SSUSH 9 & SSUSH 10 Test

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This editorial cartoon refers to the "Anaconda Plan" that was part of the strategy of what conflict?

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the Civil War

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The main purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 was to

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destroy the South's strategic capacity and will to fight.

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Which of these battles was a major victory for the Union in the American Civil War? Gettysburg, First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Chickamauga Creek

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Gettysburg

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Which of these statements accurately describes the terms offered to Lee at Appomattox Court House? Southern troops were allowed to return to their homes with mules and horses for the spring planting, as long as they promised loyalty to the Union.

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Southern troops were allowed to return to their homes with mules and horses for the spring planting, as long as they promised loyalty to the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln's biggest objective in the Civil War was to

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save the Union.

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The Confederate army received a terrible and perhaps mortal blow to its leadership with the accidental death of what general in 1863?

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Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

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Jefferson Davis played what role in the Civil War? Options: Union general, Confederate general, President of the Confederate States, Cabinet member of the U.S. government

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President of the Confederate States

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Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor., The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states., Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort., It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country.

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The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.

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Ft. Sumter is MOST significant for being

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where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

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Which Union general is credited with using "Total War" to bring about the eventual surrender of the deep south?

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William Tecumseh Sherman