Civil War Unit Test

At the Battle of Chancellorsville, who launched a surprise attack on the Union forces?

"Stonewall" Jackson

Who was a commander of the Union army during the Civil War?

George McClellan

How did the capture of Vicksburg contribute to the Union victory in the Civil War?

It gave the Union control of major Southern cities.

Which of the following best describes the sequence of events following the shooting of President Lincoln?

Lincoln died the following day, and his assassin was killed several days later.

The Civil War strategy that involved attacks on both civilian and military targets was called

Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

In which Southern state was Fort Sumter located?

South Carolina

Which best describes how the status of the Civil War affected Lincoln's reelection in 1864?

The Civil War was close to ending.

Which statement offers the best comparison between the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War?

The South produced more food than the North.

Why was Lincoln determined to keep the border states in the Union?

They were needed to protect the capital.

During the Civil War, Grant attacked Vicksburg a second time because

Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory.

Which leader devised the Anaconda Plan for the Union?

Winfield Scott

In the excerpt, Davis argues that

citizens have a right to change or destroy governments.

African Americans contributed to the Union war effort on the home front by working as

cooks and sharecroppers.

The main purpose of Jim Crow laws was to

divide African Americans from Southern whites.

General Grant responded to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House by

feeding Lee's troops and sending them home.

On the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the Union army

fought the Confederate army to a stand-off.

A reason the Battle of Gettysburg was a key turning point was

it greatly weakened Lee's army.

A major result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that

it provided the Union with a larger army.

To win the Civil War, the South was counting on the fact that

it was too large for the Union to conquer.

Many Southern leaders believed that a McClellan victory in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to

negotiations for Confederate independence.

General Lee's surrender in 1865 marked

the South's defeat in the Civil War.

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, which of the following constitutional amendments formally ended slavery?

the Thirteenth Amendment

The "house" that Lincoln mentions is a reference to

the federal government.

Lincoln let Confederate leaders know about his plan to resupply Fort Sumter so that

they would not fire on the ships.

At the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General Robert E. Lee

tried to advance his troops but was turned back by Union forces.