Civil War Test

What was the overall strategy of the Confederacy?

• Surround the Northern states with their navy and prevent them from receiving supplies.

• rely heavily on foreign aid from Mexico

• fight a defensive war and hope the Union would give up

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

• Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North

• The South suffered many losses while the North had few

• The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North

• The outcome convinced foreign countries to help the Confederacy

Women supported the Civil War by

• spying

• working in factories

• treating the wounded

• all the above

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared

• Slaves in the Confederacy were free

• Slaves in the border states were free

• All slaves were free

Sherman's March to the Sea is considered

• a defeat for both sides

• example of total war

• peaceful end

• bloodiest battle

Which of these describe Grant's terms of surrender

• They were generous to avoid further suffering

• they were meant to punish the South

• They were meant as a demand for payment

Considered the main general for the Union

• Lee

• McClellan

• Grant

• Davis

Considered the main general for the Confederacy

• Grant

• Lee

• Jackson

• Davis

Main strategy of the North

• Anaconda Plan

• Defensive war

• total war

Following South Carolina's secession from the Union, which states followed

• Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Indiana

• Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky

• Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia