Chapter 8 Self Quiz

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. Shiloh was remarkable primarily for its ________.

Union victory correct incorrect

use of ironclads correct incorrect

pivotal role in the war correct incorrect

high casualties correct incorrect

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. Which of these became a Confederate liability in the Western Theater?

its large territory correct incorrect

its lack of cavalry correct incorrect

poor leadership correct incorrect

lack of navigable rivers correct incorrect

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. Who was in charge of the fleet that took New Orleans and Baton Rouge?

David Farragut correct incorrect

Oliver Perry correct incorrect

John Brown Farragut correct incorrect

George McClellan correct incorrect

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. About how many African American men fought in the Civil War?

200 correct incorrect

200,000 correct incorrect

2,000 correct incorrect

20,000 correct incorrect

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. Which of these was removed from command by Lincoln because of his repeated hesitancy in engaging the Confederacy?

Ulysses S. Grant correct incorrect

William T. Sherman correct incorrect

George McClellan correct incorrect

Lew Wallace correct incorrect

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. Like Shiloh, Gettysburg was important primarily for its ________.

indecisive conclusion correct incorrect

heavy casualties correct incorrect

narrow Confederate victory correct incorrect

cavalry charge correct incorrect

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. Under conscription, Confederate soldiers served for ________.

six months correct incorrect

five years correct incorrect

three years correct incorrect

one year correct incorrect

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. In both the Union and the Confederacy the draft could be avoided by ________.

paying a fee correct incorrect

serving as a medic correct incorrect

hiring substitutes correct incorrect

proving one owned twenty or more slaves correct incorrect

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. Which of these battles secured Tennessee for the Union, allowing an attack on the Deep South?

Chancellorsville correct incorrect

Glorieta Pass correct incorrect

Vicksburg correct incorrect

Chattanooga correct incorrect

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. Who was placed in charge of the Union armies in 1864?

Ulysses S. Grant correct incorrect

George McClellan correct incorrect

William T. Sherman correct incorrect

Robert E. Lee correct incorrect

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. By 1864, the Confederacy's only remaining option was ________.

a war of attrition correct incorrect

regaining control of the Mississippi correct incorrect

a rapid attack on Washington, D.C. correct incorrect

to retake Virginia correct incorrect

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. What made Petersburg a key site in the Civil War?

converging railroad lines correct incorrect

an important store of ammunition correct incorrect

its symbolic place in southern history correct incorrect

its proximity to Washington, D.C. correct incorrect

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. Against the Union's ________ navy, the Confederacy had successes with its ________.

ironclad; wooden-hulled ships correct incorrect

small; larger fleet correct incorrect

much larger; naval innovations correct incorrect

antiquated; more modern fleet correct incorrect

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. What explains the acceptance of the Lost Cause narrative outside of the South?

The narrative explained the place of slavery in the conflict. correct incorrect

Accepting the myth allowed for reconciliation. correct incorrect

The northern states were remorseful after the destruction of Atlanta. correct incorrect

It was clear that the two sides were evenly matched. correct incorrect

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. Grant's military leadership was more ________ than McClellan's.

proactive correct incorrect

well planned out correct incorrect

driven by vengeance correct incorrect

cautious correct incorrect

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. By March 1865 Robert E. Lee was fighting a ________.

war of attrition correct incorrect

defensive war correct incorrect

naval war correct incorrect

offensive war correct incorrect

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. Abraham Lincoln was killed by a(n) ________.

Union general correct incorrect

disgruntled Confederate soldier correct incorrect

supporter of the Confederacy correct incorrect

Confederate general correct incorrect

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. Deaths resulting from the Civil War are now thought to be as high as ________.

7,500 correct incorrect

750,000 correct incorrect

7.5 million correct incorrect

75,000 correct incorrect

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. Compared to previous American conflicts, the Civil War had more casualties because it ________.

was more driven by ideology correct incorrect

employed new technologies correct incorrect

was fought entirely on American soil correct incorrect

was longer correct incorrect

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. Which of these US military traditions was confirmed by the Civil War?

division of the forces into two branches correct incorrect

leadership drawn primarily from Annapolis correct incorrect

civilian control of the armed forces correct incorrect

constant innovation in military strategy correct incorrect