Unit 8 Civil War Review

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg and Union victory affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed.

• Union troops were pushing back across the Ohio River

• The Confederate territory was divided in half.

• Several casualties were inflicted on Union Forces.

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• Better Generals

• Stronger allies

• Natives were on their side

• More people, more factories and food, more railroads

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

• North

  South

• South

  North

• North

  East

• West

  East

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

• By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

• By attacking railroads

• By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

• By taking over Southern farms and factories

Which battle is considered one of the turning points of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Gettysburg

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

• Fort Wagner

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Hood

• Fort Warren

Most soldiers died in the war because of

• disease

• battle wounds

• hunger

• desertion

Which of the following was NOT an advantage for the Union going into the Civil War?

• Excellent military leaders

• larger population

• more factories

• more resources

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

• Ban slavery

• Restore the Union

• Separate from the United States

• Make slavery legal everywhere