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The States at War American Republic Test Study Guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Which of the following men took photographs of troops during the Civil War?

a)

Irvin McDowell

b)

Matthew Brady

c)

George Meade

d)

William Carrey

2.

With the start of the Civil War, the North began to experience all of the following except . . .

a)

Women working in industry

b)

Increased farm production

c)

Shortages of army supplies

d)

Growth of private volunteer groups

3.

All of the military innovations were used during the Civil War except . . .

a)

Ironclad ships

b)

Aerial reconnaissance from balloons

c)

Coordination of troop movements by telegraph

d)

Poison Gas

4.

All of the following goals were part of the North's strategy for winning the war except . . .

a)

Shutting off Southern ports with a naval blockade

b)

Gaining aid from Britain and France

c)

Capturing Richmond

d)

Gaining control of the Mississippi River

5.

Which one of the following generals never served as the Union army commander during the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

George B. McClellan

d)

Irvin McDowell

e)

William Tecumseh Sherman

6.

David Farragut was instrumental in the Union's . . .

a)

raid of the Shenandoah Valley

b)

victory at Gettysburg

c)

capture of New Orleans

d)

March to the Sea

7.

After Lee had led the South to several victories, the Confederates experienced a defeat in July 1863 at the . . .

a)

Second Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Fredericksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Seven Days' Battle

8.

The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following except . . .

a)

Free all the slaves

b)

Give the North a greater incentive to fight

c)

Prevent Britain from joining in the war against the North

d)

Encourage slaves to leave their masters

9.

Sherman's March to the Sea was noted not only for the army's actions but also for the actions involving . . .

a)

Blockade runners

b)

Bummers

c)

Ironclads

d)

Reconnaissance Balloons

10.

Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election was . . .

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

George McClellan

d)

William Sherman

11.

The Confederate cause was lost when Lee surrendered at . . .

a)

Appomattox

b)

Cold Harbor

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Richmond

e)

Bennet Place

12.

What Union general replaced George McClellan?

a)

Joseph E. Johnston

b)

P. G. T. Beauregard

c)

Ambrose Burnside

d)

James Longstreet

e)

George Meade

13.

The Battle of Antietam . . .

a)

opened the Mississippi River to total Union control

b)

was attended by ladies and congressmen from Washington, D.C., as if it were a sporting event

c)

was the battle in which Thomas Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded

d)

gave Lincoln opportunity to issue his Emancipation Proclamation

14.

Which of the following is not related to the war effort?

a)

Bounty

b)

Conscription

c)

Commissions

d)

Delegation

15.

Which of the following was not true of blockade-runners?

a)

Many of them were steam powered

b)

Little profit could be gained

c)

They were faster than Union warships

d)

They transferred goods to other ships

16.

Which one of the following was part of the Confederate army?

a)

George Meade

b)

James Longstreet

c)

Fighting Joe Hooker

d)

William Carney

e)

Ambrose Burnside

17.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Hero of the Seven Days' Battle

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George McClellan

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Joseph E. Johnston

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

18.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Given command of the Union armies after the First Battle of Bull Run

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George McClellan

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Joseph E. Johnston

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

19.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Developed the Anaconda Plan

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George McClellan

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Joseph E. Johnston

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

20.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


First commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George McClellan

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Joseph E. Johnston

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

21.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Victor at Vicksburg

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George McClellan

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Joseph E. Johnston

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

22.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Captured New Orleans

a)

David Farragut

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Irvin McDowell

d)

J.E.B. Stuart

e)

John Pope

23.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Earned a famous nickname at Bull Run

a)

David Farragut

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Irvin McDowell

d)

J.E.B. Stuart

e)

John Pope

24.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Loser of the First Battle of Bull Run

a)

David Farragut

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Irvin McDowell

d)

J.E.B. Stuart

e)

John Pope

25.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Raided Union headquarters prior to the Second Battle of Bull Run

a)

David Farragut

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Irvin McDowell

d)

J.E.B. Stuart

e)

John Pope

26.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Union morale was at its lowest point in the war

