WorksheetsChapter 9 Test The Civil War
Total questions: 80
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9-1
Which one of the following was a war goal of the South?
To free the slaves so they would fight
To get foreign recognition for their cause
To control the Potomac River
To fight an entirely offensive war
9-1
What strength did the Confederacy possess in comparison to the Union?
The Confederacy had a tradition of supporting the federal government and the Union supported states rights.
The Confederacy had better leaders and the Union had more troops and supplies.
The Confederacy had industry and the Union had many farms for food.
The Confederacy could fight an offensive war while the Union fought a defensive war.
9-1
Which one of the following was a Union war goal?
To impose a naval blockade on all Southern ports.
To raid and takeover the border states that were loyal to the Union.
To take control of Washington, D.C.
To stop Northern migration to the South.
9-1
Which one of the following was an advantage of the North?
They had to fight a defensive war.
They had a smaller population.
They had more factories.
They had well-trained and experienced commanders.
9-1
The capital of the Confederacy started out at _______ and ended up at ________?
Jackson, MS; Charleston, SC
Montgomery, AL; Richmond, VA
Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN
Houston, TX; Lexington, KY
9-1
The Civil War was fought from ______ to ______.
1860-1866
1865-1876
1861-1865
1857-1863
Which one of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?
They fought on their own territory.
They had the most miles of railroad.
They had most of the factories.
They had a better source of currency.
9-1
What Congressional Act created a national currency of “greenbacks” in the United States?
Union Conscription Act
Legal Tender Act
Homestead Act
Emancipation Proclamation
9-1
The “Peace Democrats” were people who wanted to ______________?
preserve the Union
abolish slavery
suspend habeas corpus permanently
end the war and negotiate with the South
9-1
Lincoln's original goal at the onset of the war was to ___________?
abolish slavery
change our system of government
preserve the Union
make the draft mandatory for men from ages 16 to 45.
All of the following were advantages of the North EXCEPT:
Seven out of eight military academies were in the North.
The North had more than half of all the railroad track in the country.
The national treasury belonged to the North.
About 90% of all the nation’s factories were in the North.
9-1
By the end of the war the inflation rate in the Confederacy had reached _________% compared to only 80% in the North.
2,500%
5,500%
7,000%
9,000%
9-1
Who was the general-in-chief of the United States Army at the outset of the Civil War and suggested the strategy that became known as the Anaconda Plan?
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
James Garfield
Ulysses Grant
9-1
Which one of the following was a war strategy of the Confederacy?
To fight a defensive war and win foreign recognition.
To get the Union Army to come deeper into the South and then surround them.
To takeover key Northern cities.
To control the Potomac River and blockade all goods coming into Washington, D.C.
9-1
One relatively new technology used during the Civil War was rifles instead of smoothbore muskets. Another new invention that was used were inexpensive ___________ bullets for rifles.
round ball
oblong
conoidal
triangular
9-2
Most historians considered the first battle of the Civil War to be the shots fired at this fort?
Fort Knox
Fort Wilderness
Fort Wagner
Fort Sumter
The first major battle of the Civil War took place near ___________ Creek in Virginia, near the town of Manassas, on July 21, 1861.
Chickahominy
Bull Run
Rapidan
Antietam
9-2
Most everyone thought the war would be over relatively quickly, even Abraham Lincoln. He initially called for only __________ troops to serve for ______ months.
50,000 troops; two months
75,000 troops; three months
30,000 troops; five months
85,000 troops; eight months
9-2
Lincoln issued a ___________ of Southern ports and even though it was fairly easy to smuggle goods in and out of the South, it slowed down the amount of trade and commerce significantly.
blockade
invasion
ban
by-pass
9-2
Why was David Farragut's takeover of New Orleans in February 1862 significant?
New Orleans was the first Confederate capital to be captured by the Union Army.
New Orleans was the center of the cotton trade for all of the South.
New Orleans was the center of jazz music.
New Orleans was home to many French people who decided to join the war on the side of the federal government.
