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Civil War Pre-Assessment
1. The 1st fight (battle) of the Civil War took place at?
Ans 1_______________
A. Gettysburg
C. Fort Sumter
B. Vicksburg
D. Bull Run
2. Who was President of the Confederacy?
Ans 2_______________
A. U.S. Grant
C. Abraham Lincoln
B. Jefferson Davies
D. Robert E. Lee
3. Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?
Ans 3_______________
A. U.S. Grant
C. Abraham Lincoln
B. Jefferson Davies
D. Robert E. Lee
4. Lincoln’s Plan to win the war was called?
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A. Anaconda Plan
C. Marshall Plan
B. Scorch the Earth Plan
D. Gorilla Warfare
5. The lead Confederate general during the Civil War?
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A. U.S. Grant
C. Stonewall Jackson
B. George Meade
D. Robert E. Lee
6. The lead general of the Union at the end of the Civil War? Ans 6_______________
A. U.S. Grant
C. Stonewall Jackson
B. George Meade
D. Robert E. Lee
7. The battle of the Civil War that was considered the “turning point” of the war was?
A. Vicksburg
C. Antietam
B. Gettysburg
D. Shiloh
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8. The battle of the Monitor vs. the Merrimack was a 1 because?
A. 1st battle of iron-clad ships
C. 1st Naval battle off the coast of US
B. 1st submarine battle
D. M&M’s were named after the battle
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9. What was the capital of the Confederacy at the end of the war?
A. Savannah
C. Richmond
B. Washington D.C.
D. New Orleans
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10. Where does the surrender of the Confederacy happen?
A. White House
C. Vicksburg
B. Appomattox Courthouse D. Flushing Town Hall
Ans 10_______________
11&12. List 2 advantages the Union had before the war began?
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13. List an advantage the Confederacy had before the war?
Ans 13. ___________________________________________________
14. What was the name of the proclamation given by Abraham Lincoln that essentially freed the
slaves?
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15. What famous speech is this passage from?
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created
equal.
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