Studying History Answers

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4

Which of the following correctly characterizes life for soldiers during war?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
They lived comfortably.
B
They ate spoiled food.
C
They received good medical care.
D
They lived with diseases.
E
They had dirty drinking water.
5

Why did the First Battle of Bull Run lead the Union to change its strategy?

A
The Union realized that victory would not be as easy as it originally thought.
B
The Union won so decisively at Bull Run that it needed to plan for the end of the war.
C
The Union saw that it would never be able to capture Richmond.
6

Which of the following is true of the Battle of Antietam?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It was the bloodiest battle in US history.
B
It was a Confederate victory.
C
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
D
Union troops were forced to retreat.
9

How did Sherman’s victory help Lincoln win reelection?

A
It helped Lincoln gain support from the South.
B
It led to a decrease in African Americans who voted for Lincoln.
C
It showed people that strong Union leadership was winning the war.
D
It helped to improve Southern morale.
11

Which sentences accurately describe the aftermath of the war? Check all that apply.

A
The economy in the South was devastated.
B
Freed African Americans had to find ways to support themselves.
C
About 620,000 soldiers were killed.
13

How did women contribute to the war effort at home?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
by making uniforms and bandages
B
by managing farms
C
by spying
D
by selling cotton to Europe
14

Which of the following best characterizes the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

A
It freed enslaved people in the North and the South.
B
It freed enslaved people in the states that had seceded.
C
It pleased Southern enslavers.
D
It angered Northern enslavers.
15

After the Confederate surrender, General Grant .

A
let the Confederate soldiers go home
B
sent the Confederate troops to jail
C
made the Confederate soldiers give up their weapons
16

Near the end of the Siege of Vicksburg, Lee went to Pennsylvania, where he met the Union Army at the .

A
Battle of Fredericksburg
B
Battle of Chancellorsville
C
Battle of Gettysburg
17

President Lincoln was assassinated by .

A
Robert E. Lee
B
Andrew Johnson
C
John Wilkes Booth

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