Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Question 1

Naval battle where South tried to break the blockade. 1st time iron ships fought.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Monitor and Merrimack

Question 2

Confederate general known for making the deepest drive into the North & fighting at Gettysburg

Accepted Answer

George Pickett

Question 3

First shots of the Civil War. Bombardment lasted 34 hours. Lincoln tricked the South into it.

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Fort Sumter

Question 4

Largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Lincoln gave a famous speech about it.

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Battle of Gettysburg

Question 5

At the beginning of the Civil War, what was Lincoln's primary objective?

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Restoring the Union

Question 6

Which of following was a Southern state during the Civil War?

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South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Virginia

Question 7

Was the supreme general of the Union army. Ran against Lincoln as a Democrat (anti-war)

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George McClellan

Question 8

What were the 1st two political parties?

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Anti-Federalists/ Democratic-Republicans, Federalists

Question 9

1st major battle of the Civil War. Showed the world the South was a legitimate force.

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1st Battle of Bull Run

Question 10

What did women contribute to the Civil War?

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Served as nurses during the war, Promoted sanitation in the military camps, Disguised as men and fought in the war, Took over factory jobs for men

Question 11

Why is Uncle Tom's Cabin important?

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Opened peoples' eyes to the horrors of slavery

Question 12

Led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia where about 60 white people were killed.

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Nat Turner

Question 13

T or F: This was the first time media coverage of a war was extensive

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True

Question 14

Which is true of the South and slave?

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Southerners were dependent on slaves as the work force, The slaves represented a possible enemy force in the South, They refused to use them in the military

Question 15

Which country did the United States sign the Jay treaty with?

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England

Question 16

Which is not one of the primary areas the Civil War was fought?

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Major cities of the North

Question 17

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?

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Slaves/people of color had no legal rights, Slaves weren't people and never could be, People of color were property

Question 18

Why were railroads important?

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The North had to overcome long distances, They needed to move a lot of supplies

Question 19

Which is an outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

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California becomes a free state, Slave trade is prohibited in Washington D.C., The Fugitive Slave Law, Slaveholding is allowed in Washington D.C.

Question 20

President of the Confederacy during the Civil War

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 21

From which country did the United States obtain the Louisiana Purchase?

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France

Question 22

Wrote Little Women and served in a hospital during the war

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Louisa May Alcott

Question 23

Which was one of the "old rules of war" or rules prior to the Civil War?

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You should invade the enemy's territory, You had to capture the enemy's capital, You had to win major battles, You should group together your forces

Question 24

Who became President as a result of the Corrupt Bargain?

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John Quincy Adams

Question 25

T or F: Lincoln did not appear on multiple ballots during the Civil War

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True: In the South

Question 26

General-in-Chief of all Confederate forces

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Robert E. Lee

Question 27

Compromise where an imaginary line was drawn to separate slave and free territory

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Missouri Compromise

Question 28

Did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free the slaves?

Accepted Answer

No, In Theory

Question 29

Which group of people were upset and started the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

Western farmers

Question 30

Which state decided it could ignore federal laws during the Nullification Crisis?

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South Carolina

Question 31

Prior to the Civil War who was believed to have the advantage in battle?

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The attackers

Question 32

Allowed the South to invade the North for 1st time. Huge win for the South

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2nd Battle of Bull Run

Question 33

T or F: The U.S. used the Monroe Doctrine to tell Europe to stay out of our business in the WH

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

1st Superintendent of Women Nurses

Accepted Answer

Dorothea Dix

Question 35

Known for his lightning raids and helping establish the KKK

Accepted Answer

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Question 36

Gave the North control of the Mississippi River

Accepted Answer

Battle of Vicksburg

Question 37

Which is an advantage of the South during the Civil War?

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Belief in their cause, Controlled Cotton Production, Better military leadership, Had home field advantage

Question 38

Which is an example of the static warfare of the Civil War?

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Trench warfare

Question 39

Known for his march through the South and his belief and use in total warfare

Accepted Answer

William Tecumseh Sherman

Question 40

What things was the South depending on from other countries?

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Medical supplies, Machinery, Arms and Ammunition, Food and clothing

Question 41

The Industrial Revolution was the shift in what process?

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Manufacturing

Question 42

Which of these things are true regarding the middle states?

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Lincoln's contribution to the war was how he handled them, Maryland, Missouri,Kentucky,W. Virginia, Delaware made it up, These states were essential to the war effort

Question 43

Who was the first state to leave the Union?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 44

What happened during "Bloody Kansas"?

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Congress refused to recognize the resulting Constitution, There were multiple elections held because of fraud, Violence erupted between the pro and anti-slavery people, People began to rush to Kansas

Question 45

Confederate general known for his big victories and being killed by his own men

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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Question 46

Which was a Northern state during the Civil War?

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New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio

Question 47

Known for being in charge of the 1st all-black infantry unit

Accepted Answer

Robert Gould Shaw

Question 48

T or F: The Kansas-Nebraska act made slavery illegal in both states

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False it allowed them to choose slave or free

Question 49

How was the United States trying to pay for the Civil War?

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Raising Tariffs, Direct taxes on states, Borrowing money, Income tax

Question 50

Opened up the Tennessee and Columbia Rivers to the Union for supplies

Accepted Answer

Battle of Fort Henry

Question 51

The XYZ Affair took place when the United States sent diplomats to which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 52

Final battle of the Civil War. Treaty would be signed here at end of war.

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Battle of Appomattox

Question 53

John Brown tried to start a slave uprising by raiding which building?

Accepted Answer

Federal Arsenal

Question 54

General-in-Chief of the Union Army

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Ulysses S. Grant

Question 55

March through the South burning and destroying everything to break the South's spirit

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Sherman's March to the Sea

Question 56

Where was the Civil War treaty signed?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox

Question 57

What color was the Confederacy during the Civil War?

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Grey

Question 58

Which is true of the rifle?

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Could shoot longer distances, More accurate

Question 59

Which French leader sold the U.S. the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 60

Known for how awful he was. Lost the 1st Battle of Bull Run really bad

Accepted Answer

Irvin McDowell

Question 61

Who ran for President during the election of 1860

Accepted Answer

John Bell, Abraham Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Question 62

How did Lincoln respond to the Fort Sumter incident?

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Sent troops to the South

Question 63

Which is an advantage of the North during the Civil War?

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More Money, More Railroad Tracks, More people, More firearms

Question 64

Gave the Union Tennessee showed the world it would not be a fast war.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Shiloh

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