Civil War Test Review
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- Q1What was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?First Battle of Bull RunBattle of AntietamBattle of Fort SumterBattle of Shiloh30s
- Q2Which of the following WAS a Border State?PennsylvaniaMarylandLouisianaVirginia30s
- Q3North Advantages South Advantages 22,000 miles of railroad Morale 11,250 miles of telegraph wire Military Leadership 4) Agriculture Which of the following fits into the missing box?MountainousIndustrialUrbanDesert30s
- Q4After the victory at Vicksburg, President Abraham Lincoln made General Ulysses S. Grant commander of the entire Union Army. What can be inferred about why Lincoln made this decision?Union Generals went home after the military contracts expiredGrant showed compassion to the people of Vicksburg and lived up to the name “unconditional surrender” and Grant and was a military geniusNo other General would advance against the ConfederacyGrant was in the West and now Lincoln demanded Grant be in the East30s
- Q5Which were the ONLY two battles to be fought on Northern soil?First and Second Battle of Bull RunBattle of Gettysburg and Battle of AntietamSiege of Vicksburg and Battle of FredericksburgBattle of Fort Sumter and Battle of Shiloh30s
- Q6What battle tactic/strategy did William Tecumseh Sherman do in Sherman’s March to Sea, including the burning of AtlantaSiegeTrench WarfareGuerilla WarfareTotal War30s
- Q7Which answer choice DOES NOT fit with the other three?UnionConfederacyNorthYankee30s
- Q8Which answer choice DOES NOT fit with the other three?ConfederacyRebelBlueSouth30s
- Q9Which Union Civil War General battled Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg?William Tecumseh ShermanGeorge McClellanUlysses S. GrantGeorge Meade30s
- Q10TRUE OR FALSE: The Emancipation Proclamation had legal binding document that was enforced, by lawFalseTrue30s
- Q11TRUE OR FALSE: Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 Presidential Election was on every states’ ballot?TrueFalse30s
- Q12"We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.”- Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address November 1863 What is the main idea of the above passage?Gettysburg is the first national cemetery to honor those that servedAbraham Lincoln is campaigning for re-electionThere needs to be a new government of the people, by the people, and for the peopleDescribes the details of the Battle of Gettysburg30s
- Q13“…that all persons held as slaves [within the rebellious areas] are, and henceforward shall be free”- Abraham Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation January 1863 What does this passage mean?Freed slaves can move WestFreed slaves can now voteSlaves in the Border States AND Southern States are freeSlaves in the Southern States are free30s
- Q14What were President Abraham Lincoln’s intentions in the beginning of the Civil War?Preserve (keep) the Union together at all costsFight for the Union ArmyAdmit new states into the USAbolish (get rid) of slavery30s