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Petersburg, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Wilderness Campaign

27.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Lee was forced to evacuate here shortly before Appomattox

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Petersburg, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Wilderness Campaign

28.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Sherman called this city a Christmas gift to Lincoln

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Petersburg, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Wilderness Campaign

29.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Turning point of the war

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Petersburg, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Wilderness Campaign

30.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


gave Grant the nickname "Lincoln's Butcher"

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Petersburg, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Wilderness Campaign

31.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Union soldiers found Confederate plans for this battle

a)

Antietam

b)

Chickamauga, Georgia

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

e)

Wilderness Campaign

32.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Made George Thomas a hero

a)

Antietam

b)

Chickamauga, Georgia

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

e)

Wilderness Campaign

33.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


After this defeat the Union controlled the Mississippi River

a)

Antietam

b)

Chickamauga, Georgia

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

e)

Wilderness Campaign

34.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


City burned by Sherman because he could not hold it

a)

Antietam

b)

Chickamauga, Georgia

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

e)

Wilderness Campaign

35.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


B

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

36.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


J

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

37.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


C

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

38.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


A

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

39.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


G

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

40.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


H

a)

Chattanooga, Tennesse

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Fort Donelson

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

41.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


D

a)

Chattanooga, Tennesse

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Fort Donelson

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

42.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


I

a)

Chattanooga, Tennesse

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Fort Donelson

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

43.

Match the following letters with the correct places from the map.


E

a)

Chattanooga, Tennesse

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Fort Donelson

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

44.

What two warships were involved in a clash that had a significant effect on the future of naval warfare?

a)

Monitor

b)

Merrimac

c)

Lusitania

d)

Mayflower

e)

Arizona

45.

Who was the most famous photographer of the Civil War?

a)

Matthew Brady

b)

Ansel Adams

c)

Robert Capa

d)

Edward Weston

e)

Robert Frank

46.

What tactic did the North use to discourage the South's sea trade?

a)

Naval Blockade

b)

Scorched Earth

c)

Seige

d)

Bombardment

e)

Trench Warfare

47.

According to William T. Sherman, what was the "spinal column of America"?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Rio Grande River

e)

Snake River

48.

What general led Union forces to capture important forts and cities that had protected the Mississippi River for the South?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

George B. McClellan

d)

Irvin McDowell

e)

William Tecumseh Sherman

49.

What an important city fell into Union hands as a result of the efforts of Admiral David Farragut?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

50.

What was the final Confederate-held city along the Mississippi River?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

e)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

51.

A lost dispatch wrapped around three cigars helped to spoil a Confederate attack and resulted in a stalemate in what important battle?

a)

Second Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Fredericksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Seven Days' Battle

e)

Battle of Antietam

52.

What one casualty at Chancellorsville severely crippled the Confederate forces?

a)

The Capture of Lee's battle plans

b)

The tragic death of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Pickett's Charge

d)

The Capture of the Confederate supply train

53.

In the Battle of Gettysburg, what famous Confederate attack through an open field resulted in the loss of thousands of Confederate soldiers?

a)

Chancellor's Charge

b)

Stonewall's Charge

c)

Pickett's Charge

d)

Lee's Charge

e)

Burnside's Charge

54.

What did President Lincoln issue following the Battle of Antietam to strengthen the Union cause?

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

the Trent affair

55.

What region did Philip Sheridan and his men devastate to help break the South?

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

New Orleans

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Blue Ridge Parkway

e)

Potomac

56.

What term describes General Sherman's destructive advance through the South?

a)

raid of the Shenandoah Valley

b)

raid at Harper's Ferry

c)

Scorched Earth

d)

March to the Sea

57.

Who was Lincoln's running mate in the 1864 election?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

George McClellan

d)

William Sherman

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

58.

Where did Robert E. Lee's surrender occur?

a)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

b)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

e)

Durham, North Carolina

59.

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Charles J. Guiteau

d)

Leon Czolgosz

e)

Rochard Lawrence

60.

What famous American Nurse was known as the "angel of the battlefield"?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Mary Eliza Mahoney

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