Civil War STAAR Review

Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?

• Secede

• Ironclad

• Border State

• Casualty

Answer explanation

The word 'Secede' means to leave or become unassociated with, making it the correct choice in this context.

The name give to the north was what?

• Confederacy

• Rebels

• Union

• Revolutionaries

Answer explanation

The correct name given to the north was the Union, not Confederacy, Rebels, or Revolutionaries.

Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?

• Grant

• Lee

• Jackson

• McClellan

Answer explanation

The leading general of the Confederate army was Lee, not Grant, Jackson, or McClellan.

Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?

• Ohio River

• Tennessee River

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

Answer explanation

The Mississippi River was important to both the North and the South.

Who won the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederates

Answer explanation

The Union won the Civil War, not the Confederates.

Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Richmond

• Appomatox

Answer explanation

The south finally surrendered unconditionally at Appomatox, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

What vocabulary term means "withdraw from a nation"?

• state's rights

• rebellion

• secession

• apartheid

Answer explanation

The vocabulary term that means 'withdraw from a nation' is secession.

What battle was a turning point of the war?

• 2nd Battle of Bull Run

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• 7 Days Battle

Answer explanation

Gettysburg was a turning point of the war due to the Union victory halting Confederate invasion of the North, boosting Union morale, and leading to the Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln.

Battle where the north STARVED out the South, finally controlling the Mississippi River and splitting the South in two

• Gettysburg

• Chancellorsville

• Fredericksburg

• Vicksburg

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Vicksburg because it was the battle where the North starved out the South, finally controlling the Mississippi River and splitting the South in two.

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Jimmy Kimble 

• Bruce Willis

• John Wilkes Booth

Answer explanation

John Wilkes Booth is the correct answer as he was the one who killed Abraham Lincoln.