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History Chapter 11 Civil War Test
Faith Christian School/ Karen Crone/ Chapter 11 Civil War Test
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10th Grade
05/19/2012

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what was a major significance of the presidential election of 1864
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voters showed their approval of lincolns stand against slavery
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list 3 advantages of the north
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1. more railroads
2. more money
3. stable government
4. more people
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grant's victory at vicksburg did what to the confederacy
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cut the confederacy in two
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the battle of antietam denied robert e lee a chance to
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win a battle on union soil
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during the early part of the war, lincolns main goal was to
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preserve the union
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what was the souths main war strategy
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seeking foreign aid from england and france
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grants successful strategy for taking vicksburg involved
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mounting a siege
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passage of the thirteenth amendment showed that congress accepted
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lincolns stand against slavery
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the reelection of president lincoln in 1864 showed that most northern voters
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approved his stand against slavery
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lee crossed into pennsylvania because he wanted a
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victory on northern soil
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if grants army could gain control of the mississippi river, the confederacy would be
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split into two parts
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the emancipation proclamation had the effect of
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encouraging african americans to serve in the union army
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grant and sherman followed the same general strategy, which called for
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confronting the enemy
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during the civil war, the republican-controlled congress
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passed a law calling for the construction of a railroad line from nebraska to the pacific
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george mcclellan said that if he were elected president in 1864, he would
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negotiate an end to the war
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the first battle of bull run and the battle of shiloh proved that the
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war would be long and difficult
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the single greatest cause of death of confederate and union soldiers was
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disease
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lincoln urged general mcclellan to attack the confederate capital of
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richmond, virginia
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what was the first major battle of the civil war
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the first battle of bull run
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the emancipation proclamation freed
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enslaved people living in the united states
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battles in the west took place mainly
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along rivers
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one of the major hardships faced by the confederacy during the war was
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a food shortage
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what was one advantage of the south
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they had a large amount of people that were trained at military schools
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after lee was unable to save richmond or unite with johnston, he
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surrendered to grant
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lincoln gained much-needed voter support in the 1864 election after
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sherman captured atlanta
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general lee marched his troops into pennsylvania because he
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hoped to win a victory on union soil
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what caused president lincoln to become dissatisfied with general mcclellans command
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he thought mcclellan was too slow to take action
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in the gettysberg address, lincoln
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promised the nation a new birth of freedom
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during the civil war, the south hoped to
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convince britain and france to intervene on the confederate side
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at fords theatre on april 14, 1865,
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lincoln was shot
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name the 3 rivers that were strategically important for the control of commerce and troops in the confederacy
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the mississippi, the tennessee, and the cumberland
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what two confederate strongholds on the mississippi river did commodore farragut and his union sailors capture
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new orleans and port hudson
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what was the significance of the battle between the monitor and the merrimack
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wooden ships became obsolete
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what did the south do to try and gain the aid of britain
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used their cotton sales as an incentive to gain their aid
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what did britain do when the south withheld their cotton
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they started buying cotton from other countries
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why was July 4, 1863 was so special
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slaves were able to celebrate independence day as free people for the first time
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what were the 3 elements of the anaconda plan
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1. put a naval blockade on the south
2. capture the capital, richmond
3. gain control of the mississippi river and split the south in two
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