Civil War Quiz Review

The Union blockade was significant during the Civil War because?

• The Confederacy was able to block the Union trade with Europe

• The Union was able to block France and England from providing aid to the Confederacy

• The Confederacy had a large Navy that they were unable to use in battle

• England refused to sell the Union goods

The battle that allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation was?

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

The Emancipation Proclamation:

• Convinced the British to aid the Union

• Freed slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy

• Freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the Union, but not in areas that remained loyal

• Was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong objections

By issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, one of Lincoln's goals was to?

• Increase enthusiasm for the war in border states like Maryland and Kentucky

• Please the Radical Republicans by abolishing slavery in areas captured by the Union Army

• Gain desperately needed supplies from European nations

• Keep Britain and France from intervening on the side of the Confederacy

Why were the Confederates unable to create the same amount of ironclad ships that the Union Navy did?

• They considered the ships unimportant and chose to focus on their land forces

• They lacked the manufacturing and industrial capacity that the Union had

• They preferred lightweight wooden ships

• The Union ironclads were ineffective so the South so no need to build them

Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation on the grounds of?

• Economic disadvantage

• Natural rights

• 1. Military necessity

• Moral imperatives

All of the following were impacts of the Emancipation Proclamation except:

• The North gained a cause for the war and the moral high ground

• The South immediately began using slaves as soldiers in the Confederate Army

• Many slaves fled plantations and headed for Union lines

• The North began enlisting African-American soldiers into the Union Army

The term Copperhead referred to:

• Southerners who opposed the Confederacy

• Northerners who called for the abolition of slavery

• Southerners who called for the abolition of slavery

• Northerners who opposed the Civil War

Why did General Lee think his troops would be welcomed into the state of Maryland?

• It was a “slave state”

• It was part of the Confederacy

• Its part of the Union

• Maryland was forced to stay in the Union

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

• It led to the immediate surrender of the Confederacy

• It marked a turning point of the war towards the favor of the North

• It was the deadliest engagement of the war

• The South would never attack the North again