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civil war quiz #3
Civil war Quiz #3 Review
Question? | Answer |
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What officially ended slavery in the united states? | Emancipation Proclammation |
Who led the charge at Gettysburg? | Maor Genral George Pickett |
Why did Lee go straight up the gut at the battle of Gettysburg? | The union troops were on the top of the hill and it was the heroic thing to do |
What did Lincoln do at the gettysburg site a fewmonths after the big battle? | gave a speech called the Gettysburg Address |
Why was Johnson a intresting choice for Lincoln's running mate in the 1864 election? | He was from the South but supported the Union. |
What role did Admiral Farragut play in the Civil War? | he was a anavel commander for the North even though he was from alabamma who captured New Orleans and Vickburg. |
What was shermans mission on his march to the sea? | to destroy sothern food and arms so the couldn't support the war. |
What was a butternut? | The southern uniform or a sothern soldier |
What is a bag or a man purse of rations that soldiers would wear? | Haversack |
What term is for the case soldiers would put bullets or rounds in? | cartridge box |
What is the order of military importance called? | rank |
Who said,"War is Hell"? | General Sherman |
Who said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead"? | Admiral Farragut |
What battle did the North win that is considered the turning point of the war because the South will never win another major battle? | Gettysburg |
What was Scott's "Great Snake" plan called that was designed to "Squeeze" the South? | The Anaconda Plan |
What term means for a navy to stop all trade and communications with a port? | blockade |
What country was the South getting most of its supplies from? | England |