Which of the following best describes the Peninsular Campaign?

The plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond

What occurred at Appomattox Courthouse?

Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant

Which of the following groups of states did NOT secede from the Union?

Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri

The Battle of First Bull Run/Manassas was significant for what reason?

It showed each side was unprepared and the war would be long

What happened in the march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia?

William Sherman caused severe destruction to the land.

What was the main cause of the New York City riots in 1863?

The institution of a military draft

Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus in the border states?

To restrict the activities of Confederate supporters

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Ended slavery throughout the United States

Who were the Copperheads?

Northern Democrats opposed to war

What was Robert E. Lee's role in the Civil War?

He commanded the Confederate Army

What were Sherman's neckties?

An example of railroad destruction

In what way could the Battle of Gettysburg be considered a turning point of the Civil War?

It was the farthest North the Confederacy ever advanced

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed slavery in the states in active rebellion

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

To honor the dead and celebrate the Constitution

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1
Which of the following best describes the Peninsular Campaign?
A strategy involving constant wearing down of the enemy
A frontal infantry assault at Gettysburg
A march from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia
The plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond
2
What occurred at Appomattox Courthouse?
The first military conflict of the war
A full infantry assault on an open field
A riot against the military draft
Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant
3
Which of the following groups of states did NOT secede from the Union?
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas
South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Lousiana
4
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Washington, D.C.
Atlanta, Georgia
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Richmond, Virginia
5
This was not an actual battle, but it started the Civil War.
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Seven Pines
6
Which nations had the most economic contact with the United States in the Civil War?
Britain and Spain
France and Canada
Britain and France
Spain and France
7
The Battle of First Bull Run/Manassas was significant for what reason?
It was the farthest North the Confederacy ever advanced
It was a path of destruction that ruined the South's economy
The Union gained the Mississippi and the South was divided
It showed each side was unprepared and the war would be long
8
What were greenbacks?
Northern Democrats
Paper currency
Government issued bonds
Irish immigrants
9
Which represented the single bloodiest day in battle?
Vicksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Antietam
10
What happened in the march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia?
Ulysses S. Grant chased Robert E. Lee and weakened his army
The Union issued a blockade on the southern coast.
William Sherman caused severe destruction to the land.
George McClellan failed to capture Richmond
11
What was the main cause of the New York City riots in 1863?
The institution of a military draft
A tax increase
The suspension of habeas corpus
A food shortage
12
Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus in the border states?
To free the slaves residing there
To restrict the activities of Confederate supporters
To restrict voting privileges of Confederates
To prevent supplies from reaching the South
13
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Allowed the former Confederate states to rejoin the Union.
Gave former slaves the right to vote
Ended slavery throughout the United States
Ended slavery in the states in active rebellion
14
Who were the Copperheads?
Northern Democrats opposed to war
Slaves working for the Confederate military
Emancipated slaves fighting in the Union Army
Irish immigrants opposed to the draft
15
What was Robert E. Lee's role in the Civil War?
He led an ill-fated charge during the Battle of Gettysburg
He marched from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia
He commanded the Confederate Army
He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
16
What were Sherman's neckties?
An example of railroad destruction
A feature of the Union uniform
A feature of the Confederate uniform
A nickname for the Union blockade on the southern shore
17
Who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1864?
George McClellan
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
18
In what way could the Battle of Gettysburg be considered a turning point of the Civil War?
It showed the weakness of George McClellan
It demonstrated that the South had no access to supplies
It was the farthest North the Confederacy ever advanced
It was the bloodiest conflict in the war.
19
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Ended slavery throughout the United States
Protected citizens against unlawful imprisonment.
Allowed defeated Confederate men to take home their mules
Freed slavery in the states in active rebellion
20
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
To honor the dead and celebrate the Constitution
To denounce the institution of slavery
To recruit black soldiers to the army
To announce a draft for the Union military

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