Civil War Unit Test Review

Which of the following descibes South Carolinians who favored secession but only as a last resort and only if it was done with the support of all of the southern states?

• Unionists
• Cooperationists
• Secessionists
• Federalists

Which of the following documents severed South Carolina's ties with the Union?

• Constitution of the Confederate States of America
• Ordinance of Nullification
• Ordinance of Secession
• Reconstruction Amendments

Which of the following describes South Carolinians who argued that breaking apart from the Union was the only option for South Carolina?

• Unionists
• Cooperationists
• Secessionists
• Republicans

Which Union General was responsible for the "March to the Sea" campagin that brought the war's destruction to civilians in Georgia and South Carolina in order to convince them to surrender?

• General Hood
• General Grant
• General Meade
• General Sherman

Which of the following describes the impact of the "20 slave law" that was used in the Confederacy? 

• The number of slaves that died in the army was reduced. 
• The number of wealthy men who died in the army was reduced. 
• The number of poor whites who died in the army was reduced. 
• The number of women who died in the army was reduced. 

Which of the following BEST describes the group favored the idea of remaining a part of the Union?

• Unionists
• Cooperationists
• Secessionists
• Federalist

A "total war" involves both soldiers and civilians.  During the Civil War South Carolinians "total war" had a direct impact when which of the following occurred?

• The first shots were fired at Fort Sumter
• The C.S.S. Hunley was sunk in Charleston Harbor
• A POW camp was built in Florence to house prisoners
• Destruction of personal and public property during the March to the Sea

Why was the movement of the South Carolina Secession Convention from Columbia to Charleston important?

• There was more support for secession in Charleston
• There were more abolitionists in Charleston
• More people in Charleston wanted to emancipate slaves
• The people in Columbia were not interested in secession

The Confederate and Union Armies were not always evenly matched. Which of the following was an obvious advantage that the Union Army had over the Confederates?

• The Union Army had more passion for their cause
• The Union Army had better, more experienced leaders
• The Union Army had better airplanes to fight the war
• The Union Army had more soldiers and more supplies

One of the ways that the Confederate Army tried to break up the Union blockade on the city of Charleston was by employing a new weapon known as the Hunley. The Hunley was which of the following?

• The first hot air balloon to drop bombs on an enemy target
• The first motorized blockade runner
• The first “missile” launched at a distance greater than one mile
• The first submarine to sink an enemy ship