Civil War Review - Unit 10

Civil War Review - Unit 10

Multiple Select

All were leaders of the Confederacy except which one? (Check all that apply)

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• "Stonewall" Jackson

Multiple Choice

A Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single day battle in US military history.

• First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Appomattox Courthouse

Multiple Choice

“The firing on that fort will inaugurate a civil war greater than any the world has yet seen…you will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike a hornet’s nest which extends from mountains to ocean.” -A Southerner, 1861

What fort, which is considered to have seen the first shots of the Civil War, is being described above?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Bragg

• Fort Carolina

Multiple Choice

A Union Civil War victory that turned the tide against the Confederates in Pennsylvania.

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• First Battle of Bull Run

Multiple Choice

The Union’s plan to cut off supplies to the Confederacy through naval blockades. Prevented the South from selling and receiving goods and it seriously damaged the southern economy.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Anaconda Plan

• Fort Sumter

• Total War

Multiple Choice

A type of war in which an army destroys it's opponent’s ability to fight by targeting civilian and economic as well as military resources.

• Total War

• Half War

• Anaconda Plan

• Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

True or False: More soldiers died from disease than wounds in the Civil War.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Union general who felt total war on the South was the best option in ending the war. His destruction led to anger and resentment toward the people of the North that would last for generations.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• William T. Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

Multiple Choice

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Inauguration Speech

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Address

Multiple Choice

An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in the areas rebelling against the Union in 1863.

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Slave Codes

• Anaconda Plan

Multiple Choice

The first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a confederate victory; showed that the civil war would not be won easily.

• First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Sumter

Multiple Choice

A union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single day battle in US military history.

• Anaconda Plan

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Antietam

• First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Gettysburg was an important event in the Civil War mainly for which of the following reasons?

• The Union victory was the first time the North used African American soldiers in combat.

• The Confederacy never attempted another invasion of the North after the Union victory.

• Congress immediately ratified the Thirteenth Amendment upon hearing of the Union victory.

Multiple Choice

How was issuing the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point in the Civil War?

• It proposed a peace treaty with the Confederate states.

• It defined what the Union was fighting against and freed slaves in the Confederate states.

• It established a Freedmen's Bureau to help freed slaves.

• It provided a plan for Reconstruction.

Multiple Choice

Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. Where did the surrender take place?

• Richmond

• Appomattox Court House

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a disadvantage for the Confederacy?

• Lack of factories to produce weapons of war.

• Fewer qualified military leaders.

• Lack of adequate transportation system (fewer railroads).

Multiple Choice

All of the following were advantages of the Union EXCEPT which one?

• Manufacturing ability

• Transportation

• Good Economy

• Strong Military Leaders