THE DIVIDED UNION

1. T or F The North's motives for going to war were not obvious or clear cut.
   1. TRUE
2. What may be one reason that united the North behind Lincoln and the idea of "union"?
   1. The South attacked first (Fort Sumter)
3. T or F Initially, the North was not militarily prepared to fight a war.
   1. This question was too vague - While Washington D.C. was not well protected and the initial troops were a bit unorganized, there were PLENTY of troops and supplies for the North
4. What important support did the North try to prevent the South from getting before and during the war?
   1. outside help in the manner of foreign recognition (Britain/France)
5. T or F A shortage of supplies, food, & men consistently plagued the North throughout the war.
   1. FALSE
6. What was developed 20 years before the war which makes it easier to study and "see" what the war was like?
   1. photography
7. What was, to us today, and amazing aspect of the Battle of Manassas?
   1. people coming to picnic and watch and get in the way of fighting troops
8. What about the infantry rifle contributed to the heavy casualties?
   1. more accurate and reloaded quickly
9. What became the standard union color?
   1. blue
10. Who won the first Battle of Bull Run/Manassas?
    1. the South
11. What was the most important opportunity which was lost by the South after the Battle of Bull Run?
    1. to take Washington D.C. (only 35 miles away)
12. What kind of boat used in the Civil War revolutionized naval warfare?
    1. ironclad (Monitor and Merrimac)
13. What kind of surrender did Ulyses Grant allow the Confederate leaders at Fort Donaldson?
    1. unconditional
14. What enabled the Union to quickly enter the heart of the Confederacy?
    1. rivers, such as the Mississippi River
15. What was the significance of Grant's capture of these forts?
    1. opened the invasion of the Confederacy's heartland
16. In what battle did more soldiers die than in all of the United States losses in wars up to that time?
    1. Shiloh
17. What was unique about the location of the Battle of Antietam?
    1. it was an offensive battle (for R.E. Lee) in Maryland
18. T or F The casualties at Antietam outnumber all one day casualties in all of United States history, not just the Civil War.
    1. TRUE (4x as many as D-Day in WWII)
19. Who was the Union General who did not follow up by pursuing the South after Antietam?
    1. George B. McClellan
20. What political maneuver turned the undecided Battle of Antietam into a moral victory for the North?
    1. the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
21. T or F To Lincoln, saving the Union was more important that abolishing slavery.
    1. TRUE
22. What was significant about the provisions put forth in Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
    1. Lincoln proclaimed freedom for Blacks in areas over which he had no control
23. During the Civil War, violence also erupted at home over the draft. What city did this occur most rapidly?
    1. New York City
24. The recruitment of black troops began after what battle?
    1. Antietam/Sharpsburg
25. T or F Black soldiers were treated unequally, even though they had been serving in the U.S. Navy.
    1. TRUE
26. T or F Jefferson Davis responded to the crisis of the Civil War better than President Lincoln.
    1. FALSE
27. How did Lincoln�s writings/speeches differ from politicians today?
    1. this is what he believed/he was a careful stylist/his words connected to the common people
28. What city was the major port where supply ships could slip past the Union blockade before it was closed by the Union Navy?
    1. Charleston - once closed the South used Wilmington and Mobile Bay
29. Which notorious confederate ship single-handedly destroyed several hundred union ships?
    1. Alabama
30. What political issue caused Robert E. Lee to have supply problems?
    1. state governors involking states rights
31. Who did Lincoln name as Commander in Chief of the Union Army?
    1. Ulysses S. Grant
32. What term is used to describe the first meeting between Lee and Grant at Wilderness Battlefield?
    1. bushwacking on a grand scale
33. T or F The North could not recover from their losses at Wilderness Battlefield.
    1. FALSE
34. What nickname did Grant get after the Battle of Cold Harbor?
    1. Butcher Grant
35. Which Civil War general is most associated with the term Total War?
    1. William Tecumseh Sherman
36. What political news was even more devastating news to the Confederacy than Sherman�s march through Georgia?
    1. Lincoln's presidential reelection
37. What were the South's 3 chances to win the Civil War?
    1. military
    2. foreign recognition
    3. political