North vs. South Unit 6 Review

Which was a Union or Northern soldier during the Civil War?

• patriot

• redcoat

• war hawk

• yankee

Which describes the opinion of most Americans as the Civil War started?

• They thought the war would be short and glorious.

• They feared the country would suffer terrible human loss.

• They refused to think about the consequences.

• They hoped that the war would last a long time.

Which issue separated the North and the South in 1861?

• The South supported the expansion of slavery, and the North did not.

• The South supported the building of more railroads, and the North did not.

• The North wanted to end immigration from Ireland, and the South did not.

• The North wanted lower tariffs to protect factory workers, and the South did not.

Which statement accurately describes the Battle of Antietam?

• It produced relatively light casualties compared to other battles.

• It convinced President Abraham Lincoln that General George B. McClellan was the general who could win the war.

• It was a decisive victory for the Confederates, who then invaded Pennsylvania.

• It gave President Abraham Lincoln justification to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

Which city was the capital of the Confederacy?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Atlanta, Georgia

• New Orleans, Louisiana

Which Union general led the North to victory by wearing down Confederate forces in a siege at Petersburg, Virginia?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George B. McClellan

• Winfield Scott

• David Farragut

Which describes an aspect of total war as it was practiced during the Civil War?

• destroying crops and livestock to deny food to the enemy

• deporting slaves to Africa so they couldn't pick cotton

• staging battles in places where civilians could come watch

• imprisoning all civilian residents of enemy cities

Which name was given to the Union's first ironclad vessel that revolutionized naval warfare?

• Monitor

• Merrimack

• Hunley

• Virginia

How did President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation affect the institution of slavery?

• It freed all slaves within the United States' borders.

• It freed only the slaves in the border states.

• It freed all slaves north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

• It freed only the slaves in Confederate territory.

Which was not part of President Abraham Lincoln's concept for rebuilding the country after the Civil War?

• The South should be punished for starting the war.

• The government would provide assistance to the South.

• Rebuilding the South would be good for the whole country.

• Northerners and Southerners should be reunited without hatred.