Social Studies Module 8 Review

Which of the following resulted from the Siege of Vicksburg?

• Union Victory

• Split the Confederacy

• allowed the Union to control river traffic

• Confederate victory

What were the results of the Battle of Gettysburg? (choose 4)

• Union victory

• eliminated any chance that the Confederacy would get help from Europe

• resulted in no more threat to D.C. and the North

• allowed the Union to control river traffic

• Confederates were now on the defense

Which of the following effected Civil War soldiers. (choose 4)

• not enough food and harsh weather conditions

• hand to hand combat and unclear water causing severe diarrhea

• fighting against family members

• amputating a severely injured limb

• no impact on family members

What were the affects on women during the Civil War? Check all that apply.

• They ran businesses, farms, and became nurses.

• They gathered supplies for the war effort.

• They got the right to vote.

• Some disguised themselves as soldiers.

• They cooked and cleaned for the soldiers in camps.

Choose all that were effects on African Americans during the Civil War.

• served as soldiers who fought in the Union Army.

• Were discriminated against and did not earn as much money.

• .Slaves assisted their masters as cooks and manual labors in the Southern army.

• Slaves escaped and helped the Union Army by scouting or spying.

• They got the right to vote.

What was the purpose of the Union blockade?

• To block the Confederate army from capturing Washington, D.C.

• To cut off supplies to port cities in the North.

• to cut off supplies to port cities in the South

• To block the Union armies from capturing Washington, D.C.

What did Abraham Lincoln do to preserve the Union?

• Freed Southern slaves

• Blocked Southern ports.

• appointed Robert. E. Lee as commander of the Union forces.

Gettysburg was the first battle of the Civil War.

• True

• False

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Blockade of Charleston, S.C.

Many battles were fought in Virginia. Why was this?

• Because this was Robert E. Lee's homestate.

• because both armies were attempting to capture each other's capitals either in or near Virginia

• Because it had the most port cities