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Chapter 16 Test
Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | an order from Lincoln calling for all Confederate slaves to be freed |
| Why did Lincoln replace General McClellan with General Burnside? | McClellan was not aggressive or daring enough |
| Why did African Americans have more difficulties than the white soldiers during the Civil War? | African Americans were killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. |
| What did Lincoln do to silence those who opposed the war? | he suspended habeus corpus, which were protections against unlawful imprisonment so he was able to jail enemies of the Union without trial |
| What was the economic condition of the South after the end of the Civil War? | it was in critical condition; homes and jobs were not available to most people |
| What was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? | to remind Americans of the reasons that the Civil War was being fought |
| What was the largest African American unit in the Civil War? This unit played a key role in the attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner. | 54th Massachusetts Infantry |
| What marked the end of the use of wooden warships powered by sails and wind? | the development of new warships that were called ironclads |
| What battle shifted control of the Civil War from the South to the North? | Battle of Antietam |
| Explain what General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan was. | employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. |
| What did many women do during the Civil War? | provided medical care for the soldiers injured in the war |
| Which battle shattered the Union's hope of winning the war quickly and easily; the first battle of the war? | First Battle of Bull Run |
| What was the goal of the Union army in the West? | to gain control of the Mississippi River |
| What important contribution did General Sherman make to the Union war effort? | he succeeded in destroying southern railroads and industries by capturing Atlanta and setting many fires along the way |
| How did the Civil War begin? | with the firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter |
| How did the life of many African Americans change after the Civil War? | many were free because of the Emancipation Proclamation, so they went from being slaves to free men |
| Why did General Lee surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse? | The Union had surrounded his troops and he had run out of supplies |
| On what principle from the Declaration of Independence did President Lincoln base the Emancipation Proclamation? | the principle that all men were created equal |
| How did life change for civilians in the North during the Civil War? | civilians that were incapable of serving in the war had to take over the jobs left vacant by soldiers in the war |
| What was the strategy of total war adopted by General Sherman? | destroying civilian and military resources |
| Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? | it was the last time Lee's troops launched an attack in the North |
| What feature made the new warships developed by the South dangerous to the Union? | the ships were heavily armored with think metal plating |
| What was the main problem for the army of both sides when preparing for the war? | soldiers were inexperienced and undisciplined |
| How were prisoners of war treated during the Civil War? | often held with out shelter and given little food |
| Cotton diplomacy was based on what belief? | Britain would support the South because it needed the raw cotton |
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