9-2
The first battle victories for the North occurred in February 1862, when Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Foote captured ________ and _________?
Fort McHenry and Fort Davidson
Fort Pulaski and Fort Wilmington
Fort Sumter and Fort Tallahassee
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
9-2
When Grant and Foote continued down the Tennessee River toward Corinth, MS, in April 1862, they met up with Confederate troops led by Albert Sidney Johnston at a place with a serene little white church. This fighting became known as the Battle of __________?
Manassas
Corinth
Shiloh
Antietam
9-2
When was the Battle of Shiloh?
April 16 & 17, 1862
April 6 & 7, 1862
April 26 & 27, 1862
April 12 & 13, 1862
9-2
One of the big disasters of 1862 was George B. McClellan's __________ Campaign. He thought he could transport thousands of men and supplies down to the Yorktown Peninsula and march straight into Richmond.
Overland
Vicksburg
Valley
Peninsular
Why was George B. McClellan so hesitant and unwilling to attack when Lincoln wanted him to?
McClellan always thought he was out-numbered and needed more men.
McClellan always thought he was too good to fight and wanted peace.
McClellan always thought he was far superior than the Confederates.
McClellan always there was plenty of time to win the war and he let the Confederates toy with him.
9-2
This lesson ends with Lee's first invasion of the North. He planned to fight the Union forces and win a major victory there. He probably would have been more effective if his aide hadn't ___________?
Told Union spies that he was going North
Telegraphed Washington, D.C. and communicated with Lincoln
Lost Lee's orders for the invasion
Defected to the Union side
9-2
The Battle of Antietam was significant because after it, Lincoln __________?
Issued the announcement that the 13th Amendment had been sent to the states for approval
Issued the Habeas Corpus Act as unconstitutional
Issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Issued and Executive Order banning African Americans from joining the Union Army and Navy
9-2
Antietam was also significant because it still is _________?
the day of Confederate independence
the only time that Lee invaded the North
the single most bloodiest day in American history
the 1st costliest battle of the Civil War
9-2
We just passed the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. It was fought on __________?
August 17, 1862
September 17, 1862
October 17, 1862
November 17, 1862
Emancipation Proclamation
Mr. Morgan pointed out that big difference between the language of the preliminary Emancipation and the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation that went into effect on January 1, 1863, was the fact that ______________?
in the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln freed all slaves in the South, no matter what state they lived in
in the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln allowed slavery everywhere, until the war was over
in the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln allowed African Americans to join and serve in the Union Army and Navy
in the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln declared war on Great Britain for helping with the Confederate side.
9-3
Both sides allowed a person who was drafted into the Union or Confederate Army to hire a __________? However, one was more expensive in the South than in the North.
personal trainer
personal doctor
personal camp follower
substitute
9-3
One of the first all-black regiments was the __________?
64th all-black Connecticut Regiment
54th all-black Massachusetts Regiment
74th all-black Kansas Regiment
44th all-black New York Regiment
9-3
The basic food ration of Northern soldiers was a hard biscuit made out of wheat flour. It was called _______?
Hardly Bread
Weevil Muffin
Hardtack
Bug Bread
9-3
Because doctors knew very little about disease and germs, they often ___________ limbs instead of trying to repair them.
transplanted
replaced
disinfected
amputated
9-3
We estimate that between ________ and _______ amputations were performed during the Civil War.
20,000 and 30,000
60,000 and 70,000
90,000 and 100,000
5,000 and 7,000
9-3
How did Northern and Southern women contribute to the war effort?
They were commanders in the infantry.
They were nurses and helped care for the wounded.
They helped out on southern plantations.
They protested to the Supreme Court.
9-3
Approximately how many African Americans served in the Union army and navy by the end of the war?
140,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
9-3
During the Civil War, more people died from ____________ than they did from actual battle deaths.
Contaminated food
Disease and sickness
Amputations
Exhaustion and overwork
9-3
How was nursing transformed as a result of the Civil War?
It became a man’s occupation after the war.
It became an occupation looked upon in low regard.
It became a forgotten science after the war.
