09 - The Civil War

He was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Dred Scott

This strategy describes how the Union would form a blockade of the Confederacy and then attack.

• Scott's Great Snake Plan
• The Big Squeeze
• The Boa Constrictor
• The Anaconda Plan

This was one of the advantages that the North had at the beginning of the Civil War.

• Experienced Soldiers
• More cotton to sell overseas
• More factories and supplies
• More roads and railroads

Which was NOT part of the Union's strategy for defeating the Confederacy?

• Ask Great Britain for help
• Gain control of Mississippi River
• Attack from East and West
• Atlantic Blockade

Why did the South think they'd win the war at first?

• More factories and resources
• Experienced soldiers
• More railroads
• More food

Which of the following is an example of how life was hard for soldiers during the Civil War?

• Long marches (up to 25 miles per day!)
• Surrounded by death an disease
• Not enough supplies and food
• uncomfortable uniforms

What famous regiment of African Americans served with distinction under Col. Robert Gould Shaw?

• 7th Cavalry
• 54th Massachusetts
• 20th New Jersey
• 19th Infantry

What 3 day battled resulted in a Union victory and turned the tide in favor of the North?

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Vicksburg

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in this town in Virginia.

• Richmond
• Atlanta
• Appomattox Court House
• Antietam

This Confederate Gen. became famous at the First Battle of Bull Run for refusing to retreat.

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
• Jefferson Davis
• Ulysses S. Grant