Topic 8 Lesson 4-6 Test Review

What is the main message conveyed by Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address?

• The importance of military power in shaping the government.

• The significance of preserving democracy in honor of the soldiers' sacrifices.

• The role of the president in resolving major issues, such as slavery.

• The diminishing relevance of a government for the people, by the people, and of the people.

What strategy did General Grant implement on the South during the late stages of the Civil War?

• He allowed southern civilians to retain their land ownership.

• He instructed his generals to apply a “total war” approach to the South.

• He commanded his army to restore the South's rural areas affected by the war.

• He ensured that slavery was still permitted in the South.

Why was Jefferson Davis a weak leader as President of the Confederacy?

• He was not respected by many in the Confederacy.

• He focused too much on military details and argued with advisors.

• He lacked political and military experience.

• He was unable to endure criticism.

What was the significance of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s leadership at the Battle of Bull Run?

• He was blamed for the Confederate loss.

• He led the retreat of Union soldiers.

• He rallied his troops to help win the battle.

• He was very cautious and delayed leading his troops to battle.

The battle between the Virginia and the Monitor resulted in both ships withdrawing because

• the fatalities were so high.

• the damage to each was so great.

• neither captain could maneuver his ship effectively.

• neither could seriously damage the other.

What was a major outcome of the Battle of Antietam?

• It led to the end of the Civil War.

• It marked the beginning of General Lee's offensive.

• It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

• It resulted in the capture of General Lee.

What was the primary objective of the Union forces during the Battle of Shiloh?

• To gain control over the Mississippi River

• To seize the city of Memphis, Tennessee

• To take over New Orleans, Louisiana

• To establish a blockade at the New Orleans port

Union forces never attacked Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign because

• Union generals decided that capturing Richmond was no longer an important goal.

• Confederate resistance convinced McClellan to retreat.

• they were called back to defend Washington.

• they were ordered to march to Atlanta.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the Civil War?

• It freed all enslaved people in the United States.

• It convinced the Union slave states to secede and join the Confederacy.

• It silenced abolitionists who had been very critical of Lincoln’s leadership.

• It gave a greater moral purpose to the Union side.

What is the most likely reason that immigrants in New York participated in the draft riots?

• They couldn’t support their families while serving in the army.

• They sympathized with the South’s fight for independence.

• They didn’t want freed slaves to compete with them for jobs.

• They were extremely religious and believed that war was immoral.