Civil War Battles

1. What was a major cause of the Civil War?

• a. land

• b. economy

• c. Taxes

• d. Slavery

2. Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• South Carolina

• Florida

Who won the battle of Gettysburg?

• Union

• Confederates

Which battle started the Civil War on April 12, 1861?

• a. John Brown’s Raid

• b. The battle of Gettysburg

• c. The battle of Fort Sumter

• d. The battle of Vicksburg

Who was the general who burned down Atlanta and then marched his troops toward Savannah, GA?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?

• a. Abraham Lincoln

• b. Stonewall Jackson

• c. Jefferson Davis

• d. John Brown

General Sherman's March to the Sea through Georgia used his strategy of total war. What did he and his troops do in that strategy?

• a. Gave money to the poor Southerners.

• b. Destroyed railroads, burned homes and businesses in the South, stole cattle and grain

• c. Sent supplies to the North

• d. Captured all slaves

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle.

• a. Atlanta, GA

• b. Fort Sumter, SC

• c. Gettysburg, PA

• d. Harper’s Ferry, VA

What were the names of the two groups that fought in the Civil War?

• Allies and Axis

• b. North and West

• c. Union and Confederacy

• d. Abolitionist and economists

Which was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Bull Run

• March to the Sea