CH 14 QUIZ 2 REVIEW

What general played a critical support role in all the following Confederate victories: First Manassas, Seven Days' Battles, Second Manassas, and Chancellorsville? Braxton Bragg Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee J.E.B. Stuart

Stonewall Jackson

The significance of the clash between the Monitor and the Merrimac was that the Confederates broke the Union blockade Confederates sank two Union warships Union completed its blockade age of wooden ships began to come to a

close

age of wooden ships began to come to a close

Which of the following statements about the Peninsular Campaign is false? The Army of the Potomac kept advancing

despite its losses the North lost more major battles than the

South the Union army reached the outskirts of

Richmond the Southern troops were outnumbered

during the campaign

The Army of the Potomac kept advancing despite its losses

What was the most significant outcome of Joseph E. Johnston's attack at Fair Oaks outside Richmond? The Union army was routed. Both sides suffered heavy losses Robert E. Lee was promoted to

command the army Richmond was burned

Robert E. Lee was promoted to command the army

Which of the following battles was the first clear-cut defeat of the Army of Northern Virginia? Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg First Battle of Manassas

Battle of Gettysburg

What famous speech did Lincoln give to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War? _____________________

Gettysburg Address

True/False

___ The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

True

True/False

___ Pickett's Charge was a last-ditch effort by Confederates to win at Gettysburg.

True

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ Southern ironclad that threatened

to break the blockade

A) Merrimac

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ Northern ironclad with a revolving gun

turret

G) Monitor

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ early, unsuccessful attempt to capture

the Southern capital

C) Peninsular Campaign

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ diversion of two Union armies with a small

Confederate force

D) Valley Campaign

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ the South's successful defense of its

capital

B) Seven Day's Battles

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ resulted in the Emancipation

Proclamation

E) Battle of Antietam

A) Merrimac B) Seven Day's Battles C) Peninsular Campaign D) Valley Campaign E) Battle of Antietam F) Battle of Gettysburg G) Monitor

  ___ end of the South's offensive

capabilities

`

F) Battle of Gettysburg