DCMS: The Civil War Unit Test (**)

Pick(escoje) ALL the important battles of the American Civil war.

• Port Royal

• Gettysburg Address

• Fort Sumter

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Battle of Gettysburg

Which statements accurately describes parts of the Union's military strategy?

• control the Mississippi River to capture key cities and split the Confederacy in half

• overwhelm the Confederate army with larger numbers

• stay on the defensive since the Confederacy had twice the land size of the Union

• blockade Southern ports to prevent the shipment of goods

• squeeze the South by invading in short raids and then retreating north

Which statements accurately describe the Battle of Gettysburg?

• It was a turning point in the war

• It ended the South's hope to invade the North

• It was a major morale boost for the South

• It was a short battle with no deaths

• It was the deadliest three days of the war, and many Americans were killed

Antebellum means -

• before the war.

• after the war.

• during the war.

• a long time ago.

What territory saw a mini Civil War break out over the issue of free/slave state?

• Missouri

• Kansas

• California

• Nebraska

Abolitionism means -

• movement to keep slavery in the south.

• movement to get rid of slavery.

• movement to end the war.

• movement to change the cotton production process.

Who was general of the Army of Northern Virginia?

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln
• I don't know this one yet!

It was the bloodiest battle in American history, Union victory there led to the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Antietam
• Ft. Sumter

Who is this?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

Why was the Battle of Bull Run significant?

We didn't discuss this battle. However, use your DEDUCTIVE REASONING based on what we DID discuss.

You have a MINUTE so think.

• It was the first major battle and proved the war was going to be tougher than many people thought

• It was the first major battle fought in the North and proved the South could fight anywhere

• It was the last major battle of the war and proved that the South would never give up

• It was a major Union victory which left the South with no chance of winning the war