US History Final Exam-civil War Review
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11 Grade US History Exam Review Civil War.
- 1.The Civil War began with which battle?
- A.
Ft. Sumter
- B.
Antietam
- C.
Gettysburg
- D.
Fts. Jackson and St. Phillip
- E.
Sherman's March
- 2.General McClellan was fired after the Battle of _________ for ____________ .
- A.
Vicksburg ... breaking the seige
- B.
2nd Bull Run ... losing
- C.
Antietam ... hesitating
- D.
Gettysburg ... stealing shoes
- 3.Which of these early eastern battles ended in a tie?
- A.
Ft. Sumter
- B.
1st Battle of Bull Run
- C.
Seven Days'
- D.
2nd Battle of Bull Run
- E.
Antietam
- 4.Who won most of the battles over control of the Mississippi River?
- A.
Union
- B.
Confederacy
- C.
Nazis
- D.
Britain
- E.
Spain
- 5.Which battle was fought in Pennsylvania?
- A.
Ft. Sumter
- B.
Antietam
- C.
Fredricksburg
- D.
Gettysburg
- E.
Vicksburg
- 6.Who won the Vicksburg Seige, Sherman's March, and Grants' Series of Battles in Virgina?
- A.
Union
- B.
Confederates
- C.
Spain
- D.
Sweden
- E.
Britain
- 7.The Battles of Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, and Shiloh were all fought in which state?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
Tennessee
- C.
Mississippi
- D.
Pennsylvania
- E.
Virginia
- 8.Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
- A.
Abraham Lincoln
- B.
Rutherford B. Hayes
- C.
Jefferson Davis
- D.
Ulysses S. Grant
- E.
Stonewall Jackson
- 9.
- A.
He was the Union general during most battles for control of the Mississippi River.
- B.
He was promoted to be the Commander of all Union Armies.
- C.
He was elected President of the United States later.
- D.
He fought in the Mexican-American War
- E.
His nickname was "Unanimous Solidarity."
- 10.Who was a union nurse that later founded the Red Cross?
- A.
Elenor Roosevelt
- B.
Robert E. Lee
- C.
Clara Barton
- D.
Stonewall Jackson
- E.
Florence Nightengale
- 11.Who was imprisioned following the Civil War, held without trial, released, and retired to live off of charity and write his memiors?
- A.
George McClellan
- B.
Jefferson Davis
- C.
Robert E. Lee
- D.
Ulysses S. Grant
- E.
Abraham Lincoln
- 12.How did "Stonewall" Jackson's military career end?
- A.
He was depressed after Gettysburg, tried to quit, but the Confederate President wouldn't let him.
- B.
He was shot by friendly fire and died a few days later of pneumonia.
- C.
He retired, lived off charity, and wrote his memoirs.
- D.
He was assassinated by John Wilkes Boothe.
- E.
He was elected US President after Andrew Johnson.
- 13.Who led a march of destruction through three southern states to bring the Civil War to an end?
- A.
"Stonewall" Jackson
- B.
Ulysses S. Grant
- C.
Willam Tecumseh Sherman
- D.
Robert E. Lee
- E.
Michael Jackson
- 14.Which of these men was not a Union general?
- A.
Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
George McClellan
- C.
"Stonewall" Jackson
- D.
William Sherman
- 15.Who said this? “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy Slavery…. [A]ccording to my view of official duty … [despite] my oft-expressed personal siwh that all men, everywhere, could be free.”
- A.
Robert E. Lee
- B.
William Yancey
- C.
Jefferson Davis
- D.
Abraham Lincoln
- E.
Ulysses S. Grant
- 16.Who said this and why?It is the “most execrable measure recorded in the history of guilty man.”
- A.
Phillip Yancey in response to Britain's refusal to buy Southern cotton
- B.
Robert E. Lee in response to the death of his collegue
- C.
Abraham Lincoln expressing his views of slavery
- D.
Jefferson Davis in reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation
- E.
Clara Barton in describing soldiers' living conditions
- 17.Who complained and why? It’s a “rich man’s war and poor man’s fight.”
