CH 14 QUIZ 2 REVIEW
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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
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Stonewall Jackson
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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
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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
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___ end of the South's offensive capabilities
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
F) Battle of Gettysburg