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