- A.
Abraham Lincoln to explain the suspension of habeous corpus
- B.
Poor Northerners who didn't want to help slaves
- C.
Poor Southerners who were angry about the draft
- D.
Jefferson Davis to recruit bounty jumpers
- 18.
- A.
The South hoped that the cotton trade would force Britain to be an ally during the Civil War, but Britain had other options and never recognized the Confederacy as a separate nation.
- B.
The South hoped to finance the Civil War with procedes from Cotton, but the Union burned their fields and so they had to turn to tobacco.
- C.
The North hoped that the South would sell its cotton to the Union army in order to make uniforms, but the South withheld its cotton as a war tactic to try to cripple the northern cities.
- D.
The South sold its cotton to India and Egypt, thereby bypassing old markets in Britain and making money for the war.
- E.
The South burned its own cotton in order to keep it from falling into Union hands.
- 19.What was the Anaconda Plan?
- A.
The Confederate plan to strangle the North
- B.
The Union plan to strangle the South
- C.
General Lee's plan to release deadly snakes in Union war camps
- D.
President Lincoln's plan to free the slaves
- 20.Which of these was not part of the Anaconda Plan?
- A.
Blockade ports
- B.
Capture the capital of Richmond, Virginia
- C.
Control the Mississippi River
- D.
Set fire to farms and private homes in Georgia
- 21.How were the goals of the Anaconda Plan accomplished?
- A.
The win at Gettysburg led to Union control of the Mississippi River; Lee and Jackson converged on Washington, DC from different directions, leaving a path of destruction along the way; and Britain sent soldiers to Canada.
- B.
The win at Gettysburg led to Union control of the Mississippi River; Grant and Sherman converged on New Orleans from different directions, leaving a path of destruction along the way; Lee stole Confederate supplies like shoes and gave them to Union soldiers.
- C.
The Seige of Vicksburg led to Union control of the Mississippi River; Grant and Sherman converged on Richmond from different directions, leaving a path of destruction along the way; Union ships blocked ports and other battles caused major port cities like New Orleans and Savannah to fall.
- D.
The Seven Days' Battle led to Confederate control of the Cumberland River; Lee and Jackson converged on Washington, DC from different directions, leaving a path of destruction along the way; and Britain sent soldiers to Canada.
- 22.Who suspended the writ of habeous corpus?
- A.
Abraham Lincoln
- B.
Jefferson Davis
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 23.What is habeous corpus?
- A.
A person cannot be held in jail without food and water
- B.
A person can be held in jail if they support an enemy of the US
- C.
A person can be held in jail if they can't produce proof of citizenship
- D.
A person cannot be held in jail without appearing before a judge first
- E.
A person cannot voice objections to government policies during war time
- 24.Why was habeous corpus suspended during the Civil War?
- A.
So Confederates could be punished by their captors
- B.
So prisoner of war camps could exist
- C.
So dissenters could be held in jail without trials
- D.
So presidents could feel more powerful
- E.
So the Emancipation Proclamation could take effect
- 25.What does dissent mean?
- A.
Reduction
- B.
Disagreement
- C.
Agreement
- D.
Surplus
- E.
Disbelief
- 26.What does secede mean?
- A.
Add on
- B.
Achieve one's goals
- C.
Surround and starve out
- D.
Split, separate, or withdraw from
- E.
Form a confederacy
- 27.What does emancipation mean?
- A.
Explanation
- B.
An oozing substance
- C.
Freedom
- D.
Slavery
- E.
Confrontation
- 28.What does abolish mean?
- A.
complain, disagree
- B.
Stop, halt, bring to an end
- C.
Start, ignite, like a spark
- D.
Free, release
- E.
Escape
- 29.What does annex mean?
- A.
Add on to, such as a piece of land
- B.
Splite or separate from
- C.
An eating disorder
- D.
An organized protest
- E.
A deadly bacteria used for biological warfare
- 30.
- A.
They cut out the tonges of captured soldiers
- B.
They had more men to lose, so they just kept attacking to wear down the enemy, no matter how many of their own soldiers died
- C.
