The main strategy of the Confederacy, that failed was:

Build foreign allies through a cotton diplomacy

All of the following were true about Ulysses S. Grant, EXCEPT:

His biggest failure was the Siege at Vicksburg

All of the following were effects of the Battle of Gettysburg, EXCEPT:

The Northern capital was left defenseless

All of the following were true about General Robert E. Lee, EXCEPT:

He was an indecisive military leader

The two main strategies of the Union were:

Blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

All of the following describe the Emancipation Proclamation, EXCEPT:

The war ended within 6 months of the effective date

The biggest impact of the capture of Atlanta, by William Sherman was

It secured the election of 1865 for Lincoln

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1
The decisive victory that captured control of the Mississippi River for the Union was
The Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Siege of Richmond
The Siege of Vicksburg
2
The main strategy of the Confederacy, that failed was:
Blockade all Northern ports
Dig underground tunnels to infiltrate Northern cities
Build foreign allies through a cotton diplomacy
Employ the slaves to fight
3
All of the following were true about Ulysses S. Grant, EXCEPT:
His biggest failure was the Siege at Vicksburg
We exhausted all resources for the sake of victory
He later became President of the U.S.
He was the commander of the Union forces in the West
4
All of the following were Union advantages, EXCEPT:
Over three times the population of the South
Could fight on its home soil
Over two times the railroad mileage of the South
Had more developed economy, banking system, and currency
5
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at
Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond Courthouse
Vicksburg Courthouse
Atlanta Courthouse
6
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest, single-day battle in U.S. History.
True
False
7
The first combat event that sparked the Civil War was
The Battle of Antietam
The Monitor v. Virginia
The surrender of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Yorktown
8
In reaction to the dissenting speech of the "Copperheads," Lincoln suspended what protection?
Sedition Acts
Habeas Corpus
Monroe Doctrine
Article II of the Constitution
9
What was Lincoln's main goal above all?
Preserve the Union
Preserve slavery
Abolish the Union
Abolish slavery
10
What year did the Civil War fighting begin?
1862
1860
1863
1861
11
All of the following were effects of the Battle of Gettysburg, EXCEPT:
Britain and France refused to help the Confederacy
Lee could not advance the Confederate troops to the North
The Northern capital was left defenseless
Lincoln was prompted to write his Gettysburg Address
12
The blockade of Southern ports led to the famous clash between the
USS Marlborough v. CSS Marymount
USS New York v. CSS Georgia
USS Monitor v. CSS Virginia
USS Niall v. CSS Styles
13
All of the following were important reasons to control the Mississippi River, EXCEPT:
Communication
Access to food sources
Transportation
Protect slavery
14
All of the following were true about General Robert E. Lee, EXCEPT:
He was an indecisive military leader
He was asked to lead the Union Army by Lincoln
He was the Confederate military leader
He graduated from West Point
15
The two main strategies of the Union were:
Blockade Southern ports and bankrupt Confederate banks
Burn down cities and control the Mississippi River
Control the Mississippi River and destroy Confederate money
Blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River
16
All of the following describe the Emancipation Proclamation, EXCEPT:
It weakened the Southern economy
It only freed slaves in Confederate controlled states
The war ended within 6 months of the effective date
It encouraged African Americans to fight for the Union
17
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in all slave states.
False
True
18
All of the following were major turning points in the war, in favor of the Union, EXCEPT:
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Capture of Atlanta
Battle of Bull Run
19
The biggest impact of the capture of Atlanta, by William Sherman was
It created a new type of war tactic
It allowed the South to control Union railroad lines
It secured the election of 1865 for Lincoln
It catapulted Sherman into the political sphere
20
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were between the North and South and were called:
Border States
Treason States
Compromised States
Outliers

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