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• Question 1
After what major military engagement did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Correct Answer:
• Question 2
Battle of Antietam The capital of the Confederate States of America was located in which major city? Correct Answer:
• Question 3
Richmond, Virginia Both the Union and the Confederacy had advantages and disadvantages when they engaged in the American Civil War. What was considered the Union's primary advantage? Correct Answer:
• Question 4
The Union's great industrial capabilities and extensive railroad grid In 1862, the Confederate Congress gave Jefferson Davis the power to suspend the right of those arrested to be brought before a judge or court to determine whether there is a cause to hold the prisoner. What is the power that President Davis suspended known as? Correct Answer:
• Question 5
habeas corpus Throughout 1864 and early 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman set forth on his March to the Sea, essentially moving his troops across the southeast to the Atlantic coastline. His efforts accompanied those of General Grant's who focused on General Lee's Army of Virginia. What was General Sherman's primary objective in his March to the Sea? Correct Answer: to annihilate the military and civilian resources that were within his path
• Question 6
What was the first major battle of the American Civil War (after the bombardment of Fort Sumter)? Correct Answer: The Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
• Question 7
Fort Sumter, located on an island in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, had a small Union garrison of fewer than 100 soldiers and officers. In an effort to demonstrate the Confederacy's determination, who pressured Confederate President Jefferson Davis to take Fort Sumter? Correct Answer:
- Question 8 the Fire-Eaters Both the Union and the Confederacy had advantages and disadvantages when they engaged in the American Civil War. What was considered the Confederacy's advantage? Correct Answer: The Confederates had the initial advantage of waging in a defensive war, allowing the war to be fought on their territory, so they were familiar with the terrain and had the support of the civilian population - Question 9 While, nursing had been a position previously considered only suitable for disreputable women, during the American Civil War it developed into a major service industry, employing more than 3,000 in the Union alone and opening a new role for women after the war. Who was the trailblazer that was in charge of the Union army's nurses? Correct Answer: - Question 10 Dorothea Dix The Union had many strengths over the Confederacy. Which of the following was not considered a strength of the Union? Correct Answer: Union soldiers were fighting on familiar ground, giving them a clear advantage over the South. - Question 11 The president of the Confederate States of America was: Correct Answer: Jefferson Davis. - Question 12 Lincoln's status among voters was on the decline in late 1863 and throughout 1864. Which of the
o Question Correct Match Union general during the American Civil War E. Ulysses S. Grant President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War D. Jefferson Davis Vice president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War B. Alexander Stephens President of the United States during the American Civil War A. Abraham Lincoln Union colonel who led the 54th Massachusetts unit of African American solders C. Robert Gould Shaw
- Question 17 Match the following terms with the most appropriate description.
o Question Correct Match Under the leadership of General George B. McClellan, this Union fighting force mainly operated outside of Washington, DC Under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant, this Union fighting force mainly operated in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Mississippi River Valley D. Army of the Potomac A. Army of the West In May 1861, Union general Benjamin Butler identified slaves who had escaped to the Union army lines. Escaped enslaved people who made it to the Union lines were not returned to slavery and considered a valuable resource to the Union forces I. contrabands A compromise suggested by a Kentucky senator that would restore the 36°30′ line from the Missouri Compromise and extend it to the Pacific Ocean, allowing slavery to expand into the southwestern territories. The compromise was ultimately rejected by Republicans that elected Lincoln and representatives from the southern states. C. Crittenden Compromise This document transformed the American Civil War from a struggle to unify the Union into a struggle to end the institution of slavery. Located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, this Union garrison came under siege by Confederate forces in the bombardment on April 12, 1861, igniting the American Civil War. G. Emancipation Proclamation H. Fort Sumter This two-to-three-minute speech was given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of a national cemetery on November 19, 1863. The right of those arrested to be brought before a judge or court to determine whether there is cause to hold the prisoner B. The Gettysburg Address E. Habeas corpus This successful campaign of annihilation that stretched from Tennessee to Georgia was employed by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. F. March to the Sea In late 1862, the course of the American Civil War changed to take on the characteristics in which the government makes no distinction between military and civilian targets, and mobilizes all resources, extending its reach to all areas of citizens’ lives J. Total War
