
CIVIL WAR TEST
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Jefferson Davis was
President of the Union
Vice President of the Confederacy
Union General at Chickamauga
President of the Confederacy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?
to get rid of slavery
to bring the British and French to America
to show his strength as a president
to preserve the Union
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.
Antientam
Gettysburg
Bullrun
Vicksburg
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:
It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City
The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.
Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.
Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why did Confederate General Robert E. Lee lead confederate forces NORTH of the Mason-Dixon Line?(why did Lee invade the North)
None of the above
Lee knew the South hated taxes and could not afford to help Canada fight Germany in a very long war.
Lee knew the South could not afford to fight a long war. He hoped to capture Washington DC and end the war quickly
Lee did not believe the North could stop him
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why could the SOUTH not afford a long drawn out war with the North?
The South relied on industrialization to produce goods
Southern men were on a one year contract for fighting and most were underpaid and threatened to desert the army.
The south had no industrialization/factories to produce supplies and goods for the war. Eventually they would run out of guns and ammunition.
The North was angry that General Lee would not invade the South
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