It became professionalized occupation as a result of the war.
9-3
It was __________ that would go on to create the American Red Cross in 1881 as result of her work in the Civil War.
Kate Cumming
Elizabeth Blackwell
Dorothea Dix
Clara Barton
9-3
The most infamous prisoner of war camp was _____________, in Georgia. We estimate that about 13,000 federal POW's died there.
Belle Isle
Andersonville
Elmira
Stone’s River
Movie, Glory
What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
An African American regiment that assaulted a Confederate fort in Charleston Harbor.
A Union regiment of Irish volunteers who led the attack on Richmond.
A regiment of female nurses and health care providers.
The naval regiment that captured New Orleans.
Movie, Glory
In the movie, Glory, Matthew Broderick plays Robert Gould Shaw, the son of a wealthy Boston abolitionist. What was his goal in this movie?
Train Union soldiers to fight against Confederates at Gettysburg in 1863.
Prepare Union soldiers for the “march to the sea” through Georgia in 1865.
Prepare Confederate soldiers for the invasion of Maryland in 1862.
Train blacks as Union soldiers to fight at Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
Movie, Glory
What was the attitude of most commanders in the Union army toward black soldiers, as we witnessed in the movie, Glory?
Most believed that blacks could not be good or competent soldiers.
Most believed that blacks should be sacrificed first to save whites from dying.
Most believed that blacks were superior soldiers to whites.
Most believed that blacks should be commanding white regiments.
Movie, Glory
In the movie, Glory, Colonel Shaw volunteered his men to make the first assault on Fort _________, in Charleston Harbor, in July 1863.
Wagner
Moultrie
Johnson
Ripley
Movie, Glory
What was President Lincoln’s assessment about using African Americans as troops fighting for the Union Army?
Lincoln said that the use of African Americans helped turn the tide of the war.
Lincoln said that the use of African Americans did not contribute to the overall outcome of the war.
Lincoln said that the use of African Americans and their contribution was made neutral because the Confederacy also used African Americans as troops.
Lincoln said that the use of African Americans was only a positive contribution when African Americans did work behind the lines and did not help the federal government fight.
9-4
Mr. Morgan changed the name of 9-4 to "Turning Points" because he believes that there were three major turning points in 1863. What were they?
Antietam, Shiloh, and 2nd Bull Run
1st Bull Run, Stone's River, and Chancellorsville
Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Gettysburg, and Antietam
9-4
Why was controlling Vicksburg important to the Union war goals?
Controlling Vicksburg allowed the Union Army to control eastern Tennessee.
Controlling Vicksburg allowed the Union Army to control the entire length of the Mississippi River.
Controlling Vicksburg allowed the Union Army to control Atlanta, Georgia.
Controlling Vicksburg allowed the Union Army to control Kentucky.
9-4
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
It gave the Confederates control of Pennsylvania.
It denied the Confederates from being recognized and supported by the British.
It gave the Union army control of Virginia.
It gave the Union army the ability to take-over Richmond.
9-4
The hero on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, was ___________. He and his 20th Maine kept control of Little Round Top and prevented the Confederates from getting it.
Ambrose Burnside
George Meade
Joshua Chamberlain
Joseph Hooker
9-4
On July 3, 1863, Robert E. Lee ordered Confederates under the command of __________ and __________ to undertake a massive frontal assault on the Union center of Cemetery Ridge.
A. P. Hill and George Pickett
James Longstreet and Albert Sidney Johnston
Joseph Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard
"Stonewall" Jackson and Jeb Stuart
9-4
The Battle of Gettysburg was also a turning point in the sense that after the battle, Lee and the Confederates would have to fight a purely ___________ war.
defensive
offensive
"total"
neutral
9-4
The Union general in charge of Union troops at Gettysburg was _________?
Ambrose Burnside
Joseph Hooker
George Meade
Irwin McDowell
9-4
What strategy did Ulysses S. Grant use in trying to approach Vicksburg?
