Unit 9 Quiz 1

The first major battle of the Civil War was at _____, or Manassas.

• Bull Run

• Bear Run

• Antietam

• Union Run

The South was fighting a ____ war.

• defensive

• deceptive

• pleasant

• passive

The South's TWO main objectives in the political theater were _____.

• making the war unpopular in the North

• gain the recognition and support of African powers

• gaining the support and recognition of European nations

• to advance and destroy the North

The South hoped ____ would gain the support of England.

• Southern cooking

• espirit de corps

• cotton diplomacy

• slavery

By 1862, the only railroad bridge held by the South on the Mississippi River was at _____.

• Cairo

• Vicksburg

• Petersburg

• Richmond

The Battle of ______ was the bloodiest day of the Civil War up to that point.

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Shiloh

• Fort Donelson

______ offended the ladies of New Orleans.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Benjamin Donelson

• Andrew Butler

• Benjamin Butler

The ____ Campaign was fought between the York and James Rivers.

• Peninsular

• Shiloh

• Red River

• Seven Days'

The CSS _____ stopped Union Navy advances on the James River.

• Lusitania

• Virginia

• Housatonic

• Hunley

The Seven ______ Battles were won by forces under General Lee.

• Days'

• Weeks'

• Months'

• Years'