Chapter 11 Civil War review

Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. As a result,

• any man could be drafted into the military

• draft dodgers could be tried for treason & executed

• citizens of Southern states who were caught in the North could be treated as spies

• a person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial

Antietam is the location of

• a lengthy Union siege

• the bloodiest single-day battle in history

• a famous battle between ironclads

• the only Civil War that resulted in no loss of life

The battle of Gettysburg is considered a turning point in the Civil War because it

• cut the Confederacy in two

• marked the 1st Union victory on the battlefield

• convinced the Confederacy to surrender

• crippled the Confederate forces so badly that they never again invaded a Northern state

Clara Barton is best known for her efforts to

• spy for the Union Army

• spy for the Confederate Army

• feed the civilian victims of war

• improve soldiers’ health conditions

Where did the final surrender of the Confederate Army take place?

• Atlanta

• Richmond

• Appomattox

• Washington, DC

Which of the following was a new form of weapon/strategy during the Civil War?

• Rifle and minie’ ball

• Military strategies

• Hand-to-hand combat

• Frontal infantry charges

All of the following are reasons why the South faced a food shortage EXCEPT

• loss of slaves to work the fields

• attacks by Indians had left the land infertile

• drain of manpower into the army

• Union occupation of food-growing areas

An effective income tax was collected to raise money for the

• Union

• Confederacy

What speech did President Lincoln give to dedicate a cemetery where a costly battle occurred?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Vicksburg Address

• Gettysburg Address

• The Civil War Victory Speech

Sherman’s troops set fires to destroy structures, but the fires quickly spread, burning down more than a third of what city?

• Spotsylvania

• Petersburg

• Chattanooga

• Atlanta