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Chapter 7 The American Civil War



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white population of the South.
 

 2. 

The South was mostly rural in 1860, while the North was mostly urban.
 

 3. 

The Bible that Jefferson Davis used in his inauguration to the Presidency of the Confederate States of America has been used in the inauguration of every Alabama governor since 1861.
 

 4. 

Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.
 

 5. 

Soldiers from Alabama fought in most of the major battles of the war.
 

 6. 

Women who were left behind when the men went to war had to tend the farms, work in factories, make uniforms and nurse the sick.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 7. 

The first capital of the Confederacy was
a.
Atlanta, Georgia.
b.
Montgomery, Alabama.
c.
Charleston, South Carolina.
d.
Jackson, Mississippi.
 

 8. 

Most of the War Between the States was fought in the
a.
North.
b.
East.
c.
South.
d.
West.
 

 9. 

The naval blackade formed by the Union made short supply of all except
a.
salt.
b.
food.
c.
farm tools.
d.
water.
 

 10. 

The naval blockade by the Union caused prices in the South to
a.
greatly increase.
b.
somewhat increase.
c.
greatly decrease.
d.
somewhat decrease.
 

 11. 

The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel was
a.
the Housatonic.
b.
the Charleston.
c.
the Hunley.
d.
the Armadillo.
 

 12. 

During the War Between the States, how many battles and skirmishes were fought in Alabama?
a.
14
b.
78
c.
125
d.
301
 

 13. 

The Emancipation Proclamation
a.
freed all slaves.
b.
freed only northern slaves.
c.
freed border states’ slaves.
d.
only freed slaves in the Confederacy.
 

 14. 

Nathan Bedford Forrest tricked Colonel Straight, of the Union Army, into surrendering by
a.
burning a bridge while the Union Army was crossing.
b.
firing multiple cannons at the same time.
c.
marching his soldiers around and around a small hill.
d.
leading the Union Army into a cave.
 

 15. 

One of the South’s leading industrial centers that was destroyed by the Union by burning houses, stealing food and killing people was
a.
Selma.
b.
Montgomery.
c.
Huntsville.
d.
Tuscaloosa.
 

 16. 

In total, how many lives were lost in the War Between the States?
a.
1,251,000
b.
937
c.
201,136
d.
600,000
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 17. 

The North had the advantage of being more ____________________ with factories that could produce needed products during the Civil War.
 

 

 18. 

To ___________________ means to withdraw or separate.
 

 

 19. 

The first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861 at __________ ___________, South Carolina.
 

 

 20. 

The famous speech given during the dedication of a national cemetery on a battlefield in Pennsylvania was the _____________________ __________________.
 

 

 21. 

The North blockaded Southern ___________________ to keep the South from getting needed supplies.
 

 

 22. 

The ______________________ _______________________ was the document that announced freedom for slaves on January 1, 1863.
 

 

 23. 

The military leader of the Confederacy (South) ____________________________ and the military leader of the Union (North) _______________________________ met on April 9, 1865.
 

 

 24. 

The ____________________ wanted a tariff on imported goods, while the ________________ did not want a tariff, since they bought most of their goods from Europe.
 

 

 25. 

___________________ __________________________ was chosen to be the President of the Confederacy.
 

 

 26. 

The memorial statue in ________________________ County, Alabama is half-confederate and half-union to show the division of the people in that county during the War Between the States.
 

 

 27. 

The largest ironclad ship build by the Confederacy was the Tennessee built in _______________, Alabama.
 

 

 28. 

The War Between the States began when ____________________ ________________, a federal fort in Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by artillery.
 

 



 
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