Unit 6: CIVIL WAR Quiz!

Which statement accurately describes Abraham Lincoln's view of slavery when first elected president?

Which term refers to the Union strategy of invading the South on several fronts and blockading southern ports?

BONUS!! What year did the Civil War begin??

Why were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri considered border states during the Civil war?

True or False: The First Battle of Bull Run showed both sides that the war would be long and bloody.

Which highly skilled U.S. army officer chose to lead Confederate forces out of loyalty to his state?

The Confederacy's first ironclad vessel, built on the hull of the Union ship, USS Merrimack, was renamed the "Virginia"

Which describes the opinion of most Americans as the Civil War started?

During the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865, Grant gave Lee generous terms of surrender.

Which term refers to a soldier in the northern, or Union, army during the Civil War?

Which city was chosen to be the capital of the Confederacy?

Which was an advantage held by the North over the South at the start of the Civil War?

When did President Lincoln decide that a goal of the Civil War should be to end slavery?

Which name was given to the Union's first ironclad vessel that revolutionized naval warfare?

Which slaves were freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

Who was elected president of the Confederacy?

Why were the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg significant?

Which was not an issue that separated the North and the South in 1861?

Which does NOT accurately describe the Battle of Antietam?

Which was an advantage held by the South over the North at the start of the Civil War?

Why did President Lincoln appoint Ulysses S. Grant to lead the Union armies after firing other generals?

Which correctly describes the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

After the war President Lincoln believed the nation should inflict further punishment on the South.

Which is an accurate description of total war as it was practiced during the Civil War?

William T. Sherman was the general who used tactics of total warfare in Georgia, which led to the end of the Civil War.