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Civil War Ch.4 Sec3&4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a right that states a person cannot be detainedwithout being charged with a specific crime

a)

bond

b)

conscription

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Homestead Act

2.

a system that requires military service

a)

conscription

b)

Copperhead

c)

inflation

d)

Homestead Act

3.

a certificate sold by the government that promises more money later

a)

Grant

b)

Loan

c)

income tax

d)

bond

4.

            an amount of money paid to the government based on a person’s earnings

a)

Loan

b)

income tax

c)

inflation

d)

Grant

5.

a person from the North who wanted to end the Civil War

a)

Democrat

b)

Protestant

c)

Copperhead

d)

Republican

6.

What did the United States Treasury create when the Legal Tender Actwas passed in 1862?

a)

Confederate money

b)

the banking system

c)

Coins

d)

a common national currency

7.

The paper money was called (a)   because of the color it was printed.

8.

During the Civil War, the South’s economy

a)

deteriorated.

b)

improved.

c)

declined and then grew.

d)

remained stable.

9.

During the Civil War, the North’s economy

a)

deteriorated.

b)

boomed

c)

declined and then grew

d)

Stayed the same

10.

What risk did a soldier face if he survived being wounded in a Civil Warbattle?

a)

being forgotten

b)

dying from disease

c)

losing his pay

d)

being dishonorably discharged

11.

What profession grew substantially with women’s participation in theCivil War?

a)

banking

b)

cooking

c)

nursing

d)

governing

12.

Name two jobs woment took over at home when men went to war.

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13.

Who founded the American Red Cross

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14.

What did the white males and the African Americans have in common when dealing with conscription?

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15.

Capturing the Confederate stronghold at (a)   on the Mississippi River was a key part of the Union’s strategy.

16.

battle of 50,000 casuaties that  devastated Confederate forces and was at urning point in the Civil War.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Fredricksburg

17.

When a military position is under ____ the enemy has surroundedthe troops and cut off all supplies.

a)

Total War

b)

Revolution

c)

Conscription

d)

Siege

18.

concept used to weaken the South’s troops, economic interests, and will to fight.

(a)  

19.

The last failed Confederate attack in the battle at Gettysburg was led by General

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

George Pickett

c)

U.S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

20.

Union general that led an aggressive campaign through the South that destroyed much of Georgia.

a)

George Pickett

b)

Robert Lee

c)

William Tecumseh Sherman

d)

U.S. Grant

21.

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River when troops captured

a)

Chancellorsville.

b)

Gettysburg.

c)

Vicksburg.

d)

Richmond

22.

What did Union forces decide to attack in their effort to demoralize the South after 1863?

a)

enslaved people

b)

military and civilian targets

c)

political leaders

d)

monuments

23.

After 1863, what did General Grant want to do even if it meant thousands of Union soldiers would be killed?

a)

wait for Confederate troops to attack

b)

crush large numbers of Confederate troops

c)

experiment with new war technologies

d)

disregard his troops’ needs

24.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South

a)

mounted one last march into the North.

b)

never again fought on Union soil.

c)

surrendered the war immediately

d)

refused to retreat.

25.

an action of Congress that made westernland available for a low price

a)

income tax

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Inflation