Social Studies Unit 4 Post Test Review

Before the Civil War, the economy of the North was mostly _____ while the economy of the South was ______ .

• agricultural, industrial

• industrial, agricultural

• based on slavery, mixed

• mixed, industrial

Which battle was the bloodiest of the Civil War and was General Lee’s last attempt to invade the North?

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox

• Fort Sumter

How did General Sherman’s strategy of total war help the Union defeat the Confederacy?

• It destroyed the resources southerners needed for war

• It helped the Union draft more soldiers

• It cleared a path to the sea for transporting Union supplies

• It helped to free the slaves

The Northern states were known as the _______ and the Southern states were known as the________________.

• Union, United States of America

• Union, Confederacy

• Confederacy, Union

• United States of America, Union

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox

What was President Lincoln’s main goal during the war?

• To destroy the South

• To raise money for the North

• To preserve the Union

• To get reelected as president

Which Civil War leader would MOST likely have supported the efforts of Sojourner Truth?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

Where did the Civil War end?

• Sherman’s March to the Sea

• Atlanta Campaign

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Court House