Key Events & Battles of the

Civil WarUnit 5b Test

ReviewStandard SS8H6b

Question 1

• The Union blockade was NOT effective because the Confederacy had plenty of factories to produce much needed goods…

FALSE

Question 2

• Who ran/operated Andersonville prison?

• Which soldiers were held at Andersonville?Confederates OR Union

Question 8

• Which side was led by General Robert E. Lee?

• Which side was led by Ulysses S. Grant?Confederates OR Union

Question 4

•Where did the battle of

Gettysburg take place?

Washington, D.C.Pennsylvania

MarylandVirginia

Question 5

•Which side won the battle of

Gettysburg?

Confederacy Union

Question 6

•Why did Gen. William T. Sherman

burn the city of Atlanta?

He did not burn AtlantaIt was the 2nd most important

city of the ConfederacyHe wanted to drive out the

remaining slavesHe wanted to present it as a

gift to President Lincoln

Question 7

• What types of things did the Union blockade prevent from getting to the Confederate states?

Weapons, ammo, clothes & food

Question 8• Which of the

following statements is TRUE concerning

the battle of Antietam?

A. The battle is remembered as the “bloodiest day of the war”

B. The battle lasted only twenty minutes

C. More soldiers die in this battle than in any other American war before

D. Both A & CE. None of the above

Question 9

•The battle of Antietam is known as: The bloodiest

_____________________________________ of the war

Question 10

•Why was the battle of

Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

______________________________________________________________________

_______________________

Question 11

• Which document stated that if Southern states surrendered by January 1, 1863, they would be allowed to keep their slaves?

The ______________________________________________________

________ ______________________________________________________

Question 12• In which battle did

the Confederacy win, but failed to

pursue the retreating Union

army into Tennessee?

______________________________________________________________________

_______________________

Question 13

• Where did the battle of Antietam take place?Pennsylvania

MarylandVirginia

Washington, D.C.

Question 14

The North

•Which side is known as the Union? The

South

•Which side is known as the Confederacy?

Question 15

•What other major city in Georgia did

Gen. William T. Sherman capture?

AugustaMarietta

SavannahMacon