Civil War Era, Unity and Division

Directions

​Use the information provided to find:

• Role each person played before and after the Civil War

• Each person's significance

Major Figures in the Civil War Era

Multiple Choice

What political party did Abraham Lincoln represent?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Federalist Party

• Whig Party

Multiple Choice

What political office did Jefferson Davis NEVER hold?

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

• U.S. Secretary of War

• President of the United States

Multiple Choice

How did Ulysses S Grant become commander of the entire Union Army?

• He had powerful friends in the government

• He was already a famous soldier from the US - Mexican War

• The commander of the Union Army was killed

• By winning battle after battle

Multiple Choice

According to the video, how does Robert E Lee compare to other military leaders?

• Abraham Lincoln appointed Robert E Lee commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

• He is poorly regarded for his military skill and leadership

• He ranks among the greatest generals in World History

• He was no match for the Union generals who outsmarted him at every turn

Minor Figures in the Civil War Era

Who am I?

​Use your paper to correctly answer the questions that follow about important people from the Civil War era

Multiple Choice

I was elected president of the Confederate States during the Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Sam Houston

• Robert E Lee

Multiple Choice

I helped recruit African American soldiers to the Union Army. After the war I was elected to the US Senate

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Daniel Webster

• Henry David Thoreau

• William Carney

Multiple Choice

I escaped from slavery, published my own newspaper, wrote a book, and became a leading Abolitionist

• James Armistead

• Fredrick Douglass

• John C Calhoun

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

Multiple Choice

After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, I joined the newly created 54th Massachusetts (all black regiment). Because of my bravery in the Civil War I became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor

• Frederick Douglass

• Daniel Webster

• William Carney

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Multiple Choice

I won the battle of Vicksburg in 1864, then was given command of the entire Union army. After another year of fighting I defeated Robert E Lee and accepted his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackston

• Ulysses S Grant

• William T Sherman

• Jefferson Davis

Multiple Choice

I joined the U.S. Navy after immigrating here from Chile. I was awarded the Medal of Honor for my bravery in the Civil War

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• John Paul Jones

• Philip Bazaar

Multiple Choice

As our 1st Republican president I issued the Emancipation Proclamation, gave the Gettysburg Address, and won the Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S Grant

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

I commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War

• Ulysses S Grant

• Robert E Lee

• George Washington

• Jefferson Davis

Multiple Choice

I began helping care for wounded soldiers during the first few months of the Civil War and after the war I founded the American Red Cross to continue my work

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Jefferson Davis

• Hiram Revels

• Clara Barton

Multiple Choice

I created the tactic of total war. My destruction of everything between Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia helped convince the South to quit the fight

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E Lee

• William T Sherman

• Ulysses S Grant