They burned everything in site,including civilian homes and farms, and wrapped railroad tracks around trees
- D.
They held woman and children hostage
- E.
They held Southern sympathizers in POW camps without trial
- 31.Define conscription.
- A.
Writing
- B.
Payments for a series of magazines
- C.
Draft
- D.
Guilty of a crime
- E.
Enlisting in the military, taking the sign-up bonus, quitting, then doing it again
- 32.Which side surrendered at the end of the Civil War?
- A.
Union
- B.
Confederates
- C.
Britain
- D.
France
- E.
Mexico
- 33.
- A.
The original name for the White House
- B.
The horse Robert E. Lee was riding when the treaty ending the Civil War was signed
- C.
The building where the treaty ending the Civil War was signed
- D.
The village where the treaty ending the Civil War was signed
- E.
The cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born
- 34.When did the Civil War end?
- A.
April, 1865
- B.
Never, it is still going on
- C.
August, 1861
- D.
July, 1776
- E.
June, 1835
- 35.Why was the Union army particularly brutal in South Carolina?
- A.
Because this is where the Civil War ended
- B.
Because this is where most of the Civil War was fought
- C.
Because this is where the Civil War began
- D.
Because they wanted control of the Mississippi River
- 36.What is a cavalry?
- A.
Military on horses
- B.
A place of crosses, like a graveyard
- C.
Horses and mules
- D.
Soldiers on boats
- E.
Types of weapons
- 37.When Union soldiers reached the state of ___________, they began handing out _____________ because they knew the war was almost over.
- A.
South Carolina ... shovels
- B.
North Carolina ... food and supplies
- C.
Georgia ... blankets and pamphlets
- D.
Tennessee ... money for rebuilding
- 38.For the Union, emancipation was not just a _____________ issue; it became a weapon of __________ .
- A.
Controversial ... secession
- B.
Sensitive ... commerce
- C.
Confusing ... peace
- D.
Moral ... war
- 39.Copperheads were ________ Democrats who advocated peace with the _______ .
- A.
Northern ... South
- B.
Southern ... North
- C.
Eastern ... British
- D.
Western ... French
- 40.The four border states were these:
- A.
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina
- B.
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Texas
- C.
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri
- D.
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky
- 41.Which of these states did not secede from the Union before April, 1861?
- A.
Texas
- B.
Virginia
- C.
South Carolina
- D.
Alabama
- 42.True or False. _____ The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Union.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.True or False. In the Trent incident, Confederates arrested two Union delegates on their way to Britain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 44.True or False. Britain did recognize the Confederacy as a separate nation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 45.True or False. Ulysses S. Grant was shot accidentally by his own men.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 46.True or False. Draft riots occurred primarily in the rural South.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 47.True or False. President Lincoln was a northern Democrat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 48.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 49.True or False. Jeb Stuart led the Union cavalry.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 50.True or False. Most of the Civil War was fought in the North.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 51.True or False. The South had exceptional military leaders and a strong military tradition.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 52.The word seige means
- A.
To capture
- B.
To split or withdraw from
- C.
To surround and starve out by cutting off supplies
- D.
To grab
- 53.True or False. The South’s primary export was wheat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 54.True or False. The Northern economy prospered during the Civil War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 55.Wealthy Northerners could pay $_________ to avoid the draft.
- 56.________________ was the worst Prisoner of War camp in the Confederacy.
- 57.Casualties and losses were about _________ in most of the battles.
- A.
1/20
- B.
1/2
- C.
1/5
- D.
1/100
- E.
9/10
- 58.During Sherman’s March, about __________ freed slaves marched along behind the Union army.
- A.
250
- B.
2500
- C.
25,000
- D.
250,000
- E.
2,500,000
- 59.True or False. The 5th Amendment outlawed slavery.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 60.True or False. A month after the Civil War ended, Jefferson Davis was arrested in Georgia, held for two years without trial, then released.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 61.True or False. Approximately 92 % of the 2 million who served in the Union army were volunteers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 62.True or False. Kentucky was a border state.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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