Miscellaneous

Question 1

Identify examples of Civil War technology.

Answer 1

Ironclads, rifled muskets, bullets that loaded quickly, large canons, hot air balloons, the telegraph, etc.

Question 2

List 3 ways that the Union and Confederacy used to fund the war.

Answer 2

1. Income tax, 2. Borrowing money, 3. Printing more money

Question 3

Identify 2 positive effects of the Civil War.

Answer 3

1. Nation reunited 2. Slavery comes to an end

Question 4

Identify at least 3 negative effects of the Civil War.

Answer 4

1. High casualties (dead and wounded), 2. Land destroyed, 3. Southern economy in ruins, ETC.

Question 5

Identify the 3 parts of the Anaconda Plan.

Answer 5

1. Blockade southern seaports, 2. Gain control of the Mississippi River, and 3. Seize the Confederate capital at Richmond, VA

Question 6

Which two major battles took place on Union soil?

Answer 6

Antietam and Gettysburg

Question 7

Where did Lane’s 1st Kansas Colored Infantry first fight against Missourians?

Answer 7

Honey Springs (Once Indian Territory, but now part of Oklahoma)

Question 8

What was Order #11?

Answer 8

It called for Missourians to evacuate 4 counties. Afterwards, homes were burned. This was a response to the Lawrence Massacre (a.k.a. Quantrill’s Raid).

Question 9

Which Kansas town was burned by Missouri Bushwhackers?

Answer 9

Lawrence

Question 10

Where and when did Lee surrender?

Answer 10

Appomattox Court House, VA in 1865