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History
The Civil War - Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Civil War officially began with the: | firing on Fort Sumter |
| the president of the United States during the Civil War was: | Abraham Lincoln |
| this battle was the turning point of the Civil War: | Gettysburg |
| Lee surrendered to Grant at: | Appomattox Courthouse |
| the commanding general of the Southern forces was: | Robert E. Lee |
| starting in 1863, African American soldiers fought braverly and helped turn the ride of the war for the: | North |
| to secede means to: | break away from a larger group |
| the underlying cause of the Civil War was: | slavery |
| the Union Navy used its ships to: | blockage all Southern ports |
| the economy of the South can best be described as: | agricultural |
| there were ____ confederate states | 11 |
| who was the commanding general of the Union forces and would later become president of the United States? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| the first state to secede was: | South Carolina |
| President Lincoln issued the ____ in 1863, which freed all slaves located in the Confederate States. | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Lincoln original goal in fighting the Civil War was: | restoring the Union |
| the Union planned to defeat the Confederacy by: | blockading all ports, taking control of the Mississippi, and gaining control of Richmond, the Confederate capital |
| Lincoln's Emacipation Proclamation had all of the following effects: | increasing Southern anger towards the North, increasing African-American enlistment in the Union army, and swayed British opinion to the Union side |
| when the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of: | fighing a defensive war |
| what was a Confederate victory in the Civil War? | Bull Run |
| the election of Abraham Lincoln immediately led to: | the seccession of South Carolina |
| the key to control the Mississippi River, captured by Grant on July 6, 1863 after six weeks of fighting was: | Vicksburg |
| who assissinated Abraham Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth |
| this book written by Harrier Beecher Stowe dramatized the cruelties of slavery in the South and helped to create tension between the North and the South | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| as a result of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederacy: | did not attempt to invade the North again |
| what Civil War event occurred first? | firing on Ft. Sumter |
| by issuing the Emacipation Proclamation, President Lincoln: | broadened Union war goals to include ending slavery |
| the Underground Railroad was developed in order to: | help runaway slaves escape to freedom |
| a battlefield map drawn by a soldier serving at the battle of Gettysburg is a _____ source reference document of the Civil War. | primary |
| what advantage did the North have over the South during the Civil War? | greater population of volunteers for army |
| based on the advantages of both the North and the South at the onset of war, which conclusion could most likely have been made? | the North was expected to win the war quickly |
| the president of the Confederate States of America was: | Jefferson Davis |
| "If I could save the Union with out freeing any slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." this statement was made by: | Abraham Lincoln |
| In the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to: | allow settlers in the new territories to vote on the issue of slavery |
| when the war began, the Confederates believed that: | the northerners would grow tired on the war and leave them to be independent |
| the life of soldiers during the Civil War was: | dangerous and difficult |
| in "total war": | all enemy food and equipment are destroyed |
| what was the importance of the Battle of Vicksburg to the Union? | it now controlled the Mississippi River |
| a disadvantage for the North in the Civil War was that it: | would have to invade the South |
| the first major battle of the Civil War that ended in Confederate victory was: | Bull Run |
| one way that "Bleeding Kansas" the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry had a similar effect on the United States was that these events: | made sectional compromise more difficult |
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