Social
Studies
S.S
Harold studies
Social Studies
100

Was Illinois a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Union

100

DOUBLE QUESTIONS, OR NOTHING

1.Which Union leader captured New Orleans?

2.Why was the capture of Vicksburg important to the Union strategy in the west?

1.David Farragut

2.It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River.

100

Which of these are Union advantages?

cotton exports

industrial output

military tradition

population

transportation network

industrial output, population, and transportation

100

the site where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the war

Appomattox Courthouse

100

Which of these are Confederate advantages?

cotton exports

industrial output

military tradition

population

transportation network

Cotton and Military traditions

200

Confederate general known as “Stonewall” because of his unit’s performance at First Bull Run (Manassas)

Thomas Jackson

200

Was Pennsylvania a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Union

200

the northern town where, for three days, General Lee’s army attacked General Meade’s army

Gettysburg

200

Was Maryland a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Border

200

the site where General Lee’s army defeated a larger army under General Hooker

Chancellorsville

300

Which of these are a Cofederate victory

First Bull Run (Manassas)

Seven Days’ Battles

Second Bull Run (Manassas)

Antietam (Sharpsburg)

 

First Bull Run (Manassas), Seven Days’ Battles, Second Bull Run (Manassas)

300

What roles did women serve during the Civil War that were usually done by men?(4)

making ammunition for the army

taking care of sick or wounded soldiers

working as clerks for the federal government

performing daily chores on farms and plantations


300

Union general who was hesitant to attack and moved his armies slowly

Robert E. Lee

300

Which of these is a Union victory

First Bull Run (Manassas)

Seven Days’ Battles

Second Bull Run (Manassas)

Antietam (Sharpsburg)

 

Antietam

300

DOUBLE QUESTIONS OR NOTHING

1.What happened in July 1863 in New York City during a dockworker strike and the first draft of the war?

2.What did President Lincoln proclaim in the Gettysburg Address?

1.African Americans and draft offices were attacked.

2.The Union would win the war so that the ideals it was founded upon would continue.

400

What was the symbolism of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It defined what the Union was fighting against.

400

Was Kentucky a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Border

400

Who was Stand Watie?

an African American who led a Confederate unit

400

Which of the following are examples of total war? (3)

burning plantations

constructing arms factories

destroying railways and bridges

400

Was North Carolina a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Confederate

500

What is the order of these events?

Fort Sumter surrenders, States in the Lower South secede, States in the Upper South secede, President Lincoln calls for soldiers from each state.

Lower South, Sumter, President calls, Upper South

500

What was important about the battle between the Merrimack (Virginia) and the Monitor?

It was the first time ironclads fought each other.


500

the southern city that served as a railroad link that was captured and destroyed by General Sherman’s army

Atlanta

500

Was Texas a Union, Border, or Confederate state?

Confederate

500

Confederate general who took risks and made unpredictable moves to keep Union forces off-balance

George B. McClellan