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American Civil War Study Test

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All you need to know for your 8th grade exam

1

Pick the BEST Definition of a rifle

A gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air
A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
A weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise

2

Pick the BEST Definition of a minie ball

A bullet with a hollow base that expands upon firing to fit the grooves of the barrel
A projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically made of metal, cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.
A round metal or stone projectile fired from a cannon in former times.

3

What made army camps smell so bad?

Garbage
Both Nature and Garbage
Latrines
Both Garbage and Latrines
Nature

4

Soldiers often went for weeks without taking a bath or washing their clothes

False--they bathed every day
It's neither true or false because soldiers had a choice to bathe or not and some were too lazy to keep clean
True

5

What are two poor hygiene practices doctors and soldiers did?

Forgetting to wear socks with their shoes
Not exercising regularly
Not cleaning their instruments and rarely bathing

6

What was a Copperhead during the civil war?

Northern Democrats who favored peace with the South
Men who wore hats made of copper
A type of weapon used

7

Conscription is a synonym for _____ that allows men to ______.

Substitution, hire people to serve in the war for them
Draft, serve in the military
Total war, lay siege wherever they go

8

What could you do to avoid serving in the civil war?

You were a wealthy man who could hire others to take your place
You were a planter who owned 20 or more slaves
Both choices are correct

9

Throughout the war, soldiers always had enough food, even though Confederate soldiers were sometimes hungry.

False--There was plenty of food in the beginning of the war but it soon became limited in the field
Soldiers only had bananas to eat
True

10

Why was it that at times Confederate soldiers did not have shoes?

Industries refused to make shoes because they didn't support the war.
All confederate soldiers had shoes, it was only that they fell apart after a few days of use.
The states did not always cooperate and share supplies.

11

The Union had "more" of everything; therefore their soldiers always had a uniform that was the right size.

True
False--Early in the war, Northern soldiers received clothing of very poor quality.
It's neither true or false

12

How did companies select company officers?

People volunteered for the positions
President Lincoln carefully selected them
Election

13

The Union never used black soldiers; however the confederacy armed their slaves!

False--Neither the North or South recruited African Americans for war. The North eventually allowed free blacks to fight.
There were no blacks in the Union
True

14

All soldiers that served were "American born" or born in the U.S.A

False--Immigrants from India served
False--Immigrants from other countries served, such as German and Irish people.
True

15

Men enlisted enthusiastically early in the war--this might be because many were farmers who had never left home--never even ridden a train.

False--most men did not support the war and wished to have peace with the South
False--many farmers rode trains and had left their homes to sell their produce
True

16

Civil War Soldiers were generally between 18 and 30 years of age. A boy of "middle school age", 11-13 would never be allowed to serve.

False--Bill Yankee was just 8 when he joined the Kentucky regiment
False--Charles Carter Hay was just 11 when he joined the Alabama regiment
True

17

The Union also drafted men

True
False--it only drafted women
False--both men and women were soldiers in the civil war

18

What was a bounty? Which side used them?

A hunter like Boba Fett in Star Wars
A cash payment the North used to men who volunteered
A cash payment the South used to men who volunteered

19

The Union had to draft more men than the Confederacy

False--Only a small percentage of men in the North were drafted
False--The Union didn't have to draft anyone
True

20

One reason that Southerners were hungry is that Southern trains weren't carrying food to markets, but to move items needed to fight the war.

False--Southern trains were carrying food to markets, but out in the field the soldiers were unreachable
True
False--Southerners had plenty of food and the Union was starving

21

Only the South suffered from inflation! Inflation in the South went as high as 9000%

False-- Inflation in the North went as high as 9000%
True
False--Inflation in the North was much lower, but prices still rose faster than wages.

22

How did the increase in northern industry making more items for war change the economy in the country even after the war?

It increased inflation to 9000%
It boosted Northern economy, later replacing farming as the basis of national economy
It weakened Northern economy, farming later replacing it as the basis of national economy

23

Today on April 15th, Americans pay their income taxes! When was the first income tax passed into law?

