Civil War STAAR Review

Why were these tactics effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

Which human geographic factor helped the Union win the Civil War?

• A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances.

• The Oregon trail allowed Union military supplies to be moved quickly to the West.

• Northern farms started producing cotton used to make Union military uniforms.

• Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines.

What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?

• They were victories for the Confederacy.

• They were battles fought in Union territory.

• They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.

• They were battles defending the Confederate capital.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

• President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment

How does President Lincoln define the reason for the conflict?

• As a fight to protect the provisions outlined in the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• As an attempt to uphold the Bill of Rights and the powers granted to the states in the Constitution

• As a struggle to maintain the ideals contained in the Declaration of Independence

• As an effort to prevent Southern states from increasing their representation in Congress

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg a strategic victory in the Civil War?

• The battle opened the way for a full-scale Union attack on Atlanta.

• The battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

• The battle prevented a Confederate invasion of the North.

• The battle allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

In the excerpt above, what does "this interest" refer to?

• The Confederate States of America

• Protective tariffs

• Slavery

• The U.S. Constitution

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to --

• elect a new president and vice president

• complete construction of the Capitol

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

• Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?

• They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter.

• They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

• They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg.

• They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

• Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces

• Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The alignment of foreign allies with the Union of with the Confederacy