Battles Review CW 2023

What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

• The Confederate troops deserted.

• The Union controlled all Southern ports.

• The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.

• The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.

Which of these describes General Sherman’s march through Georgia?

• an example of total war

• a defeat for both armies

• a peaceful end to the conflict

• the bloodiest battle of the war.

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• large population

• strong military leadership

• control of the railway system

• many factories and businesses

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

• It proved that the South was weak.

• It showed that the North would win.

• It proved that a quick victory was impossible.

• It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that

• slaves in U.S. territories were free.

• slaves throughout the world were free.

• slaves in Confederate states were free.

• slaves in Union slave states were free.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

• Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North.

• The South suffered many losses while the North had few.

• The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.

• The outcome convinced European nations to aid the Confederacy.

One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.

• Jefferson Davis
• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant

President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

• Sherman's March to Sea
• Gettysburg
• Atlanta Campaign
• Fort Sumter