Terms
What are munitions?
Weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
True or False: The North raised enough food for civilians and soldiers.
True.
Who was the Union general at Gettysburg?
General George Meade
Where was the bloodiest battle fought?
Antietam.
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at: Gettysburg or Antietam
Gettysburg
What does negotiate mean?
To discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement.
True or False: Factory production in the South improved during the war.
False (Correction: Factory production in the South suffered during the war.
Who captured and burned Atlanta?
General William Tecumseh Sherman.
What describes the Emancipation Proclamation?
Promised to free all enslaved people in rebellious states.
Robert. E Lee surrendered at: Liberty Courthouse or Appotamax Courthouse?
Appotamax Couthouse
What is scouting?
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy’s positions and weaknesses.
True or False: Women earned the same wages as men during the war.
False (Correction: Women usually earned lower wages than men).
Who risked sailing past New Orleans?
Admiral David Farragut.
Which battle influenced the Civil War?
Gettysburg.
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at: Gettysburg or Antietam?
Antietam
What is a siege?
A military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender.
True or False: John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln.
True
Who surrendered at Appomattox?
General Robert E. Lee.
What describes the Reconstruction?
Time following the end of the Civil War when Americans worked together to rebuild a united nation.
The period after the Civil War when America was being built by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically was called: Reconstruction or Rearrangement?
Reconstruction
What are siege works?
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted.
True or False: Both governments paid for the war through taxes and paper money.
True.
Who allowed Confederate officers to keep their swords?
General Ulysses S. Grant.
What city was known as a key rail hub for the Confederacy?
Atlanta.
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was the: Unenslavement Proclamation or the Emancipation Proclamation?
Emancipation Proclamation