Civil War Test Review

What is the belief that a state can ignore all federal laws it does not like called?

• Federal Rights

• People's Rights

• States' Rights

• South's Rights

Where was the terms of the surrender by the South signed?

• Appomattax

• Atlanta

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

Which state was Appomattox locate in?

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Georgia

• South Carolina

Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?

• Appomattox

• Atlanta

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point of the war?

• The union victory convinced President Lincoln to send General Sherman to Atlanta.

• The union victory forced the confederacy to stop advancing north into union territory.

• The confederate victory convinced Canada to support the confederacy.

• The confederate allowed the confederacy to capture union territory.

What was one reason General Sherman wanted to capture Atlanta?

• to take control of Southern ports

• to take control Southern ships

• to take control Southern railroads

• to take control of Southern cotton fields

General Sherman ordered his men to steal food, kill farm animals and take any supplies they found to cause the most damage. What was this called?

• Complete War

• Final War

• All War

• Total War

Who was the general of the Confederate Army?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

It was easier for the North to recover from the Civil War because _______.

• other countries helped the north.

• slavery continued in the north but not the south.

• most of the fighting took place in the south.

• the government made the southern states pay for the war.