Civil War Review

Question 1

Which one of these men did NOT support the Confederacy during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 2

The Civil War propelled specific advances in ALL of these fields EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 3

The War offered women opportunities in all fields EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

military

Question 4

This law was passed before the banning of slavery and allowed black men to fight for the Union.

Accepted Answer

Militia Act

Question 5

This man was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln just days after the war.

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Question 6

This plan blockaded the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River...

Accepted Answer

Anaconda Plan

Question 7

Which one of these things did NOT lead to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Indian Removal

Question 8

All of these were characteristic of the northern economy during the civil war EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

widespread agriculture

Question 9

This strategic announcement was a decree that sought to ban slavery in only confederate states.

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 10

The most prevalent medical treatment for injured soldiers during the Civil War was...

Accepted Answer

amputation

Question 11

All of these were states where slavery was allowed but did not secede from the Union EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 12

This is the term used for required military service...

Accepted Answer

Conscription

Question 13

This constitutional amendment banned slavery...

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Question 14

Which one of these statements is MOST true of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

For every man killed in battle, two died of disease

Question 15

This battle is remembered as a vital turning point of the Civil War

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 16

The end of the Civil War are motivated all of these national considerations EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

What international relationships will the USA have?

Question 17

This is a description of the Union's general military approach in defeating the Confederacy...

Accepted Answer

total war

Question 18

Goods that have been imported or exported illegally (e.g. smuggled) are also known as...

Accepted Answer

contraband

Question 19

Life for soldiers during the Civil War can be described by all these EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

better nutrition

Question 20

All of these were characteristic of the southern economy during the civil war EXCEPT

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rapid industrialization

Question 21

All of these contributed to the Union winning the Civil war EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

geography

Question 22

Which one of these was NOT a battle site during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Pittsburgh

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