Civil War Review Week of 4.27

What was surprising about the Battle of Bull Run?

• The Confedrates won

• The Union Won

• Nobody won

What are the names of the forts captured by the Union, giving them control of the Mississippi River's tributaries?

• Fort Henry, Fort Donelson

• Fort Fannin, The Alamo

• Fort Sumter, Fort McHenry

What are tributaries?

• Small rivers that flow into big rivers

• Where a river ends

• a tribute to someone special

Why did the battle of the ironclad ships raise the spirits on both sides?

• They realized that the navy was a pointless assets to the battles, so one less thing to worry about.

• Both sides realized that had powerful weapons in their ironclad ships

• Spirits were not raised.

What three towns did the Union take as they fought to get control of the Mississippi River?

• Shiloh, Cornith, Memphis

• Richmond, Savannah, Atlanta

• Nashville, Montgomery, Vicksburg

How did the loss of New Orleans affect the Confederacy?

• It stopped them from being able to move goods down the Mississippi River to the sea.

• It didn't affect them

What was the goal of the Union in the East?

• In the East, the Union tried hard to capture Richmond, Virginia

• In the East, they tried to capture Washington, D.C.

• In the West they tried to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi

Why was it important for the Confederacy to defend Richmond?

• Richmond was the Confederate capital

• It was a major port for the confederacy

• They didn't defend it

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• President Lincoln's order that said all enslaved people in Rebel-held territory would be freed on January 1, 1863

• President Lincoln's order that said all enslaved people had to stay slaves

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington