Lesson 21 Civil War Begining Question Preview (ID: 33220)


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When the Civil War began
a) the South’s greatest strength was military leadership.
b) both sides were prepared for a long and drawn-out war.
c) southerners were reluctant to volunteer for military service.
d)

Hopes on both sides for a quick victory ended with
a) Battle of Gettysburg.
b) Battle of Bull Run.
c) Battle of Antietam.
d)

Lincoln’s “Anaconda Plan” for winning the war called for all the following EXCEPT
a) a blockade of southern ports.
b) dividing the South into sections to weaken the Confederacy.
c) assassinating Jefferson Davis to leave the Confederacy without a leader.
d)

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared
a) slaves in Confederate states to be free.
b) slaves in Union states to be free.
c) all slaves to be free.
d)

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because
a) the outcome convinced European nations to help confederacy.
b) southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.
c) Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.
d)

With the fall of Vicksburg, Union forces
a) proved the value of ironclad ships.
b) gained control of the Mississippi River.
c) controlled southern ports.
d)

General Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia was
a) an example of a total war.
b) a defeat for both armies.
c) the turning point in the war.
d)

The terms of surrender General Grant offered to General Lee were designed to
a) punish southerners who had fought for the confederacy.
b) convince northerners that the heavy costs of the war were justified.
c) end the war without causing further suffering or hatred.
d)

The Massachusetts 54th regiment did all of the following EXCEPT
a) Protested unequal pay for black soldiers.
b) Bravely took on the assault on Fort Wagner.
c) Run away from danger.
d)

The Merrimac and the Monitor were
a) the first ironclad ships.
b) brothers who fought against each other.
c) famous battles of the civil war.
d)

Abraham Lincoln was
a) The 16th president (Republican) and was the president of the Union during the war.
b) The president of the Confederate states during the war.
c) The general of the Union troops.
d)

Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a) Jefferson Davis
b) Robert E. Lee
c) Abraham Lincoln
d)

What was the Northern side in the Civil War called?
a) The Union
b) The Confederacy
c) The Border states
d)

What did the Southern states that seceded call themselves?
a) The Confederacy
b) The Union
c) The Border states
d)

What were slave states that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War called?
a) The Border states
b) The Union
c) The Confederacy
d)

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