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Question | Answer |
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The South’s goal in the Civil War was to become an independent nation. True or False? | True |
From where did most Confederate and Union soldiers come from? | Farms |
Which problem did soldiers from both armies face? | Inadequate Medical Farms |
The South expected support from Britain and France because these two European nations relied on the South for ____. | Cotton |
An efficient railway network was one of the South’s strengths. True or False? | Fasle |
For the North, the primary goal was to preserve the Union. True or False? | True |
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri had close ties to both the Union and the Confederacy. True or False? | True |
What was one of the main advantages of the South? | Excellent Military Leaders |
Which was the most vital border state for the Union? | Maryland |
Slavery was banned in the border states. True or False? | False |
What is an Ironclad? | A Ship Covered In Protective Iron |
Who was the Union General who captured Fort Henry? | Ulysses. S. Grant |
A key victory for the North was when Union naval forces under David Farragut captured ____________ on April 25, 1862. | New Orleans |
Together the Union, and the Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties in which battle? | Shiloh |
The Confederacy used ironclads to ___ their harbors and rivers. | Defend/Protect |
What did President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declare? | Enslaved People In Rebel-Held Territories Were Free. |
Why was the First Battle of Bull Run significant? | The Confederacy Won, Which Made Northerners Realize That The War Could Be |
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War? | Bull Run |
The __________________ and the Monitor took part in a battle that raised spirits in the North and in the South. | Virginia |
What was the Union goal in the West? | To Control The Mississippi River |
General ____________________headed the Union army of the East after the Battle of Bull Run. | George B. McClellan |
Helped wounded soldiers, and leader of the American Red Cross. | Clara Barton |
Helped to persuade officials to allow women to work as nurses. | Dorothea Dix |
Was the first female army surgeon. | Mary Edwards Walker |
Was a Confederate spy. | Rose O'Neal Greenhow |
Was the only female officer in the Confederate Army. | Sally Tompkins |
Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War? | Because Most Of The Fighting Took Place There. |
Which type of law required Confederate men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years? | Draft |
Which Northern city saw the most violent opposition to laws requiring military service? | New York City |
To raise money for the war, what did the North print? | Greenbacks |
Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. True or False? | False |
Lincoln replaced General George McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside. True or False? | True |
The Union army was composed mostly of African American soldiers. True or False | False |
The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery. True or False? | True |
The 54th Massachusetts was an all-female regiment. True or False? | False |
Confederate leaders hoped that a victory in Union territory would win support from ______. | Britain And France |
General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city? | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
By the end of the warr, nearly 10 percent of the Union army consisted of ____. | African Americans |
In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said government should be of the people, by the people, and ______. | For The People |
Because of the huge loss of life among the troops he commanded, critics called this man a "Butcher". | U.S. Grant |
Who did Lincoln defeat in the presidential election of 1864? | George B. McClellan |
The Civil War ended on April 9th, ____. | 1865 |
The Civil War made it clear that the national government was more powerful than the government of _____. | States |
The systematic destruction of the land and the people-not just an army-is called _____. | Total War |
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election? | Sherman's Capture Of Atlanta |
What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called? | March to the Sea |
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant? | Appomattox Court House |
The name of the President of the Confederacy was ____. | Jefferson Davis |
What were the Soldiers of the North nicknamed by the South? | Yankees |