kayla's civil war test 2

When the fighting at Gettysburg begins, what was the union army able to do?

• Union cavalry was able to hold off Confederate attacks; took the high ground at Cemetery Ridge

• Union forces retreated to a defensive position in the woods

• Union army launched a surprise attack on the Confederate flank

• Union troops were unable to engage in battle due to poor weather conditions

Were grant's first two assaults on vicksburg successful in the vicksburg campaign?

• Yes, they were successful with minimal losses.

• No; the is held off with heavy losses

• Yes, but only partially successful.

• No; they were completely unsuccessful.

Why does Sherman move west around Atlanta?

• to cut off Hood's supply lines and lay siege to the city

• to reinforce his troops in the east

• to retreat from battle

• to gather supplies from nearby towns

What did Lincoln issue freeing the slaves in states that were rebelling against the Us?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Rights Act

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Gettysburg Address

why did pemberton surrender the city of vicksburg to grant?

• the confederate soldiers were starving to death and low on ammunition

• the union forces were outnumbered

• the city was under heavy bombardment

• the confederate leadership ordered a retreat

In the election of 1864, who was the democratic nominee?

• George B McClellan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Howard Taft

who replaces Johnston as he prepares to defend Atlanta?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Tecumseh Sherman

Why did Grant realize that the war with Lee was necessary?

• To negotiate a peace treaty with Lee

• To defeat Lee by fighting and destroying his army

• To retreat north and regroup

• To seek support from European nations

What is Sherman's March to the Sea?

• A military campaign where Sherman divides his army into 4 divisions and drives toward the coast from Atlanta, destroying everything in a 50-mile radius to break the Confederacy's will.

• A peaceful negotiation between Union and Confederate leaders to end the Civil War.

• A strategy to reinforce Union troops in the South by sending supplies from the North.

• A retreat of Union forces from Atlanta to regroup and plan a new offensive.

What did Admiral Porter do with his gunboats before the vicksburg campain began?

• He transported Grant's army in his gunboats past the defenses of Vicksburg across the Mississippi River south of the city.

• He used the gunboats to bombard Vicksburg from the river.

• He sent the gunboats to assist the Union Navy in the Atlantic.

• He anchored the gunboats in a safe harbor to avoid enemy fire.