Unit 8 Test - The Civil War

During the Civil War, women were left to -

• do whatever they wanted
• fight alongside the men as equals
• run businesses in the North and plantations and farms in the South
• lead the federal government

What happened at the Battle of Gettysburg?

• The North repelled Lee's invasion
• The North successfully invaded the South
• The South opened fire on Union forces in Charleston Harbor
• The first major battle of the war was in Northern Virginia

The states numbered on the map show the -

• Confederate States
• Border states
• Free states

Who created the American Red Cross?

• Susan B. Anthony
• Frederick Douglass
• Clara Barton
• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the leader of the Army of Northern Virginia even though he opposed secession?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
• Jefferson Davis
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee

What did the collapse of the Confederacy do to the value of Confederate money?

• It was worth half its original value.
• It remained stable.
• It became worth twice as much as American money.
• It made it worthless.

The states numbered on the map show the -

• Confederate States
• Free states
• Border states

During the Civil War, both sides attempted to ...

• invent new types of weapons to gain an overwhelming advantage.
• assassinate the other side's top general.
• capture the other side's capital city.
• persuade Mexico to join the war on their side.

The Southern culture and economy was primarily -

• primitive
• agricultural
• suburban
• city-based

Which of the following group of states were all slave holding states that seceded from the Union?

• Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey
• North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
• Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana