Civil War Lesson 4 Quiz

What battle is considered a strategic Union victory and was the bloodiest single day of combat in American military history?

• Battle of Atlanta

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

What important result did the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam have?

• It led to the Emancipation Proclamation

• It resulted in the Gettysburg Address

• It led to the surrender at Appomattox

• It resulted in the Battle of Vicksburg

Which regiment was the first opportunity for African Americans to join the army during the Civil War?

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment

• 1st Virginia Volunteer Regiment

• 3rd Georgia Volunteer Regiment

• 5th Alabama Volunteer Regiment

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Atlanta

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the Union general that laid siege to Petersburg outside Richmond in June 1864?

• General Robert E. Lee

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General William Tecumseh Sherman

• General George McClelland

What did President Lincoln use as a power allowed in the Constitution to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Executive Order

• Declaration of Martial Law

• War Powers Act

• Seizure of Enemy Property

Which Union general was put in charge of the Union armies farther west after the victory at Vicksburg?

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General George McClelland

• General William Tecumseh Sherman

• General Robert E. Lee

What was the key step in the Anaconda Plan achieved by the Union at the Battle of Vicksburg?

• Control of the Mississippi River

• Defeat of Lee's Army

• Capture of Richmond

• Surrender at Appomattox

Which city did General Sherman capture and burn after Atlanta in September 1864?

• Vicksburg

• Savannah

• Charleston

• Richmond

What did President Lincoln emphasize in the Gettysburg Address?

• The significance of foreign alliances

• The need for revenge against the Confederacy

• The benefits of territorial expansion

• The importance of preserving the Union