Civil War Review

What important work/job did MOST women do throughout the Civil War?

• took care of families and ran farms/businesses while men were away
• spied for the Confederacy
• dressed as men to serve secretly in the army
• became nurses in the army hospitals
• ran for political office to lead their states

Which of the following was a job that more women did during the Civil War than before the conflict?

• nurse
• teacher
• clerk
• all of the above

Which of the following were examples of hardships/difficulties faced by Southerners at home during the Civil War? (check ALL boxes that are correct)

• high prices for products & goods
• destruction of homes & farms
• shortages of food & other goods
• the death of loved ones

What is the definition of conscription, or the draft?

• a law requiring women to serve in the hospitals
• a system of choosing men for required military service
• the law allowing men with more than 5 children to pay less tax
• a system for choosing men for work in ammunition factories

Which of the following were reasons Lee's CSA army invaded the North in 1863? (check ALL boxes that are correct)

• to get food and supplies from Pennsylvania
• to capture Abraham Lincoln
• to gain territory for the Southern Confederacy
• to win a victory which might cause the Union to end the war
• to win a victory which would renew the chances of Britain & France helping the CSA

Which battle gave the Union total control of the Mississippi River in 1863?

• Gettysburg
• Vicksburg
• Atlanta
• Petersburg

Which battle helped Lincoln win the 1864 presidential election?

• Gettysburg
• Antietam
• Petersburg
• Atlanta

Which battle weakened Lee's CSA army and led to his surrender later?

• Vicksburg
• Atlanta
• Petersburg
• Cedar Creek

Where did Lee surrender his Confederate army to U.S. Grant?

• Richmond
• Amelia Courthouse
• Petersburg
• Appomattox Courthouse

Who became commanding general of ALL Union armies in 1864?

• General Ulysses S. Grant
• General George B. McClellan
• General Robert E. Lee
• General William T. Sherman