The Civil War Review Part 1

The U.S. Civil War produced more dead than the American Revolution, WWI, WWII, and Vietnam wars combined.

• True

• False

• Only the American Revolution had more deaths

• Only WWII had more deaths

Some thought the South could win a war of attrition and wear down the north but there are a couple of problems with this theory: 1. the north's resources were much ________________ than the south's and it would take a long time to wear down the north and 2. the south's resources would be ________________ long before the north's would be. (Has to be in correct order)

• larger / depleted

• smaller / exhausted

• equal / diminished

• greater / consumed

________ was a turning point in the war because Confederate General Lee would never try to invade Northern Territory again.

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

• Vicksburg

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

New York had __________________________ where over a hundred people were killed and only ended when troops from Gettysburg were sent in to stop them.

• draft riots

• peaceful protests

• labor strikes

• civil rights marches

What was the name of the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Shiloh

At the beginning of the Civil War the North had over 20,000 miles of __________________________ compared to only ______________________ miles in the south. This made it easier for the north to move its armies and supplies around.

• railroads / 5,000

• railroads / 10,000

• highways / 10,000

• railroads / 15,000

Which document issued by Abraham Lincoln declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Civil Rights Act

What was the primary economic activity in the Southern states during the Civil War?

• Manufacturing

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Fishing

Some might say on another note that the Civil War was about agriculture against ________________

• commerce

• industry

• trade

• transportation