Unit 5 Post Test Review

This Civil War-era illustration is showing

• Grants Victory at Shiloh

• Sherman's "March to the Sea"

• Scott's victory at Gettysburg

• the Union Blockade of the South

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to ___________

• preserve the Union

• encourage sectionalism

• enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

• end slavery throughout the Southern States

Which of these battles is remembered for being both the largest battle ever fought in Georgia and for being one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?

• Battle of Atlanta

• Battle of Savannah

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Fort Pulaski

What role did Alexander Stephens fulfill following Georgia’s secession from the Union?

• Republican

• cooperationist

• Vice President of the Confederacy

• leader of the Georgia State Convention

The MOST LIKELY reason General William T. Sherman wanted to control the rail lines running through Atlanta, Georgia, during his "Atlanta Campaign" was because he wanted to _____________

• prevent residents from fleeing to the North

• cutoff the flow of supplies to the Confederate Army

• use the rail lines to quickly transport his troops

• extend the rail lines into the northern states

One purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was to ___________

• break the spirits of Confederate citizens.

• allow troops under his command to get rest.

• find ships to sail his troops to the north.

• prove that he was the most skilled Union general.

Which term refers to the idea that the Southern states could secede from the Union if they disagreed with Federal policies?

• Imperialism

• Sectionalism

• States' Rights

• Manifest Destiny

What offers the BEST reasoning behind William Tecumseh Sherman's strategy of using "total war" to defeat the South?

• The strategy of "total war" was needed to stop the Confederates from trading with France and England.

• Sherman's men wanted revenge for the horrifying treatment of Union soldiers in Andersonville prison camp.

• The destruction in Georgia would be so complete that it would break the Confederacy's will to continue fighting.

• The invasion of Georgia would lead to armed revolt by the slaves, which in turn would help the Union win the war.

Which letter on the map shows a state that was NOT part of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which term refers to the growing cultural and economic differences between the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

• Manifest Destiny