CIVIL WAR final TEST

Question 1

Who was the Union President?

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln

Question 2

Who was the Confederate President?

Answer 2

Jefferson Davis

Question 3

Why is Fort Sumter significant?

Answer 3

The first shots of the civil war were fired at Fort Sumter

Question 4

What are the slave states in the Union called?

Answer 4

Border states

Question 5

Which side had larger population and more resources?

Answer 5

Union

Question 6

Which side had strong military leaders and a good fighting spirit?

Answer 6

Confederacy

Question 7

Describe the Anaconda Plan

Answer 7

1. Union would blockade Southern ports
2. North would seek to gain control of the Mississippi River
3. They wanted to capture Richmond, VA.

Question 8

What was the Confederate capital?

Answer 8

Richmond, VA

Question 9

Who was the Confederate General in Antietam and the Bull Run

Answer 9

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 10

What did the Battle of Bull Run say about the war?

Answer 10

It would be a long, bloody, and difficult war.

Question 11

What are some examples of Civil War technology?

Answer 11

Rifles, telegraph, cannon, ironclads, etc.

Question 12

What battle did Robert E. Lee surrender at?

Answer 12

Battle of Bull Run

Question 13

What was Lincoln’s document that declared all slaves to be free?

Answer 13

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 14

What was the name of the Northern democrats that wanted to make peace with the Confederacy?

Answer 14

Copperheads

Question 15

Name the two battles that fought on Northern territory

Answer 15

Antietam and Gettysburg

Question 16

Why is the Battle of Vicksburg important?

Answer 16

Union victory helped the U.S. gain control of Mississippi River (Anaconda Plan)

Question 17

Who was known for “total war” and the siege of Georgia, Atlanta?

Answer 17

William T. Sherman

Question 18

Who became a Civil War hero for the Union with victories at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Appomattox?

Answer 18

Ulysess S. Grant

Question 19

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?

Answer 19

Appomatox Court House

Question 20

What where 3 effects of the Civil War?

Answer 20

1. Struggling economy
2. Tons of damage to the cites
3. Ended slavery

Question 21

What battle helped Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 21

Battle of Antietam

Question 22

This battle helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River

Answer 22

Battle of Vicksburg

Question 23

The Confederacy won this battle that taught both sides that it would be a long and bloody war

Answer 23

Battle of Bull Run

Question 24

This document was aimed at ending slavery in the Confederate states

Answer 24

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 25

This battle tool place in the North and was a devastating loss for the Confederacy. It is considered to be the main turning point in the Civil War.

Answer 25

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 26

The largest battle West of the Mississippi

Answer 26

Battle of Nine Creek

Question 27

This was an attack on Lawrence by Bushwhackers

Answer 27

Quantrill’s Raid

Question 28

Who was Sterling Price?

Answer 28

Confederate leader who fought at the Battle of Mine Creek

Question 29

Who won the Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 29

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 30

What did Winfield Scott do?

Answer 30

Came up with the Anaconda Plan

Question 31

Which side had more railroads?

Answer 31

Union

Question 32

Which side had more experienced officers?

Answer 32

Confederacy

Question 33

What is a draft?

Answer 33

System of selecting people for required military service

Question 34

What is the definition of income tax

Answer 34

Fee paid to the government based on the amount of money you earn

Question 35

What is significant about the First Kansas Colored Infantry?

Answer 35

It was the first African American regiment to engage in battle in the Civil War.