Grant moved his men straight down the Mississippi River on ironclad boats. Although many men were decimated on the ensuing attack, Grant was able to get hundreds of Union troops ashore and up the bluffs of Vicksburg.
Grant moved his men down the Mississippi River on the west side of the river. When he was well below Vicksburg, he ferried his men across the Mississippi to the east side of the river.
Grant attacked Vicksburg from the North, marching his men through the swamps of the Chickasaw Bayou. He lost many men but eventually took Vicksburg in a massive frontal assault
Grant moved his men down the Yazoo River to the Lakehouse Road. He was able to march his men on the road right into Vicksburg and it was a surprise to John C. Pemberton.
the Gettysburg Address
The dedication to the military cemetery that was being established at Gettysburg was supposed to be held on or near October 23, 1863. How come the dedication ceremony didn't take place at that time?
The guest speaker couldn't get his speech ready by that date. So, the dedication ceremony had to be pushed back to a later date.
Abraham Lincoln couldn't make it to Gettysburg by October 23rd. Lincoln was busy trying to introduce the bill that would later become the 13th Amendment.
The dedication ceremony had to be pushed back because of inclement weather. It rained for three days and the grounds of the battlefield were soggy and the stench of human remains made holding the ceremony unbearable.
It was decided in early October that the site of the military cemetery would be re-located in Harrisburg, PA. So, bodies and graves had to be dug in Harrisburg before the dedication ceremony could take place.
the Gettysburg Address
When Lincoln said, "Four score and seven ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation ....," he was referring to an event that occurred ___________?
80 years before 1863
87 years before 1863
50 years before 1863
67 years before 1861
the Gettysburg Address
The guest speaker on the day of the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery outside Gettysburg, PA, was ___________?
Abraham Lincoln
Edwin Stanton
William Seward
Edward Everett
the Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg took place on _________?
July 11-13, 1863
July 13-15, 1863
July 1-3, 1863
July 27-30, 1863
the Gettysburg Address
One of the great American documents Lincoln refers to in the Gettysburg Address is the document that contains the words, "all men are created equal." What founding document was he referring to?
the U.S. Constitution
the Articles of Confederation
the Declaration of Independence
the Bill of Rights
the Gettysburg Address
The long-popular legend holds that Lincoln wrote the two-minute speech on the back of an envelop on the train traveling to Gettysburg. What is the correct story?
Lincoln wrote at least half of it on the train and the other half as he was listening to Everett's two-hour speech.
Lincoln wrote at least half of it at the White House before he left Washington, D.C. The other half he probably wrote the night before.
Lincoln wrote all of it on the train while traveling to Gettysburg. He was so emotional when he saw the bodies and the destruction along the way.
Lincoln didn't write any of it. William Seward, his Secretary of State, wrote the speech for him.
the Gettysburg Address
Depending on the manuscript, the Gettysburg Address is only about _______ words long.
300 words
272-275 words
265 words
253 words
the Gettysburg Address
What was Lincoln really trying to say when he asked his audience to usher in a "new birth of freedom"?
Lincoln was asking his audience to continue fighting the war so we could eliminate slavery in this country.
Lincoln was asking his audience to fight even harder to preserve the Union.
Lincoln was asking his audience to continue the kind of government created by the Founding Fathers, a representative democracy.
Lincoln was asking his audience to make sure that they vote in future elections so freedom is assured.
the Gettysburg Address
What is ironic about Lincoln saying that the "world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
Most everybody has forgotten the Battle of Gettysburg. Most people do not even know where Gettysburg is located.
The world did note what Lincoln said there because his speech is the most quoted speech in the entire world.
The Battle of Gettysburg was not a major battle of the Civil War, but Lincoln made it one by giving this speech there.
Lincoln spoke for less than two minutes and everybody immediately recognized that it was a great speech.
9-5
Mr. Morgan and the authors of our textbook pointed out that the strategy and fighting changed in 1864 and 1865. Before 1864, battles were followed by weeks of rest and re-supplying. Beginning in 1864, battles and fighting was marked by _________.
seasonal fighting - no battles occurred in the spring or fall
the calendar - fighting only on even-numbered days
continuous warfare
the phases of the moon
9-5
The series of battles fought in Virginia in May and June of 1864 was called the ___________ Campaign.
