American Civil War

Why did Robert E. Lee choose to fight against the Union?

• Belief in the right of secession

• Defense of his home state

• Support of slavery

• Hatred of Northerners

What was the South’s basic strategy for victory during the war?

• Wage a defensive war

• Capture Washington, D.C.

• Keep Britain out of the war

• Destroy the North’s factories

Which general gave the Union a distinct advantage with his leadership in the West?

• Oliver O. Howard

• Thomas J. Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

What event first made the North and the South realize that the war would not soon end?

• Clash between the Monitor and the Merrimack

• Siege of Petersburg

• The Trent affair

• First Battle of Bull Run

What was NOT a fundamental part of the Northern strategy for victory?

• Seek British aid in the war effort

• Blockade Southern ports

• Capture the Mississippi River

• Invade the South

Where did Grant first gain fame?

• Siege of Vicksburg

• Battle of Shiloh

• Forts Henry and Donelson

• Battle of Cold Harbor

What was one of the South’s primary advantages at the outset of the war?

• Greater population

• Better commanders

• Greater manufacturing

• More railroads

When Lincoln first called for troops, how long did their enlistments last?

• Three months

• One year

• Two years

• Three years

What caused a major riot in New York in 1863?

• Food shortages

• Inflation

• Conscription

• Union defeats

The capture of what city ensured Lincoln’s reelection in 1864?

• Vicksburg

• Petersburg

• New Orleans

• Atlanta