Civil War Quiz #3
Civil War
- 1.1. About which of the following generals did Lincoln say “I cannot spare this man, he fights.”
- A.
Robert E. Lee
- B.
U.S. Grant
- C.
George McClellan
- D.
"Stonewall" Jackson
- 2.Which of the following is NOT true of the Battle of Antietam?
- A.
It was considered a Union victory
- B.
It led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
- C.
It took place in New York State
- D.
It was the bloodiest day in American history
- 3.What is the name of the first two iron clad ships?
- A.
Monitor and the Sherman
- B.
Monitor and the Merrimack
- C.
Monitor and the Grant
- D.
Monitor and the Manassas
- 4.Which of the following was a result of the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville?
- A.
The Confederate Army surrendered
- B.
It was the turning point of the war
- C.
Robert E. Lee was killed
- D.
“Stonewall” Jackson was shot and died 8 days later
- 5.Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?
- A.
it freed 4 million slaves
- B.
It led to the secession of the border states
- C.
The British and French began to help the Confederacy
- D.
It was issued by Abraham Lincoln following the Battle of Antietam
- 6.Which of the following battles is true of the Battle of Gettysburg?
- A.
It was a Union victory
- B.
There were 51,112 casualties
- C.
It was the turning point of the war
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Which of the following was an important result of Grant’s victory at Vicksburg?
- A.
The war was over
- B.
The Union now controlled the Mississippi
- C.
George McClellan was fired
- D.
All of the above
- 8.What term is defined as “war against a civilian population and anything that supports the enemy's war effort?”
- A.
Total War
- B.
Complete War
- C.
Civilian War
- D.
Civil War
- 9.Who marched to the sea causing widespread devastation in Georgia and later in the Carolinas?
- A.
U.S. Grant
- B.
Robert E. Lee
- C.
George McClellan
- D.
William Sherman
- 10.Who was Abraham Lincoln’s opponent in the 1864 presidential election?
- A.
William Sherman
- B.
Robert E. Lee
- C.
U.S. Grant
- D.
George McClellan
- 11.What Union victory by General Sherman helped Lincoln win re-election because it help convince Americans that the Union would win the war?
- A.
Battle of Vicksburg
- B.
Battle of Antietam
- C.
Battle of Atlanta
- D.
Battle of Gettysburg
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