizens
Agriculture
Military leadership
22
Why did Stephen Douglass support the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
He was pro-slavery.
He wanted more settlers to come and modernize the territory
He wanted the transcontinental railroad to go through there.
He was anti-slavery.
23
Which was NOT part of Winfield Scott's "Anaconda Plan?"
Control the Mississippi River
Ally with Great Britain
Cut the South in two
Blockade the South
24
The NY Draft Riots started as a reaction to conscription but developed into...
Anti-government riots
Black friday sales riots
Spirit Week riots
Race riots
25
Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln engaged in a series of debates in order to
Once and for all choose crunchy or smooth peanut butter
Determine if you should bake or fry tater tots
Inform citizens of their political view ahead of an election
Get to know each other better before becoming running mates
26
Representative (SC) Preston Brooks is most known for
Debating Stephen Douglas
Having more Instagram followers than anyone else in congress
Beating Charles Sumner with a cane
Calling for the impeachment of Franklin Pierce
27
The Union's disorganization prompted Lincoln to put General ______________ in charge.
McClellan
Hooker
Meade
Grant
28
Which is NOT a reason for John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
Inspire slaves to revolt throughout the South
Take weapons from a U.S. armory.
Create a rebellion against President Buchanan
Inspire Northern abolitionists to use violence
29
Robert E Lee pursued the Union Army into Maryland at the battle of
Antietam
Columbia
the Wilderness
Chancellorsville
30
Why did voters flood the Kansas-Nebraska territories?
To get a homestead
To vote in elections to make it a slave or free state
To work on industrial-scale farms.
To fight against the indians who were moved from GA
31
Which amendment eliminates the practice of slavery?
15th
16th
13th
14th
32
The theme of Lincoln's first inaugural address was
Watch me whip.
Tryna start beef?
Preserve the Union
Free the slaves
33
Guns shipped in to be used to protect abolitionists were called
Righteous Rifles
Arms of Abolition
Guns of Justice
Beecher Bibles
34
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America
Preston Brooks
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
PGT Beauregard
35
What is the title of Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel?
North and South
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Red Badge of Courage
Crime & Punishment
36
Which of these was not part of the US Sanitary Commission?
Prevention
Camp morale
Soldiers Homes
Hospitals
37
The Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v Sanford declared that
Slaves were not citizens
Slaves could purchase their freedom
Slaves could only travel within 50 miles of their owner
Slaves were not to be counted for taxation purposes
