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When the Civil War began, many northerners
a. Doubted Lincolns ability to lead
b. Feared that Lincoln might join the confederacy.
c. Had great respect for Lincoln
What is a. Doubted Lincolns ability to lead
What was the effect of the northern blockade?
a. The blockade had no effect
b. Southern trade dropped sharply
c. Southern trade dropped slightly
What is b. Southern trade dropped sharply
First major battle of the Civil War.
a. Bull Run
b. Vicksburg
c. Shiloh
What is a. Bull Run
The North's Plan on Winning the war (Plan Anaconda) did not involve
a. Capturing Richmond
b. A defensive War against the South
c. Blockading Southern ports
What is b. A defensive War against the South
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a. George Washington
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Jefferson Davis
What is c. Jefferson Davis
Which two were advantages of the South during the Civil War?
a. Knowledge of Geography
b. More Factories
c. Better military leaders
What is a. Knowledge of Geography
c. Better military leaders
Turning Point of the Civil War.
a. Gettysburg
b. Appomattox
c. Bullrun
What is a. Gettysburg
The life of soldiers during the Civil War was
a. boring and uneventful
b. Comfortable yet deadly
c. dangerous and difficult
What is c. dangerous and difficult
In total War,
a. food and equipment are destroyed
b. fighting is limited to soldiers
c. resources are not affected
What is a. food and equipment are destroyed
The Final and most successful of the Union Army commanding generals during the Civil War was
a. George McCellan
b. Robert E. Lee
c. Ulysses S. Grant
What is c. Ulysses S. Grant
President of the United States during the Civil War.
a. Jefferson Davis
b. George Washington
c. Abraham Lincoln
What is c. Abraham Lincoln
State that came into the Union in 1820 with the Missouri Compromise.
a. New York
b. Maine
c. California
What is b. Maine
This Union General used "Total War" in the South.
a. William T. Sherman
b. George McClellan
c. Stonewall Jackson
What is a. William T. Sherman
What was the importance of the Battle of Vicksburg to the Union?
a. The union would soon control the entire Mississippi River
b. It prevented a Confederate attack on Washington, D.C.
c. The Union could go on to capture the southern end of the river
What is a. The union would soon control the entire Mississippi River
What was one reason for the creation of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?
a. To prevent former slaves from voting
b. To support the South during the Civil War.
c. To encourage immigration from Europe
What is a. To prevent former slaves from voting
The Final and most successful of the Union Army commanding generals during the Civil War was
a. William T. Sherman
b. Robert E. Lee
c. Ulysses S. Grant
What is c. Ulysses S. Grant
Famous speech by Araham Lincoln summarizing the importance of the Civil War.
a. Emancipation Proclamation
b. Gettysburg Address
c. Declaration of Independence
What is b. Gettysburg Address
The North had this advantage during the war?
a. Bigger populations
b. more railways and factories
c. both a. and b.
What is c. both a. and b.
Author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
a. Harriet Beecher Stowe
b. Harriet Tubman
c. John Brown
What is a. Harriet Beecher Stowe
The reconstruction plan of President Johnson was
a. Supported by Republicans
b. Opposed by Republicans
c. Opposed by all southerners
What is b. Opposed by Republicans
This executive order ended freed the slaves in states in Rebellion
a. Federalist Papers
b. Gettysburg Address
c. Emancipation Proclamation
What is c. Emancipation Proclamation
As war began, the Confederates believed that
a. The North would not attack them
b. They could conquer the north
c. Northerners would grow tired of the war
What is c. Northerners would grow tired of the war
The North's Plan on Winning the war (Plan Anaconda) did not involve
a. Blockading southern ports
b. Capturing Richmond
c. A defensive war against the South
What is c. A defensive war against the South
Supreme Court case that allowed slavery to go anywhere in the United States
a. Dred Scott Decision
b. Brown vs. Board of Education
c. Plessy vs. Ferguson
What is a. Dred Scott Decision
What was the purpose of laws in the South like Black codes and Jim Crow laws?
a. To protect birds in Louisiana
b. To prevent the mixing of races in almost every aspect of life
c. To build more factories in the South
What is b. To prevent the mixing of races in almost every aspect of life