1861
1860
1864
1865

24

Southerners kept cotton from Northern factories as a way to hurt the Northern war effort.

False--Only certain states kept cotton from Northern factories
False--Southerners sold cotton to Northern traders in violation of Confederate law
True

25

How did slaves resist slavery after the war began?

Some carried out sabotage by destroying crops and farm equipment
All of the above
Slaves would refuse to retreat when the Union attacked
Slaves slowed pace of working or stopped working

26

What did Clara Barton begin after the war?

She founded the first hospital
She founded the American Red Cross
She founded the first mental institution

27

What job did women take over previously only held by men as a result of war?

All choices are correct
Being apart of relief agencies
Running farms + plantations
Taking over offices + factories
Plowing fields

28

Nursing was not a career generally open to women until after the Civil War.

False! The civil war helped to create nursing as a respectable profession for women
Women never pursued nursing
True

29

The border states were:

Maine, California, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Maine, and California

30

Were the border states slave states or free states?

Slave states
Neutral states
Free states

31

Identify which state "seceded from the South" (it was part of the Confederacy, but chose to leave and rejoin the U.S)

Kentucky
West Virginia
South Carolina

32

Were the border states Union or Confederacy?

They were properties of Canada
Confederacy
Union

33

Why were the border states important?

If Maryland seceded, Washington D.C. would be cut from the Union
All choices are correct
Kentucky's rivers provided and invasion route into the South and were used as a barrier for the Confederacy
They could tip the scales of the war

34

Identify Union advantages in the war

None of these
*Lincoln was a leader, *more people than South, *more telegraph lines, *more food, *more than double the railroad mileage, *More naval power and shipyards
*Outstanding generals, *Lincoln was a leader, *more telegraph lines, *more food, *more than double the railroad mileage

35

Identify Confederate Advantages in the war

None of these
*Great generals such as Robert E. Lee, *had the port of New Orleans, *more telegraph lines, *it was fighting a defensive war, *had a stronger will to fight, *good outdoorsmen/good with guns
*Great generals such as Robert E. Lee, *had the port of New Orleans, *it was fighting a defensive war, *had a stronger will to fight, *good outdoorsmen/good with guns

36

Identify Union weaknesses in the war

*supply lines would be stretched very far, *would have less of a will to fight
None of these
All of these
*Only had 9 million people, *Less than double railroad mileage, *Barely any naval power

37

Identify Confederate weaknesses

*Only had 9 million people, of which 3.5 million were slaves, *Less than double the railroad mileage, *Barely any naval power and shipyards
*Supply lines would be stretched very far, *Would have less of a will to fight
None of these
All of these

38

What was the North's original goal in war?

Abolish slavery
To bring Southern states back to the Union
Leave the South alone

39

Later in the war, what goal did the North add?

Both choices
None of the choices
Be independent and left alone
To completely abolish slavery

40

What was the South's goal in war?

To be independent and left alone. It would later try to wreck Northern morale.
To abolish slavery
All choices
None of the choices

41

Identify Northern war strategy

All choices
None
*Withhold cotton from the market, *Force France and Britain to aid the Confederate cause, *Defensive war
1.) Create a naval blockade of the South's coastline, 2.) Union would gain control of Mississippi river 3.) Capture Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital

42

What was the name of the Northern strategy?

The Rattlesnake Plan
The Anaconda Plan
The Union Plan

43

Who's front yard is now the Arlington National Cemetery?

President Lincoln's
General Montgomery Meigs
Robert E. Lee

44

Who chose the location for Arlington National Cemetery?

President Lincoln
General Montgomery Meigs
Robert E. Lee

45

Identify what the Confederate Army had to do as a condition of surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse

Give the Union their slaves
Lay down their arms and go home
Give up all their belongings

46

How was the 13th amendment made?

Lincoln created this law himself
Lincoln urged Congress to end slavery
The public voted on it

47

What did the 13th amendment say?

