The Civil War Unit test 100%

At the Battle of Chancellorsville, who launched a surprise attack on the Union forces? Robert E. Lee Joseph Hooker "Stonewall" Jackson Ambrose Burnside

"Stonewall" Jackson

Who was a commander of the Union army during the Civil War? Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln George McClellan

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. It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in border states. It gave the Union the ability to supply its troops. It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in the East.

It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in the East.

Which of the following best describes the sequence of events following the shooting of President Lincoln? Lincoln died immediately, and his assassin was shot leaving Ford's Theater. Lincoln died immediately, and his assassin was arrested that evening. Lincoln died the following day, and his assassin was killed several days later. Lincoln received immediate medical care, and his assassin was never caught.

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

Which of the following groups became more active in politics during the Civil War? Union soldiers Confederate soldiers Northern women Irish immigrants

Northern women

In which Southern state was Fort Sumter located? Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

South Carolina

As a result of the actions of enslaved people during the Civil War, Northern factory workers lost their jobs. Southern cotton farms thrived. Southern farms could not produce enough food. Northern factories gained more workers.

Southern farms could not produce enough food.

Which best describes how the status of the Civil War affected Lincoln's reelection in 1864? The Civil War was close to ending. The Civil War was about half over. The Civil War had many years left. The Civil War was just beginning.

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 had more factories than the North. The South produced more food than the North. The North had fewer people than the South. The North had a longer coastline than the South.

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. They contained most of the South's large plantations. They had all voted to secede by narrow margins. They contained the most of the South's commercial harbors.

They were needed to protect the capital.

During the Civil War, Grant attacked Vicksburg a second time because he was angry at the Confederacy. Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory. the Confederacy did not expect it. the Union navy could not control the city.

Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory.

African Americans contributed to the Union war effort on the home front by working as cooks and sharecroppers. businessmen and surgeons. carpenters and shopkeepers. carpenters and surgeons.

carpenters and surgeons.

Read the excerpt from Jefferson Davis's inaugural address below.Our present political position has been achieved in a manner unprecedented in the history of nations. It illustrates the American idea that governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.In the excerpt, Davis argues that citizens have a right to change or destroy governments. citizens should ask permission before starting a new government. governments should be ruled by a small number of people. governments should split when they face disagreement.

citizens have a right to change or destroy governments.

The main purpose of Jim Crow laws was to prevent African Americans from going to school. divide African American families. reestablish slavery in the South. divide African Americans from Southern whites.

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. arresting Lee and sending his troops home. arresting Lee and sending his troops to prison. executing Lee and arresting his troops.

feeding Lee's troops and sending them home.

The Battle of Antietam showed the Union that it was getting weak. it had strong leadership. it could win the war. it needed help from Great Britain.

it could win the war.

A reason the Battle of Gettysburg was a key turning point was it won the war for the Union. it convinced Europe to become a Union ally. it greatly weakened Lee's army. it was the first battle the Confederacy lost.

it greatly weakened Lee's army.

A major result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it brought an end to the war. it made the Union weaker. it provided the Union with a larger army. it brought border states into the fight.

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. the Mississippi River was open for transporting goods. its coastline was too long to attack. Richmond was close to Washington, DC.

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 a Republican presidency. negotiations for Confederate independence. the end of the Civil War. the emancipation of enslaved persons.

negotiations for Confederate independence.

General Lee's surrender in 1865 marked the North's defeat in the Civil War. the official end of slavery in the United States. the South's defeat in the Civil War. the end of ten years of armed conflict.

the South's defeat in the Civil War.

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, which of the following constitutional amendments formally ended slavery? the First Amendment the Fifth Amendment the Eighth Amendment the Thirteenth Amendment

the Thirteenth Amendment

Read the quote from Abraham Lincoln below.A house divided against itself cannot stand.The "house" that Lincoln mentions is a reference to the federal government. the Northern slave trade. freed enslaved people. Kansas and Nebraska.

the federal government.

Lincoln let Confederate leaders know about his plan to resupply Fort Sumter so that they would not fire on the ships. they would not attack other nearby forts. they could defeat Union forces. they would not attack during a Union surrender.

they would not fire on the ships.

After assassinating President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was hailed as a hero in the south. was eventually captured. became an abolitionist. escaped to the North.

was eventually captured.