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This is a review Quiz! for the content in Chapter 9.
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1
What percentage of Southern States did Lincoln win during the Presidential Election of 1860?
77%
51%
0%
33%
2
Who were the Copperheads?
Northern abolitionists
Northern Democrats who wanted the war to end
Southern abolitionists
Southern Democrats who wanted the war to end
3
This state created this first African American regiment, the 54th?
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
4
What was the purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
To capture Richmond
To take on General Lee's forces
To break Southern morale
To free the slaves in his path
5
Because they lacked manufacturing who did the South reach out to for help?
The Western States
Russia
Mexico
England
6
What did Lincoln NOT say in his inaugural address?
The South needed to rejoin the Union
He would not touch slavery where it existed
The Civil War was in the South's hands
He would never interfere with slavery
7
What segment of U.S. society played a much more public role than pre-war?
Women
Men
Children
Native Americans
8
This Union nurse would go on to create the U.S. Red Cross?
Abigail Adams
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
9
What was NOT an advantage of the Northern states?
More industry & manufacturing
Better transportation
Larger population
Fighting a defensive war
10
Which amendment would ultimately free all of the slaves?
10th
12th
13th
11th
11
What was
NOT
a result of the capture of Vicksburg?
General Ulysses S. Grant gained a reputation for winning
The victory ended the war
The Union cut through the Confederate states
The Union gained control of the Mississippi
12
Which Southern State did NOT secede?
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
13
This abolitionist traveled the North recruiting black soldiers?
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Frederick Douglas
14
What helped President Lincoln get elected to a second term in 1864?
All Northerners thought he was doing an excellent job
Southerners who were sick of the war voted for him
The large number of formerly enslaved people who voted for him
The Union army started winning major battles like Atlanta
15
Slaves aided the Confederacy in all of the following ways
except
?
Building roads and armaments
Fighting for the Confederate Army
Providing supplies for the Confederate army
Providing farm labor while the men went off to fight
16
The Emancipation had all of the following effects
EXCEPT
?
It kept Europe out of the war
It led to the enlistment of African-American soldiers
It freed all of the slaves in America
It freed slaves in rebellious territories
17
What is
NOT
a reason Gettysburg was so important?
It brought an end to the war
It marked a turning point North's favor
It was the deadliest battle of the war
The South would never invade the North again
18
What problem did Jefferson Davis face in organizing a central war effort?
The South knew they would lose
The Southern states believed in state's rights
The South had never paid taxes before
He was unpopular in the South
19
Which amendment abolished slavery?
The 18th
The 14th
The 10th
The 13th
20
What was the name of the first battle fought outside of Washington D.C.?
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietam
21
What did the "Legal Tender Act" do?
Created a transcontinental railroad
Emancipated the slaves
Created paper money called "greenbacks"
Gave away land to Western settlers
22
What new technologies made this one of the first "modern" U.S. wars?
Advanced Weaponry
Railroads
All of the above
Telegraph
23
Who ran against President Lincoln in 1864?
General Robert E. Lee
General George McClellan
General William Sherman
Jefferson Davis
24
What battle resulted from Lee's invasion of Maryland?
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Hampton Roads
25
This was the Northern plan implemented to blockade and surround the South?
The Python Plan
The Anaconda Plan
D-Day
The Union War
26
Which of the following was
NOT
a "Border State?"
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Maryland
27
What were the riots in 1863 in Richmond over?
The draft
Slavery
Confederate losses
Food shortages
28
Which was
NOT
a battle Grant fought with Lee in his goal to capture Northern Virginia?
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
The Wilderness
Vicksburg
29
Where did a reluctant General Lee surrender to General Grant?
Washington, DC.
Richmond, VA.
Appomattox Courthouse, VA.
Vicksburg, MS.
30
Why did conscription create class conflict?
Wealthy plantation owners could hire replacements
Northerners could pay $300 to get out of the draft
All of the above!
Southern slave owners with 20 or more slaves were exempt
31
What capital of the Confederacy did Lincoln tour after its surrender?
Savannah, GA.
Atlanta, GA.
Richmond, VA.
Washington, DC.
32
What does "conscription" mean?
Emancipation
Recruiting soldiers
The draft
Abolition
33
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
The Copperheads
34
The Union victory at Antietam allowed Lincoln to do this?
Free all of the slaves
Capture Richmond
End the war
Release the Emancipation Proclamation
35
What roles did women take on during the Civil War?
Created aid societies
Nurses
Created the United States Sanitary Commission
All of the above
36
When did Lincoln start calling for the total emancipation of the slaves?
Towards the beginning of the war
After the war
Before the war
Towards the end of the war
37
What battle resulted from Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania?
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Bull Run
38
What was the name of the Federal fort that was fired upon by Carolinians?
Fort Lee
Fort McHenry
Fort Sumter
West Point
39
When Sherman reached the Sea, he presented this city as a Christmas present for Lincoln?
Atlanta, GA.
New Orleans, LA.
Savannah, GA.
Richmond, VA.
40
Lincoln suspended the right to habeas corpus. What is habeas corpus?
The right to bear arms
The right to be brought into court
The right to free speech
The right to a lawyer
41
What effect did the Civil War have on medical practices?
They learned how to do amputations
They developed the first inoculations
It led to more sanitary practices
It had no effect
42
What impact did the war have on the government?
It expanded the powers of the federal government
It expanded state's rights
Everyone hated the government after the war
It expanded the powers of the state governments
43
Robert E. Lee invaded this 2nd Northern state in 1863?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Kentucky
44
Which was
NOT
a goal of the Anaconda Plan?
A naval blockade of the Southern coastline
Capturing the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in half
Block the South from European suppliers
Block Northern ships from bringing enlistments
45
How long did Lincoln call for initial enlistments?
1-year
90-days
2-years
3-years
46
This general gained the nickname "Stonewall" when his line held during Bull Run?
General Lee
General Grant
General Lincoln
General Jackson
47
What was an example of the extension of Executive Powers under Abraham Lincoln?
His declaration of war
His use of the Army
His suggestion of laws
His suspension of "habeas corpus"
48
True or False: every "slave state" seceded from the Union?
False
True
49
All of the following were problems or issues for the Emancipation Proclamation
except
?
Some Northerners didn't support freeing the slaves
It could be seen as unconstitutional
It didn't free slaves in the Border States
The slaves didn't want to be emancipated
50
In 1862 after his Victory at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Lee entered this state?
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