It said that slavery was banned only in the Confederacy
It said that slavery was banned in the U.S
It said that slavery was banned only in the West

48

Who assassinated Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth
Ulysses S. Grant
He committed suicide
Robert E. Lee

49

What was a consequence for the war?

(North) Caused national govt. to expand
All choices are correct
The labor system in the South was gone
Changed Northern economy
(South) Farms + plantations were destroyed

50

How did Lee spy on the enemy?

He had Confederate soldiers dress in Union uniforms
He had Jeb Stuart and his cavalry ride around the whole army/camp, and reported its size to Lee
He held capture enemy soldiers and tortured them until they spilled information

51

How long did it take Union to battle the Confederacy for Richmond (for the first time)?

Seven days--from June 25-July 1, 1862
Seven days--from July 1-July 7, 1862
Seven days--from June 18-June 25, 1862

52

What is a popular name for the battle the Union fought to take control of Richmond (the first time)?

The Seven Days' Battles
The Battle of Green Blood
The Battle at Manassas

53

Which army retreated at the first battle for Richmond?

Confederate
Neither
Union

54

Lee decided to attack the North because he needed food and supplies

True
False
He never attacked the North

55

Lee decided to attack the North because if they won, they could try to talk peace with Lincoln

False
Lee never attacked the North
True

56

Lee decided to attack the North because he could give Virginia farmers a rest from battle during harvest season

False
Lee never attacked the North
True

57

Lee wanted to attack the North because he wanted Britain and France as allies.

True, they ended up becoming allies
True, but they never allied with him
False

58

Which state did the Seven Days' Battles take place?

South Carolina
Ohio
Virginia

59

Which Union general attacked the Confederate capital of Richmond (first time)?

Burnside
Ulysses S. Grant
McClellan

60

Who was Lincoln's best general?

McClellan
Burnside
Ulysses S. Grant
Joseph Hooker

61

Define Emancipate

To set free from legal restrictions
Freedom
To worship

62

Define proclamation

To worship
An important official announcement
To set free

63

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

A proclamation Lincoln issued that freed all slaves in Confederate territory
An important announcement telling slaves to rebel
The document that ended slavery in the U.S.A

64

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation when he did?

He believed that there were no slaves in the Union so he had to abolish slavery in the South
He felt that this was the time to completely abolish slavery in the U.S.A
He'd just won at Antietam and freeing Southern slaves would weaken the Confederacy

65

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

It freed slaves all over the country
It said that all slaves in confederate territory would be free
It said that all slaves in union territory would be free

66

Why hadn't Lincoln made an announcement about ending slavery sooner?

He hated the South and wanted them punished
He felt the need to abolish slavery
After the battle at Antietam, he needed to think of a battle strategy to weaken the South

67

Why were slaves in the border states not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

The border states were apart of the confederacy
The border states were in the Union, and Lincoln was using this as a war strategy
He believed that the union was slave-free

68

No slaves were set free when the Proclamation was announced. Explain why.

All African Americans had fled to the Union
The Constitution didn't give the president power to free slaves
All African Americans in the south were already free

69

If no slaves were set free why did the Proclamation matter?

Slaves began to cross the Union lines
It was an important symbolic measure-- now a war of liberation
Gave slaves hope
All choices are correct

70

What ended slavery once and for all?

The Constitution
The 13th Amendment
The Emancipation Proclamation

71

Define the war tactic "Total War"

To line up in single file lines, face the enemy, and shoot.
To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
A fight against enemy troops and everything that supports them
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

72

Define the war tactic "entrenched"

A war against the enemy and everything that supports them
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
To line up in a single file line, face the enemy, and shoot.

73

Define war tactic "traditional with lines"

A war against the enemy and everything that supports them
To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
To line up in a single file line, face the enemy, and shoot.

74

Define war tactic "siege"

A war against the enemy and everything that supports them.
To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
To line up in a single file line, face the enemy, and shoot.
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

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