Chapter 7: Civil War Review

What is the definition of an abolitionist?

• A person who opposed slavery

• A military operation which surrounds a city or fort

• The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state

• The Confederate capital

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What does the term "siege" refer to?

• A military operation which surrounds a city or fort and cuts off help and supplies

• The first battle of the Civil War

• A period of time after the war when the nation rebuilt itself

• The bloodiest single-day battle

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Which of the following is a fact of Antietam Creek?

• Where the Confederates surrendered ending the Civil War

• The bloodiest single-day battle

• The Confederate capital

• A period of time after the war when the nation rebuilt itself

What does "states' rights" refer to?

• The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state

• A military operation which surrounds a city or fort and cuts off help and supplies

• The Confederate capital

• The bloodiest single-day battle

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Who was Abraham Lincoln?

• Republican president who opposed slavery

• Union general who attempted to capture Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign

• Most famous Confederate general

• President of the Confederacy

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What is the definition of "munitions"?

• Weapons and equipment used in war

• A person who opposed slavery

• The first battle of the Civil War

• A military operation which surrounds a city or fort and cuts off help and supplies

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What was the role of Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War?

• Confederate general who stood like a "stone wall"

• Most trusted Union general of Abraham Lincoln

• Union general who captured and burned Atlanta

• President of the Confederacy

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What are the three main reasons of the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Disagreements over state rights

• The election of a new president

• political parties

Who won the election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

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What was the result of the election of 1860 for Southerners?

• Their way of life would change

• They were pleased with the outcome

• They gained more political power

• It had no significant impact

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