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Worksheets8th S.S. - Ch. 17 Quiz (The Tide of War Turns)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following led to the Battle of Gettysburg?
Confederate troops searched for shoes in Pennsylvania
Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil would lead European nations to recognize the Confederacy
Lee invaded the North, hoping to fuel Northern discontent with the war
All of these
How did the U.S. government finance the Civil War?
by increasing the tariff on foreign goods imported into the North
by establishing income taxes and issuing greenbacks
by taxing goods that Northern industries exported
Which was NOT a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It encourage slaves to escape when Union armies were nearby
It united Northerners in support of the War
Escaped slaves became soldiers in the Union army
For what reason is the 54th Massachusetts Regiment remembered today?
This group of African American troops fought bravely in North Carolina
They joined William Tecumseh Sherman on his march through Georgia
both are true
Why were some abolitionists upset with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
Once the slaves were free they would have no cause to fight for
They thought Lincoln should have freed all enslaved persons
They were against African Americans serving in the military
Which of the following was NOT true of women in the Civil War?
They took men's places in offices and factories
They served in Congress
They spied on the enemy
What is meant by the statement that William Tecumseh Sherman waged total war?
He made war against everything that could support the enemy army
He calculated his victories by counting the total value of property destroyed
He killed as many civilians as soldiers
Which battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Andersonville
Why did Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation free laves only in the South?
Lincoln wanted slaves in the border states to continue because farming in those states helped the Northern economy.
Lincoln believed that Northern slaves were treated better than Southern slaves, so they did not need to be free
Lincoln believed he has the authority to free slaves in rebelling states as a military practice
What inspired African Americans to enlist in the Union army?
They hoped that fighting in the war would convince Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation made ending slavery a goal of the war
The government offered all African American soldiers land in the West after the war was over
Who urged Lincoln to free the slaves as a war tactic, as well as a moral issue?
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
What was true of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
They won fame for fighting bravely at Fort Wagner
They were a group of African American soldiers who fought without pay, rather than accept less pay than white soldiers
They increased the popularity and enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union army
All are true
Who founded a relief agency that later became the Red Cross?
Harriet Tubman
William Sherman
Clara Barton
How did the U.S. government raise money to fight the war?
It taxed people's earnings
It seized and sold property that was owned by Southerners
It increased the tariff on foreign goods imported into the North
How did the Union draft compare to the Confederate draft?
Northerners were more willing to be drafted than were Southerners
Each side's army was largely made up of men who had been drafted
Both sides allowed drafted men to hire substitutes to serve in their place
What was the effect of the Thirteenth Amendment?
It ended slavery in the United States
It was unnecessary because of the Emancipation Proclamation
Both are true.
Appomattox Court House is important because it was
the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
the Confederate capital after Richmond was captured in 1865
