Unit 3 Civil War Test

On April 14th, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired during the first battle in Charleston, SC began the Civil War and ended with a Confederate victory?

• Fort Wagner

• Fort Sumter

• Port Royal

• Fort Pickens

How did the Confederate states plan to provide their soldiers with materials needed for the war?

• Steal them from Union factories, military bases, and arsenals.

• Sell their slaves to countries in the Caribbean Sea in exchange for weapons and supplies.

• Build factories along the Mississippi River to produce war materials.

• Sell cotton to Great Britain in return for money and war goods.

Which of the following is NOT a northern strategy in winning the Civil War?

• Splitting the Confederate States of America in two at the Mississippi

• Destroying communications and transportations systems

• Capturing the Capital at Richmond

• Fighting a defensive war

During the Civil War, the Union set up a blockade around the city of Charleston. What was the main purpose of this blockade?

• To surround the southern states and frighten them into not fighting anymore

• To protect Union ships when they sailed along the Union coast

• To make sure that the Union always knew what the Confederate Army was doing

• To keep Confederate troops from getting food ,clothing, and ammunition by sea

Robert Smalls was a slave born in Beaufort, South Carolina. Which event made Smalls a hero in the North during the Civil War?

• He was the first black Union Army General and led thousands of slaves against the Confederacy.

• He stole a Confederate steam ship and delivered it to the Union Navy, freeing his family as well.

• He led the first successful slave revolt in Charleston, SC.

• He was a spy for the Confederate forces. His confiscated information that led to several key Confederate victories.

The main strategy of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War was to __.

• attack and capture the Confederate capital.

• fight a defensive war.

• fight using guerilla tactics and never expose soldiers to open ground.

• use special tactics like the hot air balloon to influence the outcome of the war.

How did the Confederacy plan to force European countries to become their ally?

• Abolishing slavery

• Paying the European countries

• Pressuring European countries

• Withholding cotton

After the Civil War, a reporter traveled through South Carolina and wrote, “…one marks how few men there are, and how generally the young women are dressed in black." (Note: wearing black traditionally represents sadness and grieving.) From this statement, you could conclude that:

• The state lost many men in the Civil War.

• The state needed more immigration.

• The state had too many women.

• The state lost few men in the Civil War.

Why did some plantation owners not have to fight in the war?

• If they had a large family they could claim they needed to support their family

• If they had no slaves they didn't have to fight since the Civil War was fought to keep slaves

• If they were not originally from the south they didn't have to fight

• If they had more than 20 slaves they could pay someone to fight in their place

The Emancipation Proclamation:

• freed only slaves living in the Confederate-controlled states.

• showed Lincoln approved of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision.

• was supported by the Southern Confederate states.

• convinced France to become allies with the Confederate states.