APUSH ~ 5.8 ~ Military Conflict in the Civil War (Heimler's)

What event gave Abraham Lincoln the permission to start the Civil War?

• The firing on Union suppliers at Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Vicksburg

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Which side had the advantage of fighting a defensive war?

• The Confederacy

• Neither side

• Both sides

• The Union

What was the main Union strategy called?

• The Bull Run Plan

• The Sherman Plan

• The Vicksburg Plan

• The Anaconda Plan

Who was the Union general who captured Vicksburg and gained control of Mississippi?

• Robert E. Lee

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Stonewall Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which document changed the scope of the Civil War by announcing the eradication of slavery in the United States?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What was the main reason for the British and French not helping the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• The Union's strong navy

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The devastation of Southern infrastructure

• The Battle of Vicksburg

Which Union general led the devastating March to the Sea, burning Atlanta and destroying Southern infrastructure?

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

What was the main advantage of the North during the Civil War?

• Experienced military leaders

• not a well-established central government

• Defensive war strategy

• Population and economic advantage

Which battle resulted in the formal surrender of the Confederacy (Lee) to the Union (Grant), ending the Civil War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Appomattox Courthouse

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Vicksburg

Which of the following differences between the North and the South during the Civil War is depicted in the graph?

• The South engaged in more international trade than the North.

• The South relied more on plantation agriculture than the North.

• The North had less developed transportation infrastructure than the South.

• The North had fewer people available for labor and the military than the South.