The Civil War

1) The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this Union Fort in Charleston, SC.

2) At the beginning of the Civil War, which of the following factors favored the South?

    A) the transportation system

    B) the manpower pool

    C) the fact that the fighting would be on southern soil

    D) the potential for developing an industrial base to sustain the war effort



3) What was Jefferson Davis' central problem in organizing the South for war?

    A) In a culture that prized the English country gentry, Davis was rough-hewn and awkward.

    B) In a society that rized states' rights, Davis had to centralized authority.

    C) In a crisis that demanded tough-minded attention to military details, Davis was more of a grand strategist.

    D) In a war that required rapid mobilization of a whole society, most ordinary folk in the South expected a protracted conflict and hence were reluctant to enlist.



4) In the Civil War, the South did not necessarily have to win, but simply lose slowly. True False

5) The importance of the First Battle of Bull Run is that it revealed to each side that the war would be over quickly. True False

6) was the first union commander and was once asked by Lincoln that if he was not going to use his troops, could Lincoln borrow them for a while.

7) In his March to the Sea, introduced the concept of total war.

8) Casualties in the Civil War were great because both armies used traditional European military tactics in a war in which new technologies made this method of fighting tantamount to suicide. True False

9) Issued as a military measure against the south and thus applicable only in areas still in rebellion, Lincoln's redefined the war as a struggle to create a new nation.

10) To obtain sufficient manpower for their armies, both North and South not only called for volunteers but also instituted, for the first time in US history, the controversial device of a .

11) The Battle of Gettysburg was the only major engagement of the Civil War fought on northern soil. True False

12) The Union victory at Vicksburg

    A) secured control of the Mississippi, dividing the Confederacy.

    B) secured central Tennessee for the Union, opening the path for Grant.

    C) assured Lincoln's re-election in 1864.

    D) prompted Lee's surrender.



13) When Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox courthouse, he was the last Confederate general to do so. True False

14) The Civil War saw the first use of iron-clad warships. True False