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A city in Tennessee, an important rail center whose loss by the Confederacy opened the door for the Union to advance into Georgia.

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Chattanooga

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What was the site of Lee’s surrender to Grant?

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Appomattox Court House

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What was the three-day battle in Pennsylvania between Lees forces and the Union army, site of Pickett’s Charge?

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Gettysburg

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What battle in Virginia in which Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded?

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Chancellorsville

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What was the last city on the Mississippi River to fall to the Union?

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Vicksburg

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What battle in Maryland, the bloodiest one-day battle of the war?

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Antietam

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What was the first battle of the war, a Confederate victory, where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname?

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1st Battle of Bull Run

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Each of the following were difficulties the Union had in raising an army except that…
A. the population in the North was smaller than that in the South
B. some Irish-Americans rioted in protest of draft laws
C. many soldiers deserted
D. many men hired substitutes to fight in their place

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A. the population in the North was smaller than that in the South

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Each of the following was true about raising an army in the South except that…
A. men could get one exemption for every twenty slaves they owned
B. poor men resented that rich men did not have to fight
C. enthusiasm for enlisting declined as the war continued
D. slaves were allowed to fight for the South throughout the war
supplies to the Union army

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D. slaves were allowed to fight for the South throughout the war

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The Merrimack and the Monitor were…
A. creeks in Maryland where battles occurred
B. iron-clad warships that engaged in a famous naval battle
C. abolitionist newspapers
D. trains that delivered

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B. iron-clad warships that engaged in a famous naval battle

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Each of the following was part of the North’s strategy to win the war except…
A. blockading Southern ports
B. taking control of the Mississippi River
C. capturing Richmond
D. fighting a defensive war and waiting for the South to attack the North
E. dividing and conquering the Southern heartland

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D. fighting a defensive war and waiting for the South to attack the North

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The Union’s strategy to slowly eliminate the South’s ability to wage war was called the _
Plan.
A. Anaconda
B. Emancipation
C. Conscription
D. American

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A. Anaconda

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Each of the following was an effect on the North of the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run except…
A. the realization that they were unprepared for war
B. the realization that the war would
C. the appointment of George McClellan to lead the army
D. the capture of Richmond
be long and difficult

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D. the capture of Richmond
be long and difficult

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Each of the following was a goal of the Union’s war in the West except to…
A. take control of the Mississippi River
B. separate the Confederate states west of the Mississippi River from the rest of the South
C. recruit slaves to fight for the Union
D. prevent the South from being able to use the Mississippi River for transporting goods and soldiers

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C. recruit slaves to fight for the Union

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Each of the following is a reason Robert E. Lee invaded Maryland except to…
A. convince Maryland to secede from the Union
B. get grain and other supplies for his army
C. destroy Northern industries
D. convince Britain to recognize the Confederacy as a nation

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C. destroy Northern industries

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Each of the following is true about the Battle of Antietam except that…
A. neither side won the battle
B. it caused Britain to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation
C. it was the bloodiest one-day battle of the war
D. General McClellan was replaced because he did not attack Lee’s retreating army

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B. it caused Britain to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation

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Lincoln chose as his running mate in 1864 a man who…
A. was a decorated war hero
B. was from Tennessee and who Lincoln believed could help bring the Southern states back into the Union more easily
C. was a strong supporter of civil rights for former slaves
D. was from New England and had the support of wealthy industrialists

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B. was from Tennessee and who Lincoln believed could help bring the Southern states back into the Union more easily

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Each of the following is true about Sherman’s March to the Sea except that
A. Sherman was unable to capture the city of Savannah
B. Sherman ordered his army to obtain their food and supplies from the land during their march
C. despite Sherman’s orders, soldiers and others robbed, destroyed, and burned the countryside
D. Sherman promised he would “make Georgia howl.”

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A. Sherman was unable to capture the city of Savannah

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The speech that begins “Four score and seven years ago…” and was given at the dedication of a cemetery was
A. Lincoln’s farewell address
B. the Emancipation Proclamation
C. the Gettysburg Address
D. Lee’s surrender to Grant

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C. the Gettysburg Address

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True or False:
One effect of the South’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run was that it became overconfident.

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True

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True or False:
The Union blockade of Southern ports had no impact on the South’s trade or ability to wage war.

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False

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True or False:
One reason Robert E. Lee advanced into Pennsylvania was his belief that if Northern citizens felt the effects of the war, then their support for the war would decline.

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True

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True or False:
Many Christians objected to the idea of total war because they felt it was unjust.

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True

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True or False:
Sherman burned much of the city of Atlanta to break the Confederacy’s will to fight.

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True

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True or False:
Some of Lincoln’s opponents believed many of his actions during the war were unconstitutional.

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True

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True or False:
Military victories in the months before the election and the use of absentee ballots for soldiers contributed to Lincoln’s re-election in 1864.

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True

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True or False:
Grant knew that even if he lost a large number of men in his battles, he could eventually win because the Union had more soldiers than the South had.

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True

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God’s control over all events is called…

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Providence

29
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A bonus paid to those who joined the army was a…

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Bounty

30
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Another word for a draft, or a requirement to serve in the military, is…

A

Conscription

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The Union general who was given command of the whole army, turned it into a well-disciplined machine, but was hesitant to send it into battle, was…

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George McClellan

32
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The Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia for most of the war was…

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Robert E. Lee

33
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A… ? …is an attempt to prevent entry or exit of goods or people from a port.

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Blockade

34
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The South utilized fast ships called… ? …to get past Union ships to send goods out and bring supplies into Southern ports.

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Blockade-runners

35
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The commander of Union forces in the West (and later the whole Union army) was…

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Ulysses S. Grant

36
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The nurse who cared for wounded soldiers and who started the American Red Cross was…

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Clara Barton

37
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The Union admiral who was instrumental in the capture of New Orleans was…

A

David Farragut

38
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General Burnside led an unsuccessful attack at… ?…morale to its lowest point.

A

Fredericksburg

39
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Lincoln issued the… ? …declaring that all slaves in
Confederate-controlled territory would be free.

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Emancipation Proclamation

40
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Fighting not just the enemy’s military and government but also its civilian population in order to destroy the enemy’s ability and willingness to fight is called…

A

Total War

41
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…was given the job of capturing Atlanta and
inflicting damage on the Deep South and its ability to fight.

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General William Sherman

42
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On his March… ? …Sherman left a path of destruction through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah.

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To the sea

43
Q

Abraham Lincoln chose… ?
…from Tennessee to be his
running mate in 1864.

A

Andrew Johnson

44
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The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln was…

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John Wilkes Booth

45
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List four innovations that made the Civil War the first modern war.

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(1) use of railroads, (2) manned balloons, (3) mines, (4) trench warfare, (5) wire barricades, (6) telegraph,
(7) rifled guns and cannons, (8) iron-clad warships, (9) submarines, and (10) photography

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Give one reason the Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves in Union-controlled territories and the border states.

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He feared freeing the slaves in the border states would risk losing those states’ loyalty to the Union.

47
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What were three effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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(1) Slaves began leaving their masters, (2) Britain would not recognize the South as a nation, and (3) it paved the way for the eventual end of slavery.

48
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What were three effects of the Civil War on the nation?

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(1) 620,000 soldiers were killed; (2) many soldiers were wounded or lost limbs; and
(3) roads and farmlands were ruined.

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