11.4 The North Takes Charge

11.4 The North Takes Charge

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This Confederate General gained fame for his ability to hold back Union troops at the battle of Bull Run.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• George McClellan

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

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Robert E. Lee was able to regularly win battles despite losing more men.

• True

• False

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Who won the Battle of Chancellorsville?

• Union

• Confederates

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Stonewall Jackson was wounded by his own troops and died at the battle of Chancellorsville.

• True

• False

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How many men did the Confederacy lose during the battle at Gettysburg?

• 32,000

• 40,000

• 28,000

• 30,000

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How many men did the Union lose during the battle of Gettysburg?

• 28,000

• 23,000

• 32,000

• 25,000

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Gettysburg was the

• Bloodiest single day of the war

• Biggest defeat for the Union

• Bloodiest battle of the war

• Greatest victory for the Confederacy

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Check ALL of the reasons that Gettysburg was a sigificant battle of the Civil War.

• It was the turning point of the war

• It was the bloodiest single day of the war

• The Confederates were never able to regain enough men to win the war

• It was the Southern most battle of the war

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Which of the following was a major part of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

• Controlling the Mississippi River

• Keeping Great Britain from helping the South

• Capturing the Confederate capital of Jackson, MS

• Blockading the Mississippi River

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This battle was significant because it gave complete control of the Mississippi River to the Union.

• Chancellorsville

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

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What famous Union general led the final major military action at Vicksburg?

• General James Longstreet

• General John C. Pemberton

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General John Bufford

Multiple Choice

The Confederates lost so many more men at the Battle of Vicksburg because Grant used a tactic known as a siege to starve them into submission.

• True

• False

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By gaining control of the Mississippi River, the Union was able to weaken the Confederacy by cutting it in two.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The battle strategy that Ulysses S Grant used once he became Union commander was known as Total Destruction.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Total War was a military strategy that affected both Confederate troops and ______

• Generals

• Civilians

• Plantation Owners

• Slaves

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Casualties hurt the ________ more than the ________.

• South, North

• South, East

• North, South

• North, West

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What general is known for his famous "March to the Sea"?

• General Robert E. Lee

• General William Tecumseh Sherman

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General George G. McClellan

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What was Sherman's March to the Sea?

• The Union army destroyed private homes and railroads by burning them

• A riot led by Sherman

• A march led by slaves asking for freedom

• A march with slaves and abolitionists through the South

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Which of the following were goals of the March to the Sea?

• Destroy the Southern will to fight

• Steal as much Confederate riches as possible

• Live off the land

• Free as many slaves as possible

Multiple Choice

Which of the following names was NOT a candidate for President in 1864?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

• George McClellan

• John C. Fremont

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln changed the name of the Republican Party to the National Union Party in 1864?

• True

• False

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Lincoln was extremely confident that he would be reelcted in 1864 because of how well the war was going for the Union.

• True

• False

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Lincoln was able to win reelection because of Grant and Sherman's success in Virginia and the South.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As Grant and Sherman closed in on Richmond, the Confederate government decided to

• Stay and fight

• Surrender

• Burn Richmond

• Call for help

Multiple Choice

Where did Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee meet to arrange a Confederate surrender?

• Chancellorsville

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

Multiple Choice

Lincoln was willing to pardon (forgive) Lee's troops.

• True

• False