Social Studies Quiz 9-9-22

Question 1

The president of the Confederacy is..

Answer 1

Jefferson Davis

Question 2

The Battle of Gettysburg was the second time the CSA invaded the North (the Union). The first time was the Battle of…

Answer 2

Antietam

Question 3

Before the Battle of Gettysburg, the South was winning most of the Civil War Battles in the…

Answer 3

East

Question 4

Before the Battle of Gettysburg, the North was winning most of the Civil War Battles in the…

Answer 4

West

Question 5

List 4 reasons why General Lee wanted to invade the North

Answer 5

Demoralize the North and make citizens of the North pressure Lincoln to end War
Allow South to harvest its crops without war on its soil
Get supplies and resources from the North (see how they like it)
Fight while he still had enough supplies and resources

Question 6

Who was the commander of the Union during the B of G?

Answer 6

George Meade

Question 7

Who did Meade replace?

Answer 7

Joe Hooker

Question 8

Why was hooker replaced?

Answer 8

Hooker lost the Battle of Chancellorsville badly to Lee; Hooker also did not pursue Lee after the battle (May of 1863)

Question 9

Why was the battle fought at Gettysburg

Answer 9

Many roads led to and through Gettysburg. It Was An”accident”to fight there.

Question 10

How many days did the battle of G last? What were the dates?

Answer 10

3 What were the dates? 7/1 to 7/3/1863

Question 11

Which side won day one of the battle of G ?

Answer 11

South or the Confederacy

Question 12

Why was Lee angry with General Ewell after day one of the battle of G?

Answer 12

General Ewell failed to take the “high ground” south of the town, although Lee’s orders were vague (Lee used the term “practicable”)

Question 13

Which one of Lee’s men went missing for the first 2 days of the battle?

Answer 13

J.E.B. Stuart

Question 14

Why was J.E.B stuart going missing so important?

Answer 14

Stuart was the cavalry leader, which means he was supposed to be informing Lee of the Union army’s size and movements. By going missing, Stuart made it so Lee was unsure of where the enemy was.

Question 15

By day 2 the Union occupied ____________ Ridge

Answer 15

Cemetery

Question 16

By day 2 the Confederates occupied ___________ Ridge

Answer 16

Seminary

Question 17

Why was Little Round Top so important for the Union to defend?

Answer 17

It was located at the far left of the Union line. Also, if the CSA captured this hill, they could destroy the rest of the Union line with artillery (cannon fire)

Question 18

Union General Dan Sickles made a mistake during Day 2. What was it?

Answer 18

Sickles moved his army out too far, thereby leaving a hole in the Union line, which allowed the CSA to almost break through and win the battle on Day 2 (but the Union was able to stop them despite Sickle’s Mistake

Question 19

Joshua L. Chamberlain was heroic on Day 2. What did he do to save Little Round Top?

Answer 19

His famous bayonet charge order when his men were just about out of ammunition

Question 20

Why was General Longstreet mad at General Lee?

Answer 20

Longstreet did not think the CSA should attack the Union’s strong position on Cemetery Ridge

Question 21

What did Longstreet want to do instead?

Answer 21

Force the Union off the high ground by “flanking” the Union army. Longstreet basically wanted to force the Union to attack the Southern army on ground that the South chose

Question 22

Who was the only Gettysburg resident/citizen killed during the battle?

Answer 22

Jennie Wade

Question 23

How did jennie wade die?

Answer 23

a stray bullet hit her while she was in a house in the middle of the battlefield

Question 24

According to Steinberg, why was Longstreet’s battle plan at Gettysburg better than Lee’s?

Answer 24

Longstreet turned out to be right that the Union position was too strong to be taken

Question 25

George Pickett will forever be remembered for what on Day 3 at Gettysburg

Answer 25

A failed “charge” on Day 3

Question 26

There were __________casualties at Gettysburg making it the __________ battle in American history.

Answer 26

51,000, deadliest

Question 27

After the battle, why was President Lincoln mad at General Meade

Answer 27

Meade allowed Lee to withdraw back into Maryland/Virginia, and Meade did not pursue/attack Lee to finish off the Southern army

Question 28

The Civil War continued for ____________ after the Battle of _____________.

Answer 28

2 years, Gettysburg

Question 29

Who did Lee blame for the loss at Gettysburg?

Answer 29

Himself

Question 30

How long after the Battle did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?

Answer 30

4 ½ months (1863)

Question 31

What was the occasion for the gettysburg address?

Answer 31

Dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery

Question 32

How long was Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg?

Answer 32

2 minutes

Question 33

What did Lincoln mean when he said, “these dead shall not have died in vain”? Also, include in your answer what Lincoln wanted his audience to think and do

Answer 33

“Dying in vain” means dying for no reason. Lincoln wanted the deaths of all these men (and Jennie Wade) to “mean something”. Lincoln was urging all Americans to finish the war/finish off the Confederacy and keep the Union together. Lincoln also mentions “a new birth of freedom” which many take to mean a nation without slavery.

Question 34

Longstreets plan

Answer 34

To find high ground in between Gettysburg and DC, and let the union attack him