CIVIL WAR ANSWER KEY

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Civil War Take Home Test

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A.      54^th Massachusetts                         B. Civil War                         C. Emancipation Proclamation

D.   Union                                                    E. Merrimack                     F. Confederacy

G.   Monitor                                                H. Fort Sumter                   I. Great Skedaddle

J.    South Carolina                                    K. Stonewall                       L. Anaconda Plan

M.  Robert E. Lee                                      N. Ulysses S. Grant           O. segregation

P.    Gettysburg Address                        Q. impeach                         R. draft

S.    sharecropping                                   T. 15^th Amendment         U. 14^th Amendment

V.    13^th Amendment                             W. Reconstruction           X. William Tecumseh Sherman

Y.    Appomattox Court House             Z. total war

1.       War between the North and South _____B_____

2.       North ___D_______

3.       South ____F______

4.       First battle of the Civil War _____H_____

5.       First state to secede from the Union _____J_____

6.       Union’s plan for victory ____L______

7.       Main general of the Confederate Army ____M______

8.       T. J. Jackson’s nickname ____K______

9.       The Union’s retreat from Bull Run _____I_____

10.   Confederate Ironclad Ship ____E______

11.   Union Ironclad Ship ______G____

12.   Ended slavery in the Confederacy ______C____

13.   First African American Regiment to fight in the war _____A_____

14.   Main general of the Union ____N______

15.   Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln _____P_____

16.   The way Lincoln dealt with the need for more soldiers _____R_____

17.   General that used total war ____X______

18.   All-out war to destroy people’s ability and will to fight ____Z______

19.   Place where Lee and Grant met at the end of the war ____Y______

20.   Rebuilding the South _____W_____

21.   Abolished slavery ____V______

22.   Granted all citizens the same legal rights ___U_______

23.   Gave all men the right to vote ____T______

24.   Renting land for a share of the crops _____S_____

25.   Charge a government official with wrongdoing ____Q______

26.   Separation of people by race ___O_______

27.   How long did people think the Civil War was going to last?

·         A few months

28.   How many years did the Civil War last? What were the years?

·         4 years (1861 – 1865)

29.   Name 2 strengths of the North.

·         More people

·         More resources

30.   Name 2 strengths of the South.

·         Well-trained

·         Fighting for their homes

31.   What were the 3 parts of the Anaconda Plan?

·         Block southern seaports

·         Take over the Mississippi River

·         Attack from all sides

32.   Why did Lee refuse to command the Union Army?

·         He did not want to fight against his home state.

33.   How many African Americans fought for the Union Army?

·         180,000

34.   Name 2 things women did during the Civil War?

·         Nurses

·         Took care of everything at home

35.   How old was the youngest and oldest person to fight in the war?

·         Youngest 14

·         Oldest 80

36.   How many people died during the Civil War?

·         620,000

37.   Tell me one fact about the Civil War.

·         Anything you want

38.   Tell me one opinion about the Civil War.

·         Anything you want

39.   What do you miss most about school?

·         Your call

40.   Who is your favorite person from the Civil War?

·         Your call