15.4 "The Strain of War" Quizizz Lesson

Multiple Choice

Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

What role did enslaved workers play for the Confederacy during the war years?

• labored on plantations

• some were allowed to serve in the Confederate army

• cooks in the Confederate army

• some were allowed to serve in the Confederate navy

Multiple Choice

By the end of the war, nearly 10 percent of the Union army consisted of

• African Americans.

• women.

• New Yorkers.

• Southerners.

Multiple Choice

Lincoln replaced General George McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Mobile, Alabama

• Port Hudson, Louisiana

• Vicksburg, Mississippi

Multiple Choice

The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery.

• true

• false

Click the link above to view the video.

The Gettysburg Address

Read by Johnny Cash

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1anUcHfn0WeDUKIi7hdehxMLzZsBnRCWH/view?usp=share_link

Multiple Choice

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said government should be of the people, by the people, and

• against the people.

• for the people.

• supported by the people.

• for the wealthy.

Use the preceding slides and/or pgs. 548-554 of the textbook to answer the following questions.

15.4

"The Strain

of War"

Multiple Select

What did African Americans in the Union Army experience? Select ALL that apply.

• They were not paid for their service.

• White soldiers doubted their ability to fight effectively.

• They often faced the Confederate Army’s fiercest fire.

• White officers treated them the same as they treated white soldiers.

Multiple Choice

The 54^th Massachusetts regiment served with distinction at Fort Wagner and in the Battle of Olustee.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address demonstrates his belief that the Union was fighting primarily to ______.

• honor soldiers who died serving the Union

• punish the Confederacy

• end slavery in the United States

• preserve the United States as a pillar of democracy

Multiple Choice

Which two battles began to change the tide of the war in favor of the Union?

• Gettysburg and Vicksburg

• Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg

• Antietam and Vicksburg

• Gettysburg and Antietam

Multiple Select

Why do you think some leaders called for African Americans to be allowed to fight in the Civil War?

• it allowed the Union army to add many soldiers

• it allowed the Confederate army to add many soldiers

• African Americans wanted to end slavery and would by motivated to fight

• It would keep enslaved workers from running away

Multiple Select

Losing the Battle of Gettysburg ended the Confederates' hope of gaining help from _____ .

(p. 553)

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Canada