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Civil War

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Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: • Following the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, Americans were forced to ANSWER: • Choose sides

Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: • Lincoln refused to recognize the secession and desperately tried to _____ ANSWER: • Save the Union

Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: • Fort Sumter was a federal outpost located in _____. ANSWER: • Charleston, South Carolina

Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: Lincoln tried to resupply Fort Sumter, when Confederate cannons began firing at the Fort; The Civil War had begun. True or false? ANSWER: • true

Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: • States that were divided about the idea of war, and were wedged between the Confederate and Union States were known as. ANSWER: • Border States

Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: A warship that was heavily armored with iron was known as an ANSWER: • Ironclad

Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: Both the Union and Confederate Navy had Ironclads. ANSWER: • True

Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: The Battle of _____ was amajor Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U. S. military history ANSWER: • Antietam

Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: A series of battles in which Confederate Army successes forced the Union army to retreat from Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate Capital were known as _______ ANSWER: • The Seven Days Battle

Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: _______was the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate Victory and showed that the Civil War would not be won easily. ANSWER: • First Battle of Bull Run

Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: • The Union navy controlled the sea and blockaded southern ports. The southern economy was hurt because the South was prevented from selling and receiving goods. ANSWER: • True

Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: The Confederate Ironclad was known as the ANSWER: • Merrimack

Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: The Union Ironclad was known as ANSWER: • The Monitor

Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: • 14. The Union victory in the battle of the Ironclads was important because ANSWER: • it saved the Union fleet, allowing them to continue the Blockade

Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: • 15. With over 50, 000 men killed, ______was the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. ANSWER: • Gettysburg

Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: • Gettysburg was a turning point in the war and a important victory for the Union, Lee and the Confederates would never attack in the North again. ANSWER: • (true)

Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: _____ is known for his famous March to the sea. • General William Tecumseh Sherman

Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: • General Sherman practiced ______which is destroying any civilian and military resources, such as farms and railroads. ANSWER: • Total war

Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: • The Civil War effected all levels of _____ ANSWER: • Society

Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: • ______were the backbone of civilian life performing daily chores normally done by men. ANSWER: • Women

Topic 5 – 10 Points QUESTION: • Union volunteer Clara Barton organized the collection of medicine and supplies for delivery to the battlefield and is known as the founder of The ANSWER: • American Red Cross

Topic 5 – 20 Points QUESTION: • Robert E. Lee surrendered at the small town of _____ending The Civil War ANSWER: • Appomattox Courthouse

Topic 5 – 30 Points QUESTION: • The South’s defeat in the Civil War ended ANSWER: • Slavery

Topic 5 – 40 Points QUESTION: • The South’s defeat in the Civil War left the _____ in ruin ANSWER: • economy

Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: • The Civil War had no lasting effects of American Society ANSWER: • false