Unit 10 Test: The Civil War

The Kansas-Nebraska Act introduced popular sovereignty to the new territories

• True
• False

The Dred Scott Decision made Northern Abolitionists happy

• True
• False

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President

• True
• False

The basic strategy of the Confederacy was to conduct a defensive war.

• True
• False

The Union won the Battle of Shiloh.

• True
• False

When the Civil War began, many teenagers stayed home and did not serve in the military.

• True
• False

Sherman's march to the sea was unsuccessful for the Union.

• True
• False

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation accomplished TWO goals. Select all that apply (answer required multiple responses)

• Stated that the Civil War was a War to end slavery
• Defeated the South and forced their surrender
• Removed the threat of European involvement in the war
• Gained valuable allies for The Union

The excerpt below is from a letter by the sister of a Confederate soldier in Louisiana and was written shortly after the attack on Fort Sumter. How does this quote describe the soldier's feelings about fighting in the war?

• A. He was eager to fight.
• B. He was fearful about fighting.
• C. He was reluctant about fighting.
• D. He was slow to join the military.

In the span of 30 days this General lost 50,000 of his troops and was called the "butcher" by his critics.

• A. Albert Sidney Johnson
• B. David Farragut
• C. George McClellan
• D. Ulysses S. Grant