Civil War Test Review

How did the South try to gain foreign support for their efforts?

• banned selling cotton until they got help

• refused to buy goods unless the country helped

• formed alliances with neighboring countries

• bribed foreign countries with manufactured goods

What event triggered the Battle of Gettysburg?

• a charge by Lee's forces through the center of the Union line

• renewed northern confidence after Vicksburg

• Lincoln's inspirational Gettysburg Address

• a conflict with the Union when the Confederates were seeking supplies

Why did Union leaders want to gain control of the Mississippi?

• to sail down and attack Confederates

• to transmit messages to troops

• to cut off Confederate supply lines

• to access ammunition being sent on steamships

What were Northern Democrats who opposed the war called?

• ironclads

• contrabands

• copperheads

• longhorns

By targeting both military and civilian resources to destroy the South's ability to fight, Sherman was using

• emancipation

• total war

• habeas corpus

• full siege

From the very beginning of the war, the North's plan to win was to

• make alliances with Europe

• capture sea ports and use blockades

• keep switching generals to confuse Lee

• send troops to capture Richmond

Which of the following was an advantage for the South?

• larger army

• greater number of factories

• more railroad

• more experienced generals

The First Battle of Bull Run & the Battle of Shiloh proved that the

• war would be long and difficult

• South could easily capture DC

• Union soldiers were better trained

• South could not win the war

During the Civil War, the Republican controlled Congress

• removed General Lee as commander

• dominated the Union military plans

• passed laws repealing tariffs on manufactured goods

• passed a law calling for the building a railroad to the Pacific

After the South's victories at Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville,

• some Northern leaders began to talk about making peace with the South

• the Confederate government declared victory

• President Lincoln's popularity increased

• Northern industrial production began to fall