Question 1

Which of the following was the primary reason the South was unable to unify as a country or financially support the war effort?

Davis did not have the political experience Lincoln did and thus was unable to unite the people.

Their nation was built on a shared belief in states' rights which thus inhibited their ability to work as a single nation.

The lack of transportation routes inhibited the dispersal of newspapers and other forms of information.

The North imposed a naval blockade.

Question 2

The Emancipation Proclamation accomplished which of the following?

Question 3

While some lesser skirmishes continued, the end of the Civil War is most effectively dated April 9, 1865 when Robert E. Lee and his troops surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at:

Gettysburg.

Cold Harbor.

Guilford Court House.

Appomattox Court House.

Question 4

Which event sparked the process of secession for the majority of Southern states?

John Brown's Raid

Anti-union riots in Baltimore

"Bleeding Kansas"

Lincoln's election to the presidency

Question 5

In 1854, the __________ created two new territories and left the question of slavery open to residents thereby repealing the Missouri Compromise.

Wilmot Proviso

Homestead Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Sedition Act

Question 6

The primary Union objective concerning foreign relations during the war was:

promoting cotton production in India and Africa thereby undermining the South's economy.

promoting a slave revolt in Brazil to incite fears of such revolts within the South.

urging other nations to recognize the Confederate States as a separate country.

keeping Great Britain and France from recognizing or assisting the Confederate states.

Question 7

During the 1864 march through Georgia, known as the "March to the Sea" what man seized, burned, and destroyed everything in his path to Savannah?

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

William T. Sherman

Question 8

The events that marked "Bleeding Kansas":

were violent but considered unimportant to the nation.

showed how violent sectional feelings could become.

were quickly quelled and the territory admitted as a slave state.

demonstrated that attacks on immigrants would not be prosecuted.

Question 9

While indecisive, the battle between the Monitor and Merrimac:

was important as the first battle between two ironclad ships.

demonstrated the superiority of wooden ships.

highlighted the support the South was receiving from Great Britain.

clearly proved that this war as well as those following would rely very little on Naval power.

Question 10

From Matthew Perry's efforts, in 1854 the United States began trading with:

Cuba.

Japan.

China.

Spain.

Question 11

Choose three major battles of the Civil War. Identify each and thoroughly explain their impact on the war.

Question 12

Both Grant and Sherman pursued a new type of warfare. Explain the change in strategy these men employed. Note a battle or campaign in which each man used this new strategy. Finally, was this strategy effective? Why or why not?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.