Accom Pretest Civil War Spring 2024

The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate troops began to fire on (U5.2.2a)

• A) Vicksburg
• B) Shiloh
• C) Fort Sumter

One advantage that the South had over the North was that it had (U5,2,2c)

• A) a larger population.
• B) more roads, canals, and railroads.
• C) a strong military tradition, including many brilliant officers.

Lincoln asked this general to lead the Union army, but he declined and fought for the Confederate army.

• A) Stonewall Jackson
• B) George McClellan
• C) Robert E. Lee

This general led the Union forces in the war in the West. (U5.2.2b)

• A) Ulysses S. Grant
• B) George McClellan
• C) Robert Anderson

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln referenced the Declaration of Independence when he emphasized (U5.2.3c)

• A) preventing war.
• B) liberty, equality, and democracy.
• C) limited freedom for slaves.

The Union general who waged total war which ravaged the South was (U5.2.2b)

• A) Ulysses S. Grant
• B) William T. Sherman
• C) Robert E. Lee

The place of the meeting between Union and Confederate leaders in which the Confederacy surrendered was (U5.2.2a)

• A) Richmond, Virginia
• B) Washington, D.C.
• C) Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except

• A. assassinating the Confederate president.
• B. dividing the South.
• C. blocking Southern ports.

Which document did Lincoln refer to in his Gettysburg Address? (Read the text below for a hint) Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

• A. U.S. Constitution
• B. Emancipation Proclamation
• C. Declaration of Independence

Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?

• A. They were meant to punish the Confederacy.
• B. They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.
• C. They were stern in their demand for payment of losses.