Civil War Quiz
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- Q1
In the Civil War, who had the population advantage?
England
The North
The West
The South
30s - Q2
What was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
Population
Telegraph
Railroad
Home Field Advantage
30s - Q3
What was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
Debt
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Compromise of 1820 and 1850
Secession
30s - Q4
What was a cause of the Civil War?
Boston Massacre
John Brown's Raid
War of 1812
The addition of new states
30s - Q5
Which election caused Southern States to secede?
1862
1864
1860
1848
30s - Q6
What was the name of the Union War Strategy?
Lincoln's Drive
Slash and Burn
March to Burn
Anaconda Plan
30s - Q7
Which was NOT a goal of the Union War Strategy?
Cut the South in half on the Mississippi
Capture the Southern Capital in Richmond
Blockade Southern Ports
Enlist the help of England and France
30s - Q8
The South wanted what kind of war?
Offensive
Quick
Psychological
Defensive
30s - Q9
When you call on civilians to fight in a war without them volunteering it is called a
Force
Draft
Mercenary
Militia
30s - Q10
Lincoln's main goal in the Civil War was to
Preserve the Union
Destroy the South
Abolish Slavery
Fight Economic Depression
30s - Q11
The Civil War took place from
1785-1798
1861-1865
1866-1872
1854-1860
30s - Q12
Who won the first few battles of the Civil War?
West
No one
North
South
30s - Q13
The turning point of the war took place at
Fort Sumter
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Antietam
30s - Q14
What is the type of warfare where the military engages civilian targets?
Slash and Burn
Guerilla Warfare
Total War
All out War
30s - Q15
What was the Union plan called where the General destroyed the infrastructure of the South
Sherman's March to the Sea
The Burning South
Destruction of Atlanta
The End of the Confederacy
30s