Chapter 17 Chapter Test

Question 1

Why did the south choose to secede from the United States?

Answer 1

They did not agree with Lincoln being president

Question 2

Who were the presidents during the Civil War for the North and South?

Answer 2

North = Lincoln
South = Davis

Question 3

List the main generals in charge of the Union and the Confederacy?

Answer 3

Union = Stone Wall Jackson

Confederacy = Robert E. Lee

Question 4

What is not a reason the border states decided to stay neutral?

Answer 4

Loyalty to the South

Question 5

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 5

Battle of Bull Run

Question 6

What was the main objective to the Union blockading the Southern Ports?

Answer 6

Limited trade and weakened the Southern Economy

Question 7

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important?

Answer 7

It ended Lee’s hopes of advancing into Northern territory

Question 8

What were the tactics used by Sherman against the Confederate armies in the South based on?

Answer 8

Destroying the South’s resources and economy

Question 9

Name the document issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in the rebelling states.

Answer 9

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 10

List two reasons that the South was defeated.

Answer 10

Smaller population

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