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Lessons 17-22 War Terrible War
Test Description: Mr Ryan Ms. Le Vine's Class
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was Geeral George McClellan's plan to take the Southern capital of Richmond?
A
Move the union army down the Chesapeake Bay by boat and march up the Virginia Peninsula
B
March the Union army fast and hit the Confederates hard
C
Surpise the enemy
D
Split his army in two and surround the Southern capital
2) Which of the following battles was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War?
A
Gettysburg
B
Vicksburg
C
Antietam
D
Chancellorsville
3) Why did President Licoln replace General George McClellan after the battle of Antietam?
A
McClellan failed to pursue Lee's retreating forces
B
McClellan angered Lincoln by calling him a baboon
C
He lost the battle
D
Too many union soldiers died during the battle
4) Why is the battle at Fort Wagner important?
A
The battle was the turning point of the Civil War
B
African American solderis won a great Northern Victory at the fort
C
African American soldiers showed great bravery trying to take the fort
D
The victory gave the Union controll over the Mississippi RIver
5) How did General Ulysses S. Grant eventually capture Vicksburg?
A
He placed his me in a good defensive fishhook position
B
He attacked the city from the North and overran its defense
C
He laid seige to the city for forty-eight days
D
He paid spies to turn the city over to the Northern troops
6) What part did Southern General George Pickett play at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A
His successful attack against the Union line wo the battle for the South
B
He held off the Union troops at Little Round Top
C
He led a barve but deadly infatry charge against entrenched Union positions
D
He brought Lee valuable information about the Union troops
7) How did the Emancipation Proclamation strike a blow against slavery?
A
Freed slaves in the Border States
B
Freed slaves living in the rebel states
C
Freed slaves if the South won the war
D
Freed slaves in all states
8) What was a major purpose of the Northern Blockade?
A
to keep supplies from reaching Southern ports
B
to discourage fugitives from using ships to escape from the South
C
to force the south to send all its supplies by railroad
D
to allow only Northern ships to bring supplies to the South
9) Who led the Union to many naval victories and is famous for saying, Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!
A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Stonewall Jackson
C
Robert E. Lee
D
David Farragut
10) What famous speech begins, Four score and seven years ago...
A
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
B
Gettysburg Address
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Emancipation Proclamation
11) Which did NOT happen at the Battle of Chancellorsville?
A
Lee and Jackson split their forces and took the Union by surprise
B
instead of fighting, Jackson rested under the shade of some trees
C
Jackson won a great victory
D
Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire
12) Why did President Lincoln write McClellan a letter saying, Dear General if you do not want to use the army, I would like to borrow them
A
Lincoln wanted the army to protect the capital at Washington
B
Lincoln wanted to appoit a new general to lead the union army
C
Lincoln wanted to lead the Union army in battle himself
D
McClellan never seemd ready to lead the army against the enemy
13) What did Lincoln do after the battle at Antietam?
A
Dedicated a cemetert for soldiers killed in battle
B
Welcomed the Southern states back into the Union
C
Appointed General Ulysses S. Grant as commander in chief
D
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
14) How did Clara Barton help the soldiers on the battlefield?
A
she trained and supervised other women as government nurses
B
She provided food and medical supplies and helped the wounded
C
she secretly helped Lincoln and his generals make battle plans
D
she disguised herself as a man and fought alongside the soldiers
15) Why was the fall of Vicksburg an important Union victory?
A
Battle prevented General Lee's army from invading the North
B
African Americans fought there as Union soldiers for the first time
C
His own men shot General Stonewall Jackson during the battle
D
The victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
16) Why is the Battle of Gettysburg often consdiered the turning point of the war?
A
The Union army stopped Lee's last invasion of the North
B
Union ironclads destroyed Southern wooden battleships for the first time
C
Stonewall Jackson died as a result of friendly fire at the batle
D
The battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union
17) Why did the Union army refuse to allow African Americans to become soldiers?
A
the army lacked weapons and supplies for African American soldiers
B
Many northerners believed that if African Americans became soldiers they would be eual to white men
C
the army had too many solderis and did not need African Americans
D
the north did not want to anger Southern planters
18) What event changed naval warfare?
A
the success of the Southern Hunley submarine
B
The battle of the Merrimack and the Monitor
C
the used of privateers to control the Mississippi River
D
the closing of Southern coastal ports by the Union blockade
19) On what occasion did Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address?
A
to celebrate the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg
B
to honor the Southern solderis who died during the Civil Wr
C
to free the slaves in souther states after a northern victory
D
to dedicate the first national cemetery for union soldiers
20) Why did the Union want to control the MIssissippi RIver
A
to divide the Confederate states in two
B
to send war supplies from New York to Maryland
C
to transport troops from the north into Virginia
D
to connect California with other Northern states
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