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Example Question #1 : American Civil War
The first battle of the American Civil War was _________________.
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Camp Wildcat
None of these
The Battle of Boonville
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought between Union and Confederate forces from April 12-14, 1861. After this battle both sides rallied tens of thousands more troops, and the American Civil War began in earnest.
Example Question #2 : American Civil War
Which of the following was the piece of U.S. legislation that regulated the practice of owning slaves in the western territories leading up to the Civil War?
The Mason-Dixon Line
The Articles of Confederation
The Missouri Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Louisiana Purchase
The Missouri Compromise
The Three-Fifths compromise was a compromise reached by delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention regarding how slaves were to be counted for census purposes, so that would not be the best answer here. The Louisiana Purchase was the agreement that purchased a large swath of territory from France, so that would not be a good choice. The Mason Dixon Line was a surveying project in the early 19th century to demarcate the boundaries of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, so that would not be the best choice. The Articles of Confederation outlined the first, short-lived government of the U.S., and so that would also not be the best choice. The Missouri Compromise was put forward by Henry Clay, and it was a federal statute that regulated the practice of slavery in the new western territories, so that would be the best choice.
Example Question #3 : American Civil War
What was the result of the "Battle of the Ironclads" between the Confederate CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) and the Union USS Monitor that occurred on March 8-9, 1862?
Inconclusive, a draw
Inconclusive, both ships were sunk
Victory for the Monitor
Victory for the Merrimack
Inconclusive, a draw
The Civil War forced an innovation in naval warfare as both the Monitor and the newly renamed Virginia were newly ironclad. This was a large departure from previously purely wooden ships. Even though both ships were able to ship other non-ironclad ships during the battle, they themselves sustained little to no damage throughout the engagement and the naval battle was inconclusive. However, neither ship fought ever again after the battle.
Example Question #4 : American Civil War
Where was the effective Confederate surrender of the Civil War signed?
Stuyvesant Court House, Maryland
Savannah County Courthouse, Georgia
Herald's Barn, Mississippi
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
White House, Washington DC
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia officially surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant's Union Army at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Although there were other Confederate armies throughout the south, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was the largest and best-trained force in the confederacy. Their surrender effectively ended all violence in the war and led to the subsequent surrender of all confederate forces thereafter.
Example Question #5 : American Civil War
Which of the following is not a reason cited by Southern states to justify their secession from the Union?
Fear of invasion by the Northern states
Threat of losing slavery
States had a right to leave the Union at any time
Loyalty to state over Union
Fear of invasion by the Northern states
President Lincoln made several assurances that his administration would not initiate civil war. All aggressions early in the war were perpetrated by Confederate forces, finally culminating in the declaration of war after the attacks on Fort Sumter.
Example Question #6 : American Civil War
In what way was the American Civil War one of the earliest industrial wars?
Extensive use of railroads, telegraphs, and factory-produced goods
Featured minimal use of powerful navies
Declared due to civil rights issues in the United States
Fought between a largely agrarian South and mostly industrial North
Extensive use of railroads, telegraphs, and factory-produced goods
The widespread use of contemporary inventions such as the railroad, telegraph, mass-produced weapons, and mobilized factories are what lead to the Civil War being labeled as an "industrial war."
Example Question #7 : American Civil War
Which Union general captured Atlanta after a long siege in 1964, followed by a scorched earth policy during his march from the city to Savannah?
Winfield Scott Hancock
George Mclellan
Joshua Chamberlain
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman invaded from Chattanooga, Tennessee in May, 1964, resulting in the fall of the city on September 2. He battled Confederate General Joseph Johnston and Jon Bell Hood. After the fall of Atlanta, he began "Sherman's March to the Sea", an operation deep within enemy territory that focused on gaining supplies as they went and leaving wasteland in the army's path.
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