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Mr. Whidden Presents Adventure Tales The American Civil War Parts 21-6 through 21-17
1. Pg. 302 Why do you think the south attacked Ft. Sumter which sits in the middle
of Charleston, South Carolina’s harbor?
a. The North was using the fort as part of the Underground Railroad
b. The South did not like the idea of a fort in their harbor
c. Abraham Lincoln had been elected
d. The North had proposed that slavery would be abolished.
2. Pg. 302 Why do you think 4 more states (bringing the total to 11) will leave the
union after the attack on Ft. Sumter?
a. Pres. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers from the states to put down the
rebellion
b. President Lincoln will launch a counter-attack against Charleston with a
devastating bombardment.
c. President Lincoln will order the Navy to attack all major southern ports.
d. President Lincoln announces that he will devastate the south if they do not
apologize.
3. Pg 303 What was the cruel dilemma faced by many in the opening days of the
war? A dilemma is a problem that you have to face.
a. How much will this war cost in money and lives
b. Will many people die?
c. Which side do I choose?
d. How long will this war last?
4. The 54th Union Army Regiment that fought bravely at the Battle of Fort Wagner was
A. the first Union regiment to engage in battle.
B. the only Union regiment to win 21 Congressional Medals of Honor.
C. an all-black regiment from Massachusetts.
D. an all-white regiment from Massachusetts.
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Let’s take a look and compare the Confederate States against the Union.
5. Pg 304 Who had the larger of the 2 armies in manpower
a. north
b. south
6. Pg. 304 This side did not really have any navy at all.
a. north
b. south
7. Pg. 305 Northern war strategy included
A. gaining control of Gettysburg.
C. blockading Washington, D.C.
B. gaining control of the Mississippi River.
D. defeating General Grant
8. Pg. 305 Confederate war strategy included
A. Capturing Washington D.C.
C. capturing General Grant.
B. blockading the North.
D. invading New York.
9. Pg. 305 Who was the military leader of the North?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Robert E. Lee
c. William T. Sherman
d. James M. Anderson
10. Pg. 306 Who was the military leader of the Confederate States of America?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. John Bell Hood
c. Franklin Roosevelt
d. Frederick Douglas
11. Pg. 307 All the following technology was used in the Civil War EXCEPT
A. electric lights.
B. ironclad ships.
C. cameras.
D. the telegraph.
12. Pg. 307 The American Red Cross got its start during the Civil War. What woman, who served as a
nurse will start it?
a. Jennifer Smith
b. Marie Curie
c. Clara Barton
d. Sandra Lipscomb
13. Pg 308 What was the number of casualties in the American Civil War?
a. 100,000
b. 1 million
c. 620,000
d. Over 6 million
14. Pg. 308 (True or False) Think about it. The American Civil War was the costliest war in terms of human lives because of the
weapons that were used.
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15. Pg 309 Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed
A. only the slaves in the Border States.
B. only the slaves in Washington, D.C.
C. only the slaves behind Confederate military lines.
D. all of the slaves in America.
16. Pg. 309 The Emancipation Proclamation caused
A. Britain to side with the Confederacy.
B. southerners to desegregate.
C. Lincoln to lose the 1864 election.
D. blacks to enlist in the Union army.
17. Pg. 311 (True or False) Many thought that the war would be short and quick.
18. Pg. 311 Look at the map. What do you think the purpose of a blockade would be?
a. To allow the south to trade goods with other countries such as Britain and France
b. To close off the harbors of the south to stop the flow of goods leaving and entering the area.
c. The southern waters were rich fishing grounds.
19. Pg. 312 What two battles occurring taking place at about the same time, but in different locations will turn the tide of war in
favor of the north?
a. Bull-Run and Antietam
b. Shiloh and Mobile Bay
c. Gettysburg and Vicksburg
d. Appomattox and Petersburg
20. Pg. 312 Which one of these “Fast Facts” about Gettysburg would not belong?
a. It was an important naval battle for the north.
b. It started by accident with southern soldiers looking for shoes
c. It still is the greatest battle in the western hemisphere
d. The battle was the beginning of the end for the south.
21. Pg. 312. What was the importance of the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi to the north?
a. The capital city of Washington D.C. was now safe
b. The entire Mississippi River was in control of the north.
c. The southern capital of Richmond now was open to attack.
d. The north now controlled the Atlantic and all harbors on the coast.
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22. Pg. 316 The North won the war as Lee surrendered at
A. Williamsburg Library, Virginia.
B. Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
C. Guilford Court House, North Carolina.
D. Colonial Village, Virginia.
23. Pg. 316 Lincoln and Grant agreed that the terms of surrender for the Confederates would be
A. harsh.
B. lenient.
C. designed to punish them.
D. dependent on their ending slavery.
24. pg. 316 Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
A. William Lloyd Garrison
B. a disloyal Union soldier
C. John Wilkes Booth
D. No one knows.