Civil War Check-in Review
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- Q1Which political party supported the unrestricted expansion of slavery?None of the aboveRepublicanConstitutional Union PartyDemocratic30s
- Q2Who was the Republican candidate in the 1860 presidential election?John BellJohn BreckinridgeStephen DouglasAbraham Lincoln30s
- Q3What was the platform of the Republican Party in the 1860 election?Unrestricted expansion of slaveryNo expansion of slaveryEnforce the Fugitive Slave ActPreserve the Union30s
- Q4Which state was the first to secede from the Union?AlabamaMississippiSouth CarolinaGeorgia30s
- Q5Who was the Confederate president?Stephen DouglasAbraham LincolnJefferson DavisJohn Breckinridge30s
- Q6What was the Union war strategy called?Emancipation ProclamationRope-a-Dope MethodField HospitalAnaconda Plan30s
- Q7Which battle was the bloodiest day of combat during the Civil War?Battle of Bull RunBattle of AntietamBattle of GettysburgBattle of Vicksburg30s
- Q8What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?To end the Civil WarTo free all slaves in the United StatesTo grant recognition to the ConfederacyTo divide the Confederacy in two30s
- Q9Who led the Union Navy to victory and captured New Orleans?David FarragutUlysses S. GrantGeorge B. McClellanRobert E. Lee30s
- Q10Which battle resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River?Battle of AntietamBattle of VicksburgBattle of GettysburgBattle of Bull Run30s
- Q11What was the main cause of casualties during the Civil War?Friendly fireBattle woundsInfection and diseaseStarvation30s
- Q12Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?John BreckinridgeAbraham LincolnJefferson DavisStephen Douglas30s
- Q13Which battle resulted in a Confederate victory and the Union army retreating to Washington, D.C.?Battle of FredericksburgBattle of GettysburgBattle of Bull RunBattle of Antietam30s
- Q14Who led the Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg?Ulysses S. GrantRobert E. LeeGeorge B. McClellanDavid Farragut30s
- Q15Which battle resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River?Battle of AntietamBattle of GettysburgBattle of Bull RunBattle of Vicksburg30s