21 The Civil War Test

Why was neither the North nor the South prepared to fight in the beginning of the Civil War?

• Both sides were short on food and supplies.

• Both sides needed to build strong armies.

• Both sides did not fully support the war.

• Both sides had armies that were too large.

President Abraham Lincoln wanted the North to fight in the Civil War in order to

• keep the United States as one country.

• split the United States into regions.

• help the farmers in the United States

• establish colonies in the United States.

By the time the Civil War was finished, over ___ years had gone by. More Americans died in the Civil War than in any other way in our nation's history.

The color of the Confederate soldier's uniform was

• grey

• blue

• red

• black

To break away from a group

• state's rights

• slavery

• Gettysburg

• secede

True or False

In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln order the freedom of people enslaved in the Southern state not under Union control. This further upset already angry Southerners.

• True

• False

Select three true statements about the Civil War soldiers.

• Confederated troops were mostly farmers and poor white men.

• Soliders typically went into battle with little training.

• Women participated as soldiers in the Union Army,

• Both armies were forced to adopt official uniforms.

Select the Best Answer.

The _____ army

*fought to preserve the Union

*was made up of Northerners, Europeans Immigrants, and African Americas

*wore blue jackets, blue pants, and blue caps.

• Union

• Both

• Confederate

Select the Best Answer.

*drafted soldiers

*was made up of farmers

*needed good leaders to command troops

• Union

• Both

• Confederate

Select the Best Answer

The ____ army

*fought seperate from the union

*was made up of Southerners and poor white men

*wore long tan-gray shirts, pants, and jackets

• Union

• Both

• Confederate