Ch. 15 history test Review

Who was Robert Anderson?

• the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
• the Confederate leader who besieged Fort Sumter
• the Union commander who evacuated Fort Sumter
• the messenger who carried the request for food to Lincoln

Which event made southern states decide to secede?

• the battle at Fort Sumter
• the creation of West Virginia
• Lincoln’s election as president
• Lincoln sending food to Fort Sumter

What did Lincoln order General McDowell to do that led to the Battle of Bull Run?

• capture Richmond, Virginia
• retreat to Washington, D.C.
• build a bridge across Bull Run
• fortify the city of Washington, D.C.

Which group makes up the cavalry?

• generals
• soldiers on foot
• wounded soldiers
• soldiers on horseback

Which of the following caused the most deaths among Civil War soldiers?

• combat
• disease
• drowning
• starvation

Why were the rifles used during the Civil War better than the muskets soldiers used in earlier wars?

• The barrels were longer.
• The barrels had grooves.
• The barrels were shorter.
• The barrels were smoother.

How did families communicate with their loved ones at the front?

• visits
• letters
• telegrams
• word of mouth

What did Confederate leaders want private ship owners to attack?

• Union naval ships
• Washington, D.C.
• the Union blockade
• northern merchant ships

What did Grant and Sherman accomplish when they sailed gunboats up the Tennessee River in 1862?

• They joined 20,000 soldiers at Corinth.
• They captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
• They ambushed Confederate forces near Shiloh.
• They took control of the western part of Confederacy.

Who made a significant error in the Battle of Antietam?

• Ambrose Burnside
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• George McClellan