Civil War History Test

Question 1

Dates of War

Answer 1

April 1861-April 1865

Question 2

Long term causes of the war

Answer 2

Slavery, sectionalism, economic differences, power struggle in congress, territorial expansion, abolitionist movement

Question 3

Political boundaries of each side

Answer 3

Union: Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, Oregon

CSA: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland

Line of CSA : Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas

Question 4

Goal of the North

Answer 4

Use Anaconda Plan GOAL: unite the Union. Ending slavery comes in AFTER Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 5

Goal of the South

Answer 5

Defend. Make the North tired of fighting the war and recognize CSA independence. GOAL: be an independent nation that supports slavery.

Question 6

Secession

Answer 6

to withdraw from the Union

Question 7

Border States (defi)

Answer 7

slave states that remained loyal to union.

Question 8

CSA

Answer 8

The name given to the states that seceded.

Question 9

Emancipation

Answer 9

Freedom

Question 10

Anaconda Plan

Answer 10

Divide the CSA in 2 by controlling the Mississippi River. Use a coastal blockade to cut off supplies.

Question 11

Union political and military leaders

Answer 11

• Abraham Lincoln – President
• Ulysses S Grant – Military Leader at end of war.
• Robert Gould Shaw – Leader of the MA 54th

Question 12

Battle of Antietam

Answer 12

• September 1862
• Bloodiest single day of war
• First major battle in the NORTH (Maryland)
• Lee’s army withdraws from North.
• Union Claims victory
• Gives Lincoln the opportunity to issue Emancipation Proclamation

Question 13

Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 13

• July 1863
• Second and LAST major battle in the North
• 3 day battle
• Included the failed “Pickett’s Charge”

Question 14

First Inaugural Address

Answer 14

• March 1861
• Upon becoming president in 1861
• goal is to help avoid the war
• We should not be divided as a nation.
• The government will not attack the south/war will only happen if south attacks.
• The country’s past will help unite the nation.

Question 15

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 15

• Announced September 1862, Enacted January 1863
• To give freedom to slaves in the territories that were rebelling.
• Slaves in the CSA were free
• African Americans could join the military
• seen as a military action, as it took a valuable resource (slaves) from the confederates.
• Prevented European nations from getting involved in the war on the side of the CSA

Question 16

Gettysburg Address

Answer 16

• November 1863
• To help dedicate a cemetery for Union Soldiers
• Reminded the nation of shared past (refers to the Declaration of Independence – “Fourscore and seven years ago…”)
• Hoped to inspire North to re-commit to the cause of the war – saving the union and ending slavery (refers to the nation having a “new birth of freedom).
• Wanted to ensure that the “work” of those who fought at Gettysburg and elsewhere was not in vain (in other words, he wanted to keep up the efforts to save the union by winning the war)

Question 17

Second Inaugural Address

Answer 17

• March, 1865
• upon being re- elected in 1864 after a difficult run against George McClellan.
• war was almost over – clear it would be a Union victory
• began to lay out his post war vision** – wanted to treat the south with “charity” to help move the nation forward as a unified nation as quickly as possible. In other words, he didn’t want to overly punish the south for their role in the war. **not directly in speech, but Lincoln’s post war vision included government assistance for newly freed slaves (Freedman’s bureau) AND limited black suffrage (voting rights)

Question 18

January 1861

Answer 18

The South Secedes when Lincoln was elected

Question 19

March 1861

Answer 19

Lincoln’s first Inauguration

Question 20

April 1861

Answer 20

Attack on Fort Sumter

Question 21

June 1861

Answer 21

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri stay in the Union

Question 22

January 1863

Answer 22

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 23

July 1 - July 3

Answer 23

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 24

July 1863

Answer 24

Attack on Fort Wagner

Question 25

November 1864

Answer 25

• Abraham Lincoln Is Re-Elected
• Opponent: George McClellan. Wanted to end war by negotiating with CSA
• Lincoln had lost support because the war had dragged on for so long.

Question 26

April 1865

Answer 26

• Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
• Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant on April 9th, affectivity ending the confederate’s ability to fight.

Question 27

Confederate political and military leaders

Answer 27

• Jefferson Davis – President

- Robert E Lee – Military leader. First asked by Lincoln to lead Union. He refused.