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What were the 2 Southern strategies?
Defend & ally with Britain
Capture Northern cities and attack
Blockade & Naval support
Disrupt trade and capture the Capital
2
The period after the civil war is known as...
the new era
reconstruction
antebellum
rebuilding
3
What is a blockade?
A way to get supplies
The rejection of a bill by congress
A line of troops that prevented the advance of rebel troops
The stopping of goods from entering and exiting a country
4
Who defended Little Round Top on day 2 at Gettysburg?
Longstreet
Lee
Chamberlain
Pickett
5
All of these are weaknesses of the North during the war, EXCEPT...
less railroads
Less resolve
Lack of military leadership
Had to invade to win
6
What is a casualty?
a dead soldier
a dead politician
a dead rebel or yankee
any loss of life during a war
7
What major battle was the turning point in the war?
Vicksburg
Fort Sumpter
Gettysburg
Appomattox
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Who was the president during the war?
John Tyler
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
9
The war lasted from...
1860-1865
1870-1875
1890-1895
1860-1863
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What were the 2 strategies of the North?
Blockade and Capture Richmond
Divide forces and find high ground
Ally with Britain and Defend
Defend & Outlast
11
To secede means...
Leave the Union
Declare war
To preserve the Union
Created new territories
12
All of these are strengths of the South during the war, EXCEPT...
Better Navy
great leadership
strong resolve
fighting in familiar territory
13
Lincoln freed the slaves with the...
Emancipation Proclaimation
Gettysburg Address
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
14
What does emancipate mean?
to set free
to surrender
to capture
to declare war
15
Who had a famous charge that ended in disaster on Day 3 at Gettysburg?
Longstreet
Pickett
Jackson
Lee
16
A nickname for a Union soldier was ....
Rebel
Irishman
Radical
Yankee
17
All of these are weaknesses of the South during the war, EXCEPT....
Smaller population
less manufacturing
hard to coordinate because of "state's rights"
lack of resolve
18
General Sherman's tactics to break the spirit of the South are called...
Guerrilla warfare
Total war
divide and conquer
Naval superiority
19
What words best describe Lee at Gettysburg?
Weary & nervous
Over confident
Strong leader
Strategic and instinctive
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All of these are strengths of the North during the war, EXCEPT...
Better leadership
More industry
Had a Navy
Larger population
21
A soldier from the South was nicknamed a...
hillbilly
yankee
traitor
rebel