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Civil War Events And Battles
Test Description: Civil War Events and Battles
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1) What was Andersonville?
A
A Confederate prison located in Georgia
B
A Union blockade along the coast
C
A Confederate railroad hub
D
A Union prison located in South Carolina
2) What battle was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?
A
Chickamauga
B
Appomattox
C
Antietam
D
Gettysburg
3) How did the Battle of Chickamauga effect the Confederacy?
A
It allowed the Union to begin Sherman's March to the Sea
B
It temporarily allowed the Union to take over Georgia
C
It pushed the Union troops into Georgia
D
it temporarily kept the Union army out of Georgia after they had taken Chattanooga?
4) What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A
It was the document that officially ended the war after the battle of Antietam
B
It was the document that banned slavery in the Confederate states
C
It allowed blacks to officially join the Confederate army
D
It stated voting rights could not be denied based on race
5) Why was it important for the Union to create a blockade along southern coasts?
A
With the blockade, there was no way to retreat from battles so surrender was the only option
B
There was no benefit to creating a blockade for the Union
C
The blockade made it to where the South could not get supplies from international or local sources
D
The Union used the blockade to continue the slave trade
6) Why did Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
A
He had divided the upper and lower Confederacy so he did not need to destroy Savannah
B
He spared the hometown of his friend
C
He gave Savannah to Lincoln for Christmas and protected the 28 million worth of cotton stored there
D
He gave Savannah to General Grant for Christmas
7) As they left Atlanta, what did Sherman and his men do?
A
Burned to city to the ground and continue to do so throughout his march to the sea
B
Left the city intact and gave the Confederates back their land
C
Divided the city in half with the Union controlling one section of it
8) In what state did the battle of Gettysburg take place?
A
Georgia
B
Virginia
C
Maryland
D
Pennsylvania
9) What was significant about the Battle of Gettysburg?
A
The Confederate victory was the turning point in the war
B
The battle was the bloodiest day in U.S. history
C
The Confederate pushed the Union army out of Georgia
D
The Confederates were defeated and they never recovered from their losses
10) William T. Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to
A
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
B
punish the south for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy
C
force Georgia troops to return home to defend Georgia
D
retaliate for lives lost in the battle of Atlanta
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