Quiz: The Strain of War and The Final Years of the War

When African Americans were allowed to enlist, they were integrated into existing regiments.

• True
• False

Gettysburg was an important battle because ____.

• it took place in Union territory
• it turned the tide of the war in the Union's favor
• General George Pickett led his charge against Union forces there
• it occurred at a key fort near Richmond, Virginia

The Union's capturing of Port Hudson meant that ____.

• the war was over
• the South was split in two
• New Orleans would soon follow
• Britain and France would support the South

President Lincoln's address at Gettysburg lasted for two hours.

• True
• False

General Burnside ____.

• lead the North to victory at Fredericksburg
• was appointed after Fredericksburg was lost
• resigned after losing Fredericksburg
• was fired after losing at Fredericksburg

President Lincoln put General Grant in charge because ____.

• he had been a top student at West Point
• Grant promised to win the war
• they were good friends
• he was a man of action

Sherman waged total war in the South because ____.

• he hated slavery and wanted to punish slave owners
• he hated Southerners and wanted to humiliate them
• he was raiding the South for supplies
• he hoped it would help end the war

When Richmond fell, this marked ____.

• the bloodiest battle of the war
• the end of the war
• the end of the longest siege in the war
• Confederate victory

At Cold Harbor, Union soldiers were confident that the war would soon be won and they would be going home.

• True
• False

When Lincoln ran for reelection, it seemed unlikely that he would lose.

• True
• False