8.10 The Civil War

All of the following were advantages of the North except

• more people

• better Navy

• more railroad tracks

• better generals

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All of the following are advantages for the South except

• better generals

• fighting on their own soil

• better trained soldiers

• better Navy

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The bloodiest battle of the Civil war with 51,000 killed or wounded

• Appomattox Court House

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

What is total war?

• destroy everything that can be used against you in war

• control the seas

• blockade the ports

• Fight in every city at once

What does Lincoln mean when he said "these men should not die in vain"?

• that these men should not die

• if they lose, they will die for no reason

• that they should free the slaves

• that these men should not fight

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The battle of Gettysburg was important because it was the

• start of the war

• end of the war

• turning point of the war

• longest battle of the war

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The Southern (confederate) strategy included all of the following EXCEPT

• fight a defensive war

• Use better generals to out fight the northern generals

• have the slaves help fight the battles

• Cotton diplomacy

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War?

• 620,000 dead

• 1 million casualties

• The south was destroyed

• African Americans were treated fairly by white southerners

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Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant