Civil War Test Review

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What vocabulary term means "withdraw from a nation"? Options: state's rights, rebellion, secession, apartheid

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secession

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For the Anaconda Plan, Winfield Scott wanted to..

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create a naval blockade of southern ports, gain control of the MS River, and capture Richmond, VA.

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What was the South's strategy to end the war? Options: Use guerrilla tactics, kill the Northern leaders, attack the Northern forts, Defend, get Britain and France as allies, and convince the North the war was not worth its cost, Take the fight to the North on their turf, Assassinate Lincoln, kill Congressmen, and take DC

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Defend, get Britain and France as allies, and convince the North the war was not worth its cost

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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed: Slaves in the North, Slaves in border states, Slaves in rebel held areas, All slaves everywhere

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Slaves in rebel held areas

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What did Lincoln suspend due to anti-war and possible national security issues? Options: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Right of habeas corpus, Martial Law

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Right of habeas corpus

Front

47 day siege that resulted in the Union successfully splitting the South in two

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Vicksburg

Front

Where is the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond

Front

The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where? Options: North, South, West, Union

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South

Front

Which waterway was important to both the North and the South? Options: Ohio River, Tennessee River, Missouri River, Mississippi River

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Mississippi River

Front

What amendment abolishes slavery?

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