Civil War CFA Review

Based on the image, what was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?

• To surround the Southern states and cut off trade.

• To create utter despair among people in the South.

• To gather resources and bring them back to the North.

• To have a good time

Which of the following was a part of the Union's strategy for winning the Civil War?

• The Confederacy prolonged fighting until the Northern spirit broke.

• The Union pursued the Confederates back to the South after the Battle of Antietam

• The Union took control of the Mississippi River.

• The Confederacy continued to receive supplies from Europe.

Which of the following phrases BEST describes the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Emancipation Proclamation gave the Civil War in the Union a higher moral purpose by freeing slaves in rebelling states.

• The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in all states to get support from Confederate states

• The Emancipation Proclamation gave the Civil War in the Confederacy a higher moral purpose by freeing slaves in rebelling states

The 14th Amendment provides that no “state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” A direct result of this amendment was that:

• The process of amending the Constitution became slower and more complex

• The guarantees in the Bill of Rights were applied to state actions

• Every citizen, including African Americans, became a national citizen gained equal rights and protection under the law

• The power of the Federal Government was sharply reduced.

Which of the following was a serious constitutional question after the Civil War?

• The restoration of the power of the federal judiciary

• The legality of the national banking system

• What was the political and legal status of the former slaves?

• The relationship between the United States and Britain

Read the passage - '13th Amendment' - and answer the question below: 13th Amendment “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” What is the main idea of the statement?

• People have the right to a public trial.

• Former slaves have the right to vote.

• Slavery is abolished in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime.

• States rights will be decided by popular sovereignty.

What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

• It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent on and under the control of white landowners (fomer slave owners)

• It brought investment capital to the South.

• It encouraged Northerners to migrate south.

• It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits.

Which of the following generals was the Union's most famous and best general?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Erwin Rommel

• Han Solo

Which of the following generals was the Confederacy's most famous and best general?

• Gaius Marius

• Robert E. Lee

• Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

• Frederick the Great of Prussia

What Civil War battle was the bloodiest in American history (51,000 casualties) and was a turning point in the war?

• The Battle of Tannenberg

• The Battle of the Marne

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Boone's Mill