Unit Eight Test Review

Unit Eight Test Review

Test Date: April 1, 2021

Multiple Choice

Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

• The Republican Party

• The Southern Democratic Party

Multiple Choice

How did Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana react to South Carolina’s secession?

• They voted to remain in the Union.

• They also voted to secede in 1861.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Confederacy want to control Fort Sumter?

• Fort Sumter was located on the border of a Union state and a Confederate state, which gave it a high strategic value.

• Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and it protected important shipping lanes and commercial areas.

Multiple Choice

The first two major battles of the Civil War took place at

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the result of the Battle of Antietam?

• Neither side won, but it was a victory for the South.

• Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North.

Multiple Choice

Before Gettysburg, most major Civil War battles in the East

• were fought on Confederate soil.

• involved General Robert E. Lee.

Multiple Choice

Why did General Grant adopt the total war strategy?

• to prove that he was worthy of the job

• to bring the war to a speedy end

Multiple Choice

During the siege of Petersburg, General Grant

• abandoned his strategy of total war.

• had twice as many soldiers as Lee.

Multiple Choice

Even after a defeat at Vicksburg, Grant launched another attack because

• his career was in trouble without another victory.

• Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory in the long run.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of General Grant’s leadership during the Civil War?

• He refused to retreat during the Battle of Shiloh.

• He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Confederates burn Richmond as President Davis and his cabinet fled?

• to make sure the Union Army could not use Confederate resources

• to stop Northern soldiers from capturing the Confederate president

Multiple Choice

During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee decided to invade Union territory in order to

• protect the Confederate capital.

• remove Union pressure in Virginia.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Confederacy face food shortages as the Civil War progressed?

• There were not enough workers to cultivate and harvest crops.

• A sudden rise in inflation led to a steep drop in the cost of food.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an advantage for the North at the start of the Civil War?

• enslaved workers

• a larger population

Multiple Choice

Southerners had a stronger fighting spirit than Northerners because

• they were fighting to end slavery.

• they were fighting for independence.

Multiple Choice

In the South, many enslaved people reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation by

• staging work slowdowns.

• joining the Confederate military.

Multiple Choice

After the Emancipation Proclamation, the central goals of the Civil War were

• to align with Europe and end slavery

• to preserve the Union and end slavery.

Multiple Choice

President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

• required all states to abolish the practice of slavery.

• issued harsh penalties for Confederate military officers.