Civil War Test Review

Why did President Lincoln decide to free the slaves in the Confedracy?

• He realized that freeing the slaves could have important political and military effects 

• He decided that it was the right thing to do

• He didn't decide that, Congress passed a law

• He met a former slave

What was the South’s strategy for fighting the Civil War? 

• Fight a defensive war until the North was worn down 

• Invade the capital

• Fight offensively and take as much land as possible

• Burn the North to the ground

Why did the Confederacy pass the Conscription Acts? 

• They had concerns over the lack of recruitment of soldiers 

• They took the easy way out of recuiting soliders

• They had too many people volunteering so they needed to thin the ranks

• They wanted to encourage people to enlist

Why is the Battle of Antietam a turning point in the Civil War? 

• After it foreign nations refused to support the Confederacy

• After it foreign nations refused to support the Union

• After it foreign nations agreed to support the Confederacy

• After it the Confederacy took a massive amount of land

What allowed for the participation of African Americans in the Civil War? 

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Articles of Secession

• The 13th Amedment

• The Gettysburg Address

What helped determine the outcome of the Civil War? 

• The economic resources of the North and the South 

• The military experiences of the North and the South 

• The types of allies of the North and the South 

• The population of the North and the South 

How did the Emancipation Proclamation benefit the Union during the Civil War? 

• Former Slaves were allowed to join the Union Army 

• Prisoners of War were allowed to join the Union Army 

• Former criminals were allowed to join the Union Army 

• Former Slaves were allowed to join the Confederate Army 

Why did the Confederacy invent new types of ships? 

• To sneak through the Union Blockade 

• To sneak through the British Blockade 

• To better battle the Union Navy

• To have the advantage of surpise against the Union Navy

What did Grant agree to if he was promoted to Lieutenant General? 

• That he would allow free blacks to serve in the army 

• That he wouldn't allow free blacks to serve in the army 

• That he promised to burn the Confederacy to the ground

• That he would only accept total surrender

Why did General Sherman have his “March-to-the-Sea” campaign? 

• He wanted to take the Civil War to southern civilians and to punish them until they surrendered 

• He wanted to take the Civil War to northern civilians and to punish them until they surrendered 

• He wanted to take the Civil War to southern civilians and to punish them until they rebelled against their leaders

• He wanted to take the Civil War to nortern civilians and to punish them until they rebelled against their leaders