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“Got It” – U.S. History A(2)

Matching (Choose BEST answer - 1 point each):

1. 1863 _______ Person wanting to end slavery

2. Gettysburg _______ 3-part military strategy by the Union
3. 3/5 Compromise _______ Turning point of the Civil War
4. Antietam _______ Emancipation Proclamation signed 5 days after
5. Anaconda Plan _______ North aids in capturing/returning slaves to South
6. Fugitive Slave Act _______ The beginning of the U.S. Civil War
7. Abolitionist _______ How slaves would be counted in population
8. 1861 _______ Confederacy changes “Rebel Flag”

Fill in the Blanks:

1. In 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses, S. Grant at

Appomattox Court House in the state of _________________________.
2. The capital of the Confederacy was at _____________________.
3. The primary reason the states in the West opposed slavery was because they
didn’t want to compete against __________________________.
4. The President of the Confederacy was __________________________.
5. During the Civil War, the uniforms of the South were primarily ______________,
while the uniforms of the North were primarily ______________.
6. One of the main reasons the South seceded from the Union was because they
heavily favored a _________________________ government.

Multiple Choice (1 point each):

1. Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern WHAT?

A. Potomac
B. Virginia
C. Georgia
D. Pennsylvania

2. President Lincoln was ELECTED in which year?

 A. 1860
B. 1861
C. 1858
D. 1859

3. When President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863,

how many slaves did it initially set free?

A. Half
B. 1/3 of all slaves
C. None
D. All slaves

4. Who said the following quote: “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet
depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground”?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Robert E. Lee
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Frederick Douglass

5. Which of these was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place on Union
soil?

A. Battle of Bunker Hill

B. Battle of Fort Sumter
C. Battle of Gettysburg
D. Battle of Antietam

Written Responses: Select TWO of the following to answer (3 points each):

1. In the U.S. Civil War, DESCRIBE the primary military strategies
implemented by BOTH the North and the South?

2. List or describe FIVE different things the South was known for and FIVE
different things the North was known for during the Civil War era. (Example:
North = Industrialization, South = Agriculture)

3. Describe the meaning of the following quote: “Those who profess to favor
freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops
without ploughing the ground.”