Unit 10 Quizizz

Where did the Confederacy surrender to the Union?

• A courthouse in Appomattox County, Virginia

• The U.S. Capitol building

• A public church near Ford's Theatre

• The Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act propose to solve the question of slavery in the western territories?

• It outlawed slavery above the 36°30' line

• It allowed for popular sovereignty in Kansas & Nebraska

• It prevented any state west of Missouri from having slavery

• It made all western states except California slave states

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg impact the later stages of the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River

• The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces

General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson earned his nickname from his involvement in which option below?

• The first battle at Bull Run

• The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea

• The Virginia Peninsula campaign & the Union victory at Gettysburg

• The campaigns in northern Virginia & the Confederate surrender

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

• It proved that the South was weak

• It showed that the North would win

• It displayed the role of railroads on the war

• It proved that a quick victory was impossible

Select the 3 steps of the Union's Anaconda Plan

• To blockade the coast of the Confederacy

• To secure the Ohio & Cumberland Rivers, cutting of the key trade hub of Nashville

• To divide the Confederacy by securing the Mississippi River

• To take the capital city of Richmond, VA

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had —

• numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

• a larger number of military troops in reserve

• an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

• knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

How did the Fugitive Slave Act divide the nation?

• Abolitionists protested the large amount of fugitive slaves that were returned

• Southerners were angry over the lack of enforcement of the act in the North

• Northerners were angry over the enforcement of the act in the North

• Border ruffians went into Kansas to support slavery

Which statement correctly explains the significance of a battle during the Civil War?

• The Battle of Antietam ended General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North

• The Battle of Gettysburg allowed Robert E. Lee to launch an invasion of Washington, D.C.

• The Battle of Shiloh prevented Union ships from supplying a key fort in South Carolina

• The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse resulted in the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Thomas Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Andrew Johnson

• Jefferson Davis