The Civil War Unit Review

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Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war? Options: All damage is contained on specific battlefields., All fighting occurs in cities and on battlefields., All military and civilian resources are attacked., All civilian resources are used to feed the army.

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All military and civilian resources are attacked.

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As Union soldiers marched into Richmond in 1865, General Lee’s army

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was down to only 35,000 men and no food.

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A major result of the Civil War was that it

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preserved the Union.

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After the Civil War, newly-freed African Americans had to

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find a way to make money.

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During the Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy battled in the West for control of

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key rivers.

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During the Civil War, what was one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union in the South?

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It controlled Vicksburg and other forts.

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Why was the Union determined to capture Vicksburg during the Civil War?

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to divide the Confederacy

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After the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the arrival of reinforcements allowed

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the Union to hold the line and win.

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As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and the South

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took over men’s jobs and supported the war effort.

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What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863? Options: food shortages and a rise in starvation, a draft that was unfair to the lower classes, a drop in employment in weapons factories, the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus

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a draft that was unfair to the lower classes