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Chapter 17 Review
U. S. History
Complete each statement by placing the NUMBER of the term used in the blank.
1. Battle of Shiloh
3. Martial law
5. Battle of Chancellorsville
2. Habeas corpus
4. Battle of Fredericksburg 6. Inflation
1. One of the worst defeats for the Union was the ______________________________.
2. __________________________ is rule by the army instead of by the elected
government.
3. The ____________________________________ was General Jackson’s last battle.
4. _____________________ is a rise in prices and decrease in the value of money.
5. One of the bloodiest Civil War battles was the _______________________________.
6. ______________________________ is the right to a hearing before being jailed.
7. Defensive
15. Grant
23. Soldiers
8. Peace and unity
16. Confederate
24. Confederation
9. Useful
17. Twenty
25. Slavery
10. Total war
18. Rights
26. Sally Tompkins
11. Plantations
19. African Americans
27. Jefferson Davis
12. Border states
20. Navy
28. Northern
13. Woods
21. Inflation
29. Infection and disease
14. Mississippi
22. Abolition
30. Union
7. One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it added the ______________
of slavery in the South to the Union’s war goals.
8. Taking control of the _____________________ River was a successful strategy for
the Union in winning the Civil War.
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9. In order to preserve public safety during the war, the North had to face the
suspension of certain _______________.
10. In the wake of growing economic problems during the war, many Southern
________________________ grew food crops.
11. After Lincoln’s reelection, one of his major goals was to work
toward______________________________________.
12. By 1863 many ______________________________ in the Union army were fighting
in major battles.
13. ________________________ was a problem for both the North and South during the
war.
14. In the South there was resentment among many people because a man owning
______ slaves was exempt from the Confederacy draft law.
15. The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to keep the
_____________ together.
16. Early Civil War battles proved the need for well-trained _________________.
17. Lincoln was cautious in the beginning of the war about the issue of slavery because
he wanted the _____________________________ to remain in the Union.
18. ___________________________ was a Confederate nurse.
19. The idea that civilians would be subject to the same hardships as enemy soldiers was
known as _________________________.
20. One result of the war was that ___________________was ended throughout the U.S.
21. _______________________________ was the president of the Confederacy.
22. One of the major strengths of the Union during the war was its _____________ and
a large merchant fleet.
23. One of the major strengths of the Confederate army during the war was that it used
the _____________ in the South as cover against invading forces.
24. Having a larger population and greater manufacturing ability were
_____________________ strengths.
25. Fighting a _________________ war and fighting for their property were Southern
strengths.
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26. The Civil War was a turning point in our nation’s history because Americans
afterwards began to think of the country as one nation rather than as a
___________________________ of states.
27. Grant planned to destroy anything that might be ___________ to the enemy.
28. During the war, combat was deadly but _____________________________ were
greater threats.
29. The Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were stunning
______________________________ victories.
30. The determination of General____________________ helped the Union win the war.
31. Which adjective BEST describes Lincoln’s goals for peace?
a. vengeful
b. weak
c. forgiving
d. unrealistic
32. How did the slaves in the South contribute to the Union war effort?
a. They refused to serve in the Confederate army when drafted.
b. They burned plantations.
c. They revolted against their plantation owners.
d. They refused to work on the plantations.
33. Which of the following is TRUE about the Union strategies for victory?
a. The Union failed to attain its major goals.
b. The Union attained only one of its goals.
c. The Union attained two of its three goals.
d. The Union eventually attained all of its goals.
34. Which of these people would have been MOST likely to disapprove of the
Emancipation Proclamation?
a. a European diplomat
b. a southern planter
c. a free African American
d. a northern abolitionist
35. Which statement accurately describes the early days of the Civil War?
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a. Both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic.
b. It soon became clear that the Union would win a quick victory.
c. George McClellan’s bold leadership gave the Union an early advantage.
36. How did the work of Civil War nurses change employment opportunities for women
in American society?
a. The outstanding performance of nurses opened up new employment
opportunities for women.
b. Women who wished to become doctors no longer faced discrimination.
c. The horrors of the experience discouraged women from pursuing nursing
careers after the war.
37. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in
a. Pennsylvania
b. Virginia
c. South Carolina
38. The capture of Vicksburg
a. ended the only Confederate invasion of the North.
b. split the Confederacy in two
c. was the final battle of the war.
39. The Battle of Vicksburg was fought in
a. Mississippi
b. Louisiana
c. Alabama
40. The Battle of Gettysburg
a. gave the North control of the Shenandoah Valley.
b. ended the Confederate invasion of the North.
c. began Sherman’s “March to the Sea.”
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