The States at War American Republic Test Study Guide

Which of the following men took photographs of troops during the Civil War?

• Irvin McDowell

• Matthew Brady

• George Meade

• William Carrey

With the start of the Civil War, the North began to experience all of the following except . . .

• Women working in industry

• Increased farm production

• Shortages of army supplies

• Growth of private volunteer groups

All of the military innovations were used during the Civil War except . . .

• Ironclad ships

• Aerial reconnaissance from balloons

• Coordination of troop movements by telegraph

• Poison Gas

All of the following goals were part of the North's strategy for winning the war except . . .

• Shutting off Southern ports with a naval blockade

• Gaining aid from Britain and France

• Capturing Richmond

• Gaining control of the Mississippi River

Which one of the following generals never served as the Union army commander during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jackson

• George B. McClellan

• Irvin McDowell

• William Tecumseh Sherman

David Farragut was instrumental in the Union's . . .

• raid of the Shenandoah Valley

• victory at Gettysburg

• capture of New Orleans

• March to the Sea

After Lee had led the South to several victories, the Confederates experienced a defeat in July 1863 at the . . .

• Second Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Seven Days' Battle

The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following except . . .

• Free all the slaves

• Give the North a greater incentive to fight

• Prevent Britain from joining in the war against the North

• Encourage slaves to leave their masters

Sherman's March to the Sea was noted not only for the army's actions but also for the actions involving . . .

• Blockade runners

• Bummers

• Ironclads

• Reconnaissance Balloons

Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election was . . .

• Stephen Douglas

• Andrew Johnson

• George McClellan

• William Sherman