Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Practice Test Questions

1. What were the Southern advantages during the Civil War?


2. What were the Northern advantages during the Civil War?


3. Why did Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter?


4. What was the first state to secede from the Union?

5. Why did Robert E. Lee attack Union forces at Antietam?


6. How did the Confederates attempt to gain support from European powers during the Civil War?


7. Why is the Civil War considered a modern war? What changes in technology modernized warfare?


8. Why was General McClellan fired by Lincoln?

9. What was the Northern strategy to win the war? Why was it not followed in 1861?

10. What state was the regiment in Glory from?

11. What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

12. Explain what was the Emancipation Proclamation. Why was it issued? When was it issued? Who was impacted by it?

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