Civil War Review

Who was appointed general-in-chief of the Union army?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• Nathanael Greene

Who was the most important general in the Confederate army?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Winfield Scott

• George Thomas

What was the message of Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address?

• That the South needed to be crushed as a punishment for slavery.

• That the South needed to remember the common American identity it shared with the North.

• That Americans needed to unite together against the British threat.

• That the North needed to accept the spread of slavery into the western territories.

The Civil War began when the Confederates attacked what Union fort?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Wagner

• Fort Pulaski

• Fort Monroe

The Emancipation Proclamation declared that slaves were free . . . ?

• In the Confederate states.

• In the border states.

• Everywhere in America.

• In the Caribbean.

What battle brought the Mississippi River under Union control?

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Shiloh

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Vicksburg, Mississippi

• Jacksonville, Florida

• Washington D.C.

Which of the following was NOT a Union advantage in the Civil War?

• Superior Numbers

• Stronger Industry

• Naval Power

• Fighting a Defensive War

Which of the following was a Confederate advantage?

• Superior Numbers

• Fighting the war on their own ground

• Support of the British and French

• They had ironclad warships and the Union did not.

What was the message of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address?

• The South needed to be punished for the crime of slavery

• The nation needed to come together again and heal the wounds of the war

• The North needed to accept Southern independence.

• That he was the greatest president of all time.