Peninsular
Yorktown
Virginia
Overland
9-5
All of the following battles were part of the 1864 Virginia campaign EXCEPT:
the Wilderness
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
9-5
To lay "siege" to a city means to __________?
burn it to the ground
build roads into it
destroy all railroads leading into the city
surround it and cut off all outside contact with the city
9-5
Which of the following is the most accurate description of Sherman’s “March to the sea”?
It included the capture of Richmond, VA, and the port of Annapolis, MD.
It led to the capture of ports at Jacksonville and Pensacola, FL.
It was marked by a sixty-mile wide path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah, GA.
It’s goal was to recapture Fort Sumter.
9-5
Where did the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant take place?
Atlanta
Appomattox
Fort Sumter
Chancellorsville
9-5
William T. Sherman used “total warfare” in his march to the sea in 1864. What is “total warfare”?
Preserving as much of the countryside and the cities as one possibly can.
Destroying everything in sight.
Taking as many prisoners as possible.
Confiscating all property and valuable possessions for the federal government.
9-5
Who ran against Lincoln in 1864 as a “Peace” Democrat?
Andrew Johnson
George McClellan
Joseph Hooker
Alexander Stephens
9-5
Lincoln took his re-election in 1864 as a mandate to end slavery for good. What is a “mandate”?
Giving someone the authorization to act or the approval to carry out a policy
Giving people the right to loot or plunder
Refusing to give someone the right or approval to carry out a policy
A reward given to someone so they act according to one’s wishes
9-5
When was Lincoln assassinated?
April 9, 1865
April 14, 1865
April 21, 1865
April 12, 1865
9-5
How was Grant compassionate to Lee and the Confederates when they surrendered?
Grant let the Confederates keep their weapons.
Grant let the Confederates fire their cannons.
Grant let the Confederates keep their horses.
Grant let the Confederates keep their flags.
9-5
One big misconception about the Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox is the fact __________?
the fighting in the Civil War ended long before April 9, 1865.
the war did not end until Robert E. Lee died in 1870.
the war did not end until Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885
the war was not completely over. Joseph E. Johnston still had his Army of the Carolinas in the field.
Movie, Free State of Jones
In the movie, Free State of Jones, starring Matthew McConaughey, McConaughey plays a Confederate medic who deserts because he heard the news that the Confederate government had passed the _______ as part of the Second Conscription Act of 1862.
Twenty-Negro Law
Blockade Law
Cotton Ration Law
Desertion Law
Movie, Free State of Jones
One of the significant themes in the movie, Free State of Jones, is the fact that one finds out by watching the movie that ___________?
the Confederacy had very little men desert unlike federal troops
the Confederacy was more united than historians previously thought
the Confederacy was not united as a whole and some Southern whites were not white supremacists
the Confederacy was better able to deal with desertion than the federal government
Movie, Free State of Jones
In the Free State of Jones we see that the Confederate government had issued a(n) __________ Law by 1862 or 1863. The law said that Confederate agents could take 10% of a Southern farmers’ agriculture goods or livestock for the purpose of supplying the Confederate Army.
“Tax deferred”
“Tax-in-kind”
“Tax-and shoot"
“Tax Lending”
Movie, Free State of Jones
The movie, the Free State of Jones, is about all of the following issues EXCEPT:
Race relations during the Civil War
Fighting the Confederate government
Desertion during the Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
Movie, Free State of Jones
At different parts in the movie, Free State of Jones, the movie fast forwards to 1948 when Davis Knight, the great grand-son of Newton Knight, was arrested and tried in the state of Mississippi. Why was Davis Knight tried by the state of Mississippi?
He fought for the federal government and was tried for treason under an old state law.
He found out that Newton Knight was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during war and after it ended.
He violated inter-racial laws in Mississippi because he married a white woman.
He tried to prove that lynching existed in the state of Mississippi.
