Civil war

Question 1

Robert E. Lee did not accept command of the Union troops because

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Could not fight against VA

Question 2

Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus. As a result,

Answer 2

a person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial

Question 3

Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition, in which the South would

Answer 3

avoid large battles and force North to exhaust their resources

Question 4

Citizens of the South suffered food shortages during the Civil War because

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transportation system collapsed and Union were in agricultural regions

Question 5

The prison in the South where 13,000 captured Union soldiers died was

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Andersonville

Question 6

In response to the South’s treatment of African American troops, Lincoln

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stopped all prisoner exchanges

Question 7

Benjamin Grierson’s forces traveled 600 miles in order to

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distract Confederate forces so Grant can land south of Vicksburg

Question 8

What state is where the battle that was the turning point of the war took place.

Answer 8

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Question 9

. The capture of Chattanooga was an important objective for Union forces because

Answer 9

it controlled a railroad to Atlanta

Question 10

In the election of 1864, candidate George McClellan promised to

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stop fighting and negotiate

Question 11

What were the advantages the North enjoyed over the South

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Large population, industry, and railroads

Question 12

The Trent Affair brought the

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Union closer to war with great Britain

Question 13

The North’s Anaconda Plan proposed all of the following EXCEPT

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a strong and quick invasion of Richmond

Question 14

The Emancipation Proclamation

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freed slaves in states at war with the Union

Question 15

Hardtack was

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a biscuit

Question 16

Capturing Vicksburg was an important objective for the North because

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it cut the south in 2

Question 17

The Confederate commander at Vicksburg surrendered because

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they ran out of ammo

Question 18

After Lincoln fired McClellan, he gave command of the army to a series of generals, including

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Burnside, Hooker, Meade, Grant

Question 19

Farragut’s victory at Mobile Bay was important because

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blockade runners could no longer use any port on the gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River

Question 20

The Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery in the United States was the

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13th

Question 21

Going into the Civil War, the North had all of the following advantages over the South except for

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military colleges

Question 22

Seven Days’ Battle

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7 days battle over Mccullochs forces

Question 23

Battle of Shiloh

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Led Newspapers through demand that lincoln fire Grant

Question 24

Second Battle of Bull Run

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Confederate forces under Lee pushed the Union forces back defending Washington DC

Question 25

Battle of Murfreesboro

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Battle in TN that ended inconclusively

Question 26

First Battle of Bull Run

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Stonewall jackson got his nickname, union defeat led Lincoln to increase enlistment to 500,000

Question 27

Battle for New Orleans

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resulted in capture of south’s largest city and center of cotton trade

Question 28

. Battle of Antietam

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Lincoln decided to end slavery in the south, bloodiest one day battle in the war, Souths lost their best chance at gaining recognition

Question 29

George McClellan

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Ran for president against lincoln in 1864, led army in the east after lincoln fired mcdowell at Bull run

Question 30

John Wilkes Booth

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assassinated lincoln

Question 31

Robert E. Lee

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surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

Question 32

Winfield Scott

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Proposed Anaconda plan

Question 33

Stonewall JacksonStonewall Jackson

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Stood for at first battle of bull run

Question 34

David G. Farragut

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Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead

Question 35

Ulysses S. Grant

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Regretted the all out assault at Cold harbor, promoted to lieutenant general

Question 36

Henry Wirz

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commandment of the infamous military prison