Civil War
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- Q1“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed thatthe Southern states should be allowed to secedeto save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slaveryslavery was immoral and should be abolished immediatelysectional differences threatened to destroy the Union30sEditDelete
- Q2The North claimed they could win the Civil War because…(Identify their evidence):They lived in a surrounding area of wilderness that made invasion very difficultThey had a strong military tradition that produced brilliant officers.They had a large population base from which it could draw soldiers and workersThey only needed to defend their self30sEditDelete
- Q3The South claimed they could win the Civil War because…(Identify their evidence)They had a large economy based on factories which could produce a large number of weaponsThey had miles of railroad tracks to move armies quicklyThey had a home field advantage; they were fighting for their homes and traditions on their soil.They had a large economy with lots of money that was already in circulation30sEditDelete
- Q4In response to new Northern wins, and to regain energy up in the North for the war, President Lincoln issued this?Gettysburg AddressThe Emancipation ProclamationThe 13th Amendment- Freeing the Slaves2nd Inaugural Address30sEditDelete
- Q5This group was the first African-American group of soldiers used by the UnionSlave SeamenVirginia BrigadeGrant’s GroupMassachusetts 54th30sEditDelete
- Q6This general introduced the idea of total war- that is destroying civilian and economic resources of the enemy?Robert E. LeeAmbrose BurnsidesUlysses S. GrantWilliam Sherman30sEditDelete
- Q7Turning point of the war for the North - It was Lee’s first major defeat.GettysburgSiege of VicksburgFirst Bull RunAntietam30sEditDelete
- Q8This was the first major battle of the war.First Bull RunSiege of VicksburgShilohGettysburg30sEditDelete
- Q9A Confederate surprise victory shattered the North’s hopes of winning the war quicklyFirst Bull RunGettysburgSiege of VicksburgAntietam30sEditDelete
- Q10Known as Sharpsburg- Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and U.S. historySiege of VicksburgAntietamGettysburgShiloh30sEditDelete
- Q11Largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil WarShilohFirst Bull RunGettysburgAntietam30sEditDelete
- Q12“That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons...” This text is most likely taken from which of the following documents:Emancipation ProclamationGettysburg AddressUnderground RailroadCompromise of 185060sEditDelete
- Q13That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons...” According to the text, what does this document do?Frees all of the slavesMade slavery legal in the military and navyMade January 1st a holidayFrees slaves in those states fighting against the United States60sEditDelete
- Q14“That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons...” Who was responsible for this being passed?Jefferson DavisGeorge McClellanRobert E LeeAbraham Lincoln60sEditDelete
- Q15What evidence best supports Gettysburg being the most important battle of the Civil War?the Union army’s advance on the Confederate capital was stoppedIt was an overwhelming Confederate victoryit enabled the Union to control the Mississippi Riverit ended Lee’s hopes of advancing into northern territory60sEditDelete