History Test 5/7

Question 0

What are some disadvantages of the north and south?

Answer 0

North- Fighting on unfamiliar territory, poor leaders in the beginning,

South- Smaller population, few factories, few railroads, no navy, fewer resources,

Question 1

What were three strengths of the north and three strengths of the south?

Answer 1

North- larger population, more factories, ships and navy, more railroads, and Lincoln

South- Better generals, fighting in familiar territory, strong support from the white population

Question 2

What did the thirteenth amendment do and why is it so important.

Answer 2

The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery. Without it we probably would still have slaves today. It was essential to create our nation.

Question 3

What is the confederacy’s Capitol.

Answer 3

Richmond Virginia

Question 4

Name the fort fired on by the south to start the war?

Answer 4

Fort Sumpter

Question 5

What battle did the north win that allowed Lincoln to fee the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 5

Antietam

Question 6

What was the name of the south’s iron clad ship?

Answer 6

Merrimack

Question 7

What was the Capitol of the north?

Answer 7

Washington D.C.

Question 8

On Jan. 1st 1863 Lincoln sighed what?

Answer 8

Emancipation proclamation

Question 9

The worst draft protest took place in which city?

Answer 9

New York

Question 10

What was the North’s main goal?

Answer 10

Uniting the union

Question 11

What were the confederate ships called that broke through the North’s naval blockade?

Answer 11

Blockade runner.

Question 12

Clara Barton founded what organization

Answer 12

American Red Cross.

Question 13

What was the name of the North’s iron clad ship?

Answer 13

Monitor

Question 14

What was the name of the confederate’s president.

Answer 14

Jefferson Davis

Question 15

Name the regiment who proved that African-Americans can fight?

Answer 15

54th Massachusetts

Question 16

Name the speech given by Lincoln while dedicating a cemetery?

Answer 16

Gettysburg address

Question 17

Where did Robert E Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?

Answer 17

Appomattox Courthouse

Question 18

What was Sherman goal as he marched to the sea through Georgia?

Answer 18

“Make Georgia Howl”

Question 19

Which states were the border states?

Answer 19

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware

Question 20

Did the border states allow slavery or not?

Answer 20

Allowed slavery

Question 21

How was West Virginia formed?

Answer 21

48 countries in Virginia stayed loyal formed the state of West Virginia

Question 22

What was the point of the war for the South?

Answer 22

When recognition as an independent nation

Question 23

What was the North known as?

Answer 23

Yankees

Question 24

What was the South known as?

Answer 24

Rebels

Question 25

What was the first battle of the war? (2 answers North and South)

Answer 25

North – bull run

South - Manassas

Question 26

It was after the battle Bull Run that people started realizing that the war would be what?

Answer 26

Long and difficult

Question 27

What did the blockade do?

Answer 27

Stop the south from selling cotton and bringing in guns

Question 28

Ulysses S Grant north or south

Answer 28

North

Question 29

Robert E lee North or South?

Answer 29

South

Question 30

What was Grant known as

Answer 30

Unconditional surrender

Question 31

What was the bloodiest fighting of the war?

Answer 31

The battle of Shiloh

Question 32

When did the battle of Shiloh take place

Answer 32

April 6-7 1862

Question 33

Did the north or the south win the battle of Shiloh

Answer 33

North

Question 34

When was the capture of New Orleans

Answer 34

April 25, 1862

Question 35

Who captures New Orleans and why was it so important

Answer 35

The north, and it meant that the confederacy could no longer use the Mississippi River

Question 36

Who is nicknamed little Napoleon chicken because he was very cautious and timid.

Answer 36

General McClellan

Question 37

What army did general McClellan train?

Answer 37

Potomac

Question 38

What’s Fight took seven days

Answer 38

Battle at Richmond or peninsular campaign

Question 39

What battle was the single most bloodiest day of the war

Answer 39

Antietam

Question 40

What date did Lincoln sign the emancipation proclamation

Answer 40

January 1,1863

Question 41

What did Britain and France think of the Confederacy after the Emancipation proclamation

Answer 41

Wouldn’t even recognize it as a thing, so like yeah.

Question 42

What is the most famous black regiment

Answer 42

54th Massachusetts

Question 43

What 2 women spied for the south

Answer 43

Belle Boyd and Rose O’ Neil

Question 44

Which women disguised herselfas a man and fought for the south

Answer 44

Loretta Velazquez

Question 45

Who served as a nurse (obviously lots of people did but who’s the one person that Mr. G said in the packet, and must be pretty important;)

Answer 45

Dorothea pix

Question 46

Peace Democrats are also known as what

Answer 46

Copperheads

Question 47

When does the battle of Fredericksburg take place and who won

Answer 47

Dec 13, 1862 South won

Question 48

What battle of the war was the south split in two?

Answer 48

Vicksburg

Question 49

What where the three battles near Richmond

Answer 49

Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse and Coldharbor

Question 50

Where did Grant trap Lee and it turned into a nine month siege

Answer 50

Petersburg

Question 51

When does Grant capture Richmond

Answer 51

April 2, 1865

Question 52

When did Lee surrender

Answer 52

April 9, 1865