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Final Test Civil War
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Confederate Commander, but also Lincoln’s first choice | Robert E Lee |
| earned his nick-name at the Battle of Bull Run | Stonewall Jackson |
| Lieutenant General rank was created for this Union General | U. S. Grant |
| Union General, burned Atlanta to the ground | Tecumseh Sherman |
| Confederate President | Jefferson Davis |
| 1863 Union Victory, split the Confederacy and gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. | Vicksburg |
| 1863 battle in Pennsylvania, Lee’s second failed attempt at invading the North | Gettysburg |
| an 1862 battle in Maryland, a Union Victory | Antietam |
| Union victory in 1862, fought in a Tennessee peach orchard | Shiloh |
| Lee surrenders to Grant here in April of 1865 | Appomattox Courthouse |
| __ was the total number of southern states that seceded from the Union. | 7 |
| __ was elected President of the Confederate States of America | Jefferson Davis |
| __ was the first city chosen to be the Confederate capital. | Richmond, Virginia |
| __ was a Union Army General, who was excellent at training the troops, but rarely used them | George Meade |
| __ was the first major pitched battle, also known as Manassas. | Bull Run |
| The Emancipation Proclamation___________________. | freed slaves in all states |
| Chancellorsville was a Pyrrhic(Had great losses) victory because_________. | the South won, but lost General Stonewall Jackson |
| Two disastrous attempts by Lee to attack the North were_______________. | Gettysburg and Antietam |
| __ was the year that U.S. Grant was given command of the Union Army. | 1864 |
| ___ ran for President of the United States against Abraham Lincoln in 1864. | George McClellan |
| Which of the following was not considered a siege? | Gettysburg |
| __ is the city just 25 miles south of Richmond, where Lee and his armies were held up for nine months from June, 1864 through March, 1865. | Petersburg |
| __ was where Abe Lincoln was assassinated at. | Ford’s Theater |
| Regarding the policy of Total War, _________. | this strategy included foraging and the destruction of personal and public property and William Tecumseh Sherman practiced this strategy in Georgia and South Carolina. |
| The North had several advantages over the South going into the Civil War. Discuss some of these advantages and how they eventually helped the North win the war. | Essay |
| Even though the South seemed outmatched going into the Civil War, they had many successes and were able to stretch the war out for four long years. Discuss some of the factors (advantages) that allowed the South to prolong the war for as long as it did. | Essay |
| Following the Battle of Gettysburg the Union Army practiced a policy of “Total War”. Discuss what “Total War” is and how it helped the North win the war. | Essay |
| During the Civil War more men died off the battlefield than died on the battlefield. Discuss this statement and give examples of where and how men died other than on the battlefield. | Essay |
| Entering the Civil War the North had four main goals they wanted to achieve against the South. By April of 1865 the North had accomplished each of these goals. Explain three (3) of these goals and how they effect the outcome of the war. | Essay |
| was much more industrialized entering the war. | North |
| had as a goal, capturing their opponent’s capital. | North |
| planned to fight a defensive war and wear the other side out. | South |
| planned to blockade their opponent by using the Anaconda plan. | North |
| was mostly on the offensive (not fighting defensively) throughout the war. | South |
| had to eventually turn to a draft to get enough men to fight. | North |
| Georgia was the first state to secede. | FALSE |
| The Anaconda plan was primarily carried out by the cavalry. | FALSE |
| Bull Run also known as Manassas was the first major pitched battle of the Civil War. | TRUE |
| One of General George McClellan’s weaknesses was an inability to train his troops well. | TRUE/FALSE |
| Sherman’s March to the Sea involved the total destruction of property in the south. | TRUE |
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