Civil War Test Review

What was significant about the Battle of Antietam?

• It was the bloodiest day of the war.

• General Grant surrendered at Antietam.

• It was the first battle of the Civil War.

• It was headquarters for the Union hospitals.

Days after the conclusion of the Civil War the nation was shaken by -

• Lincoln's assassination

• General Lee's hanging

• John Brown capturing Harper's Ferry

• France capturing American ships

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed slaves in the Confederacy

• Said no person within the Confederacy was protected by the Constitution

• Abolished slavery in all of America

• Granted African Americans US citizenship

What would a confederate supporter have to say about this?

• “This is the turning point we needed; we will soon gain victory!”

• “This is humiliating being defeated on northern soil!”

• “Our navy is second to none!  The enemy stands no chance at naval victory!”

• “Now our land, troops, and supplies are divided.  It doesn’t look good.”

What is the role of Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War?

• Union General

• Confederate General

• Union President

• Confederate President

What was the major effect of this event?

• Lee became a Union General

• The Civil War officially ended

• South Carolina Succeeded from the Union

• France sent supplies to the Confederacy

What completes the diagram?

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

Why did Lincoln issue a draft?

• Make sure everyone in the North fought in the Civil War

• Give African Americans the right to fight against the Confederacy

• Ensure the Confederacy was defeated and peace was restored

• Develop young men into future military leaders

Label the map correctly.

• A-Confederacy

  B-Union

• A-Union

  B-Confederacy

• A-Union

  B-West

• A-West

  B-union

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was intended to -

• Show Northerners how to approach Reconstruction

• Explain his plan for punishing the rebelling states

• Warn foreign nations of the power of a reunited America

• Explain reasons for ratifying the 15th Amendment