Student Survive 2 Thrive: Week 15 U.S. History: The Civil War 1860-1865

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U.S. History Week 15

The Civil War, 1860-1865

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Crash Course: Battles of the Civil War (7:24)
What Was It Like to be a Civil War Soldier (10:49)
Crash Course: The Civil War Part 1 (12:00)
Crash Course: The Civil War Part 2 (10:53)

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U.S. History Week 15 The Civil War 1860-1865

All of the following political parties opposed slavery
in at least some areas EXCEPT:
Answer choices include: Free-Soil Party,
Liberty Party, Republican Party, Democratic Party

The correct answer is Democratic Party.

Numerous states seceded to form a ___ in which states agree
to unite for some purposes but keep autonomy in other areas.
Answer choices include:
confederation, republic, oligarchy, democracy

The correct answer is confederation.

The Confederate Constitution was mainly the same
as the 1787 Constitution except for the topic of ___.
Answer choices include:
freedom of speech, right to bear arms, slavery, women's rights

The correct answer is slavery.

The Civil War began with the attack
on ___ in South Carolina in April, 1861.
Answer choices include:
Fort Independence, Fort Constitution, Fort Sumpter, Fort Fisher

The correct answer is Fort Sumpter.

Which state split over whether or not to secede from the nation?
Answer choices include: Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky

The correct answer is Virginia.

Where was the Confederacy’s new capital?
Answer choices include: Richmond, VA;
Washington, D.C.; Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA

The correct answer is Richmond, VA.

Which of the following was a disadvantage for the North in the Civil War?
Answer choices include:
The North had more supplies & food.
Battles were fought in the South.
The North had more transportation options.
The North had a larger population.

The correct answer is: Battles were fought in the South.

Who was in charge of the Union’s Army of the West?
Answer choices include:
General Ambrose E. Burnside,
General Ulysses S. Grant,
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson,
General George B. McClellon

The correct answer is General Ulysses S. Grant.

Initially, Northerners and Southerners thought
the Civil War would be over quickly.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

The Civil War took on characteristics of a/n ___
in which fighters do not make a distinction
between military and civilian resources.
Answer choices include:
religious war, proxy war, total war, cold war

The correct answer is total war.

The Confederate government did all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer choices include:
suspend the writ of habeus corpus,
seize enslaved people to work for the government,
allow states to determine their involvement in the war,
institute a military draft

The correct answer is allow states
to determine their involvement in the war.

Great Britain continued to purchase cotton from
the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is false.

The 1862 ___ Act encouraged Northerners
to relocate and farm in the west.
Answer choices include: Homestead,
Morrill, National Bank, Legal Tender

The correct answer is Homestead.

What was a greenback?
Answer choices include: school book, paper money,
person supporting the Union, person who refused to fight

The correct answer is paper money.

What was the most common cause
of death of soldiers in the Civil War?
Answer choices include: friendly fire,
disease, gunshot wounds, starvation

The correct answer is disease.

What role(s) did some women play in the Civil War?
Answer choices include:
Provided food, clothes, & nursing services;
Worked as spies; Engaged in combat; Any of these

The correct answer is Any of these.

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the ___.
Answer choices include: Emancipation Proclamation,
Social Security Act, Bill of Rights, Militia Act

The correct answer is Emancipation Proclamation.

What was FALSE of African American Civil War soldiers?
Answer choices include:
They were initially paid less.
They were executed if they surrendered.
They were often tasked with manual labor.
Only 10,000 were willing to serve.

The correct answer is Only 10,000 were willing to serve.

Who was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Answer choices include: Ulysses S. Grant,
P.G.T. Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis