Chapter 17 The Civil War

Question 1

The main goal of the South was ____.

Accepted Answer

to be recognized as an independent nation

Question 2

At Cold Harbor, Union soldiers were confident that the war would soon be won & then go home.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 3

The Union wanted control of the Mississippi because ____.

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Question 4

In the East, Confederate forces often defeated Union forces that were much larger.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 5

The Union's capturing of Port Hudson meant that ____.

Accepted Answer

the South was split in two

Question 6

While Grant focused on capturing Richmond, General Sherman was ____.

Accepted Answer

marching through the Deep South

Question 7

General Burnside ____.

Accepted Answer

resigned after losing Fredericksburg

Question 8

At the battle of Shiloh, ____.

Accepted Answer

the Union won a narrow victory

Question 9

When Grant laid siege at Petersburg, Confederates ____.

Accepted Answer

Both B and C

Question 10

President Lincoln put General Grant in charge because ____.

Accepted Answer

he was a man of action

Question 11

When Richmond fell, this marked ____.

Accepted Answer

the end of the war

Question 12

Southern support for the war remained strong until the end.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 13

Sherman waged total war in the South because ____.

Accepted Answer

he hoped it would help end the war

Question 14

Gettysburg was an important battle because ____.

Accepted Answer

it turned the tide of the war in the Union's favor

Question 15

General Scott's war strategy was called ____.

Accepted Answer

the Anaconda Plan

Question 16

Both sides printed money to help pay for the war.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 17

To quiet opposition to the war, President Lincoln ____.

Accepted Answer

suspended habeas corpus

Question 18

By the end of the war, African Americans made up close to one-third of the Union army.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 19

At the First Battle of Bull Run, the Union won its first victory.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 20

Inflation was the main cause of hardship for working people in the North.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

Slavery was not legal in the border states.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 22

At Chancellorsville, Gen. Lee surprised Union forces by sending troops to attack from behind.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 23

General Grant cried in his tent during the Battle of the Wilderness.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 24

Stonewall Jackson was wounded by one of his own men.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 25

African Americans deplored Sherman's March to the Sea.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 26

Most prisoners of war died from ____.

Accepted Answer

disease

Question 27

New Orleans was the final city the Union captured in the West.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 28

The most important border state was ____.

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 29

Abolitionists urged President Lincoln to make slavery a central issue in the war because ____.

Accepted Answer

slavery was a moral wrong

Question 30

After Bull Run, George McClellan was named head of the Confederate armies.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 31

The South thought Britain and France would support them because ____.

Accepted Answer

they depended on Southern exports

Question 32

President Lincoln's address at Gettysburg lasted for two hours.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 33

Most Confederates wanted Lincoln to be reelected.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 34

One of the North's main advantages was strong military leadership.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 35

The main goal of the North was ____.

Accepted Answer

to restore the Union

Question 36

The basic strategy of the South was to conduct a defensive war.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 37

Union General George McClellan was criticized for being too aggressive.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 38

Rose O'Neal Greenhow entertained Union leaders in Washington, D.C., because she ____.

Accepted Answer

was a spy for the Confederates

Question 39

The Confederate's ironclad ship, the Virginia, defeated the Union's ironclad ship.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 40

During the war, many schools and churches were used as ____.

Accepted Answer

hospitals

Question 41

Vicksburg was an important part of the Union's strategy in the East.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 42

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves immediately.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 43

Men who were drafted could hire a substitute to avoid serving.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 44

The Confederacy had a stronger fighting spirit and more soldiers than the Union.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 45

The idea of women serving as nurses during the Civil War was ____.

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Question 46

When Lincoln ran for reelection, it seemed unlikely that he would lose.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 47

Lee's strategy at the Battle of Antietam did not work because ____.

Accepted Answer

the description of his plan was found by Union officers

Question 48

The North experienced more shortages of food and supplies than the South during the war.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 49

Many Union and Confederate soldiers deserted because ____.

Accepted Answer

they were hungry, afraid, and sick

Question 50

When African Americans were allowed to enlist, they were integrated into existing regiments.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Chapter 17 The Civil War

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Chapter 17 The Civil War

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