Civil War Review

This city was the capital of the Confederate States of America.

• Gettysburg, PA

• Washington D.C.

• Jackson, MS

• Richmond, VA

Border states, such as Maryland, remained in the Union but sent troops to fight on both sides during the war.

• False

• True

What was the Confederacy's ironclad ship called?

• Merrimack

• Monitor

• Constitution

• Irony the Blockade Splitter

This city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?

• Gettysburg, PA

• Washington D.C.

• Jackson, MS

• Richmond, VA

Which term means to block a country's ports, cutting off supplies from entering or exports from leaving?

• Blockade

• Evacuate

• Fortify

• Siege

The plan to blockade Southern ports, gain control of the Mississippi River and capture the South's capital city was called

• the Anaconda Plan

• the Squeeze Play

• the Great Divide.

• Operation Breakdown

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• John C. Calhoun

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to

• be recognized as independent.

• reunite the country.

• punish the South.

• end slavery.

Which of the following advantages did the South (Confederacy) have over the North (Union)?

• More manufacturing

• Larger support from their people

• Larger navy

• More miles of railroad tracks

In the Civil War, for the first time, thousands of women served as

• soldiers

• nurses

• spies

• Surgeons