Section 1
How did Lincoln feel about secession?
A. He believed in states' rights and thought they should be able to decide which side they were on.
B. He thought it was illegal to secede because states needed permission to enter the US, so they should need permission to leave.
C. He encouraged states to secede as he firmly supported slavery.
D. He thought secession was legal but did not want states to secede.
B
When black people were allowed to train and fight in the Civil War
1863
True or false, more people died on a hospital bed than the battlefield in the civil war.
true
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
What is Jefferson Davis
What is the Final Battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Appomattox Court House
What did the Crittenden Compromise propose to do?
A. It extended the Kansas-Nebraska to the Pacific Ocean, spreading slavery into the West.
B. It extended the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific Ocean, allowing slavery to expand.
C. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
D. It prevented slavery from expanding and favored the North.
B
A draw
true or false, prison camps such as the Andersonville prison were not well maintained
false
In what state did the Battle of Chancellorsville take place
What is Virginia
TRUE/FALSE: Gen. Sherman and his men burned a path up to 60 miles wide, burned crops, and poisoned wells.
TRUE
How did the 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas make the Confederacy feel?
A. It made them feel that the war would be quick and that they were fighting inferior soldiers.
B. It made them feel that the war would be difficult but that they could still win it.
C. It made them feel that General "Stonewall" Jackson was unfit to lead.
D. It made them feel that the they could not garner foreign support.
A
What did Elizabeth Blackwell work as in the Civil War?
Physician
false
Which battle resulted in a defeat which was a turning point in the civil war
What is Gettysburg
Who ran as a Democrat in the Election of 1864?
Gen. McClellan
How did the Confederacy's strategy differ from the Union's strategy?
A. The Confederacy wanted to block ports while the Union wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.
B. The Confederacy wanted to lead an offensive war while the Union wanted a defensive war.
C. The Confederacy wanted to capture Richmond while the Union believed in the Anaconda Plan.
D. The Confederacy wanted to fight a defensive war while the Union wanted to block ports (part of the Anaconda Plan).
D
How did Lincoln prevent war with the British during the Civil War? (Shortly after the Trent Affair)
He pardoned the men.
What was the name of the South's Ironclad
The Merrimack
Abraham Lincoln coined the iconic phrase “Four score and seven years ago...” in a speech commemorating which civil war battle
What is Gettysburg
Which victories helped Lincoln secure the election of 1864? (Name one)
Sherman's sacking of Atlanta & Farragut's control of the Mississippi River.
In which ways did the Union have advantage over the Confederacy?
A. They had an army 3x the Confederacy's army, existing transportation systems, and overwhelming support from their people.
B. They had excellent leadership, were fighting on home soil, and had a strong military.
C. They had an army twice the size of the Confederacy's army, an established government, and existing transportation systems.
D. They had experienced officers, unity, and a lack of money.
C
How many were dead/wounded at Antietam Creek?
22,000 (people were dead or wounded)
What was the name of the North's Ironclad
The Monitor
Who ordered the fatal charge that would ultimately lead to the Confederate's defeat at Gettysburg
What is General Robert E. Lee
The last Confederate offensive attack of any size in the war took place near what city on what date in 1865?
Fort Stedman, Petersburg, VA, March 25.