1.
What was the major political difference that caused the Southern states to break away from the Union in 1860?
A. 
New states were not being admitted into the Union as slave states
B. 
The South didn't gain a majority of the total vote in 1860
C. 
The Democrats lost the election
D. 
2.
Admiral Farragut was an outstanding naval commander. What navy did he serve with during the Civil War?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
The Union Navy established naval blockades from
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, figured that the Union's blockades would anger at least two major foreign nations that were buying goods from Confederate States. What were the names of these two nations?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
In the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, 50,000 troops of both armies fought in northern Virginia not far from Washington D.C. What army won that battle?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
England and France felt that trade was far more important with the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
In 1862, the Union forces developed river gunboats which were the first ironclad vessels in the United States. In what river valley did these vessels see their first action?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
Tennessee and MIssissippi River Valleys
8.
Who commanded the river boat squadron that demolished Fort Henry in February 1862?
A. 
General Ulysses S. GRrant
B. 
C. 
Admiral David G. Farragut
D. 
9.
Fort Jackson and Fort St. Phillip were established by the Confederates on the MIssissippi River to protect the South's largest and most important port city. What is the name of that city?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Admiral Farragut's Union fleet moved up the Mississippi River in April 1862, taking heavy fire from Fort Jackson and Fort St. Phillip. As he moved through the midst of the Confederate defensive fleet, his action caused what city on the river to surrender?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
Before the Union forces left Norfolk, Virginia, early in the war, they were ordered to destroy many of their own vessels to keep them from being captured and used later by the Confederates. One of the vessels that was sunk was raised by the Confederacy was the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
The Confederates had designed the CSS Virginia with one purpose in mind. What was their purpose?
A. 
B. 
To sail the rivers of the world
C. 
To break the Union's blockade
D. 
To destroy the USS Merrimack
13.
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor fought in one of the greatest naval battles of the Civil War. Their battle opened a new book on naval tactics, but what made both vessels so unusual during this time?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
The Battle of Hampton Roads was a major
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
Who was the general in charge of the Confederate land forces?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
General George Washington
16.
This general defeated the Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville. This general also moved north through Shenandoah Valley and invaded southern Pennsylvania. What was this general's name?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
The Emancipation Proclamation made a significant difference in European attitudes toward the Civil War. Although it did not stop slavery, it was still a great psychological move. Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation speech?
A. 
President Abraham Lincoln
B. 
President Jefferson Davis
C. 
D. 
General George Washington
18.
The Emancipation Proclamation of September 22, 1862, freed all slaves in the Confederate States as of January 1, 1863. In 1865 Congress added an amendment to the Constitution which ended slavery in the United States. What was that amendment?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
During the Civil War Charleston as a seaport city was not as important as it is today. In what state is Charleston located?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
The forces that were protecting Carleston used a kind of was vessel made from old gunboats cut close to the water line and covered with iron plating. They were armed with a charge of gunpowder attached to the end of a long spar that protruded from the bow. They were called
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
Why did President Jefferson Davis use privateers during the CIvil War?
A. 
To destroy the Union's blockade
B. 
To capture Union commercial goods
C. 
To weaken the Union's economic strength
D. 
22.
The last ships of the Confederate Navy were destroyed, and the last major Southern port was closed by Admiral Farragut in August 1864 in the violent naval battle of
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
On March 25, 1865, General Robert E. Lee launched his final attack on Ulysses S. Grant's troops. Although Lee had suffered fewer losses, he surrendered a few weeks later because of a lack of
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
What was the most pressing economic problem faced by the United States after the Civil War?
A. 
Providing funds to rebuild the nation
B. 
Providing funds to foreign nations
C. 
D. 
Providing other nations with food supplies
25.
What effect did economic problems have on the U.S. Navy immediately after the Civil War?
A. 
U.S. Navy's fleet increased in size
B. 
C. 
U.S. Navy's fleet was reduced in size
D. 
Older officers required more pay