5.41-5.42 Grand Divisions of TN/Battles in TN

Why were Tennessee's three grand divisions divided on whether or not to secede from the Union during the Civil War?

• Tennessee's three grand divisions had people fighting with American Indians in some places.

• Tennessee's three grand divisions had people with relatives in both the North and the South.

• Tennessee's three grand divisions had geographic and economic differences.

• Tennessee's three grand divisions had different levels of readiness for war.

During the Civil War, which of Tennessee's grand divisions supported secession from the Union?

• East Tennessee and West Tennessee

• Only Middle Tennessee

• Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee

• Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee

What was the significance of the Siege of Fort Donelson?

• It provided the Union access to the Mississippi River as a route to get supplies.

• It provided the Confederacy access to Kentucky as a route to attack the North.

• It provided the union access to the Cumberland River as a route to invade the South.

• It provided the Confederacy with a morale boost.

Which battle destroyed any hope of Confederate victory in the western half of Confederacy?

• Battle of Franklin

• Battle of Nashville

• Battle of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Stones River

Which statement best describes the relationship between the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville?

• The Confederate loss in the Battle of Nashville made their army weaker for the Battle of Franklin

• The Confederate victory in the Battle of Nashville made their army better prepared for the Battle of Franklin.

• The Confederate loss in the Battle of Franklin made their army weaker for the Battle of Nashville.

• The Confederate victory in the Battle of Franklin made their army better prepared for the Battle of Nashville.

What area of Tennessee would a Union soldier most likely be from?

• a small farm in Appalachian Mountains

• a big plantation in Middle Tennessee

• a small farm near Nashville

• a big plantation near the Mississippi River

What was the outcome of the Battle of Fort Donelson?

• It opened up the Ohio River as an important route to invade the South.

• It opened up the Tennessee River as an important route to invade the South.

• It opened up the Mississippi River as an important route to invade the South.

• It opened up the Cumberland River as an important route to invade the South.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Stones River?

• It was a morale booster for the Rebels.

• It was a morale booster for the Confederacy.

• It was a morale booster for the Union.

• It was a morale booster for the South.

What were the Union troops trying to do when they confronted and defeated the Confederate troops at the Battle of Stones River?

• They were trying to drive the Confederates out of Middle Tennessee.

• They were trying to drive the Confederates out of East Tennessee.

• They were trying to drive the Confederates out of Middle Kentucky.

• They were trying to drive the Confederates out of East Kentucky.

Which battle was one of the largest victories achieved by the Union Army? The Army of Tennessee was destroyed and would never fight again. Resistance to the war in TN ends.

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Stones River

• Battle of Nashville