Civil War Test Review

Which of the following is true regarding the location shown in the photograph?

• It was where the first blood shed of the Civil War occurred.
• Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee at this location.
• The battle site was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
• It served as the location of the Union hospital headquarters.

Days after the conclusion of the Civil War the nation was shaken by -

• the hanging of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
• the assassination of President Lincoln
• France capturing American trading vessels in the Atlantic Ocean
• John Brown capturing Harpers Ferry

This map shows the southeastern United States. Which location on the map was the site of a Union victory that split the Confederacy? Select the correct answer.

• A
• B
• C
• D

Ulysses S. Grant is greatly esteemed for his service as -

• general for the Union
• president for the Union
• general for the Confederacy
• president for the Confederacy

What was the major effect of this event?

• Robert E. Lee became a Union general.
• The Civil War had finally ended.
• South Carolina seceded from the U.S.
• France began supporting the Confederacy.

According to this excerpt, Lincoln issued a draft in order to -

• make sure everyone in the North fought in the Civil War
• give African Americans the opportunity to fight against the Confederacy
• ensure the Confederacy was defeated and peace was restored
• develop young men into military leaders for the future

Which of the following correctly labels this map?

• A - Confederacy B - Union
• A - West B - Union
• A - Union B - West
• A - Union B - Confederacy

One of the greatest advantages the Union had over the Confederacy was the Union -

• had military supplies donated from Britain and France
• used weapons that were more technologically advanced than the Confederates
• had a greater industrial production of weapons and supplies
• had superior military leaders, who had been trained at West Point

In the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln was stating that -

• the Confederacy was significantly weaker than the Union military
• the cause of the Civil War was due to Southern aggression
• slavery was the institution that the North and South disagreed over
• the Union must continue to fight for the cause that these soldiers died for

In this painting the Union soldier are -

• destroying Southern property and transportation routes
• fighting against Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg
• capturing the Mississippi River at the Battle of Vicksburg
• allowing civilians to evacuate before attacking Confederate soldiers