Week 19 Quiz The War Continues

Directions: Use the article “The Boy is a Soldier” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following three questions.

1. According to the article, the most likely reason boys joined the military during the Civil War was ____.

• they were required by law to join the army

• B they wanted to escape bad home lives

• C they wanted to be able to change their names

• D they thought it would be a fun and exciting adventure

Directions: Use the article “The Boy is a Soldier” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following three questions.

2. What was one result of President Lincoln’s call for volunteers?

• F Children rushed to read the newspapers that day.

• G All women were required to join the army.

• H All children were required to join the army.

• J Many men rushed to join the military.

Directions: Use the article “The Boy is a Soldier” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following three questions.

3. What was the most likely reason a soldier didn’t return home after the Civil War?

• A He decided to work for the army for good.

• B He didn’t have enough money to get home.

• C He died of an illness.

• D He joined a military band.

Directions: Use the article “Behind the Lines and Back at Home” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following five questions.

4. Which statement about the Battle of Gettysburg is best supported by information from this week’s issue?

• F The Confederate Army took control of the Civil War after the Battle of Gettysburg.

• G The Battle of Gettysburg made it impossible for Lee’s plan to work.

• H The Confederate Army retreated because they wanted the Union to surrender.

• J The Union Army never again battled against the Confederate Army.

Directions: Use the article “Behind the Lines and Back at Home” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following five questions.

5. Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• A Lee led his troops into Pennsylvania.

• B Southern officers kept their weapons and went home.

• C Grant captured Vicksburg.

• D Many Rebels realized the war had been lost, so they headed home.

Directions: Use the article “Behind the Lines and Back at Home” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following five questions.

6. What idea best belongs in the empty box?

• F The South had to change its economy to an industrial one.

• G Southern cotton could not be exported to sell overseas.

• H Confederate money had no value.

• J Most of the fighting took place at the ports.

Directions: Use the article “Behind the Lines and Back at Home” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following five questions.

7. What is the most likely reason Northerners were upset about draft guidelines?

• A They thought the fee was too much money to pay. .

• B They wanted the chance to fight on the battlefields.

• C They wanted Southerners to take their place.

• D They did not think the rules were fair to all citizens

Directions: Use the article “Behind the Lines and Back at Home” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following five questions.

8. What is the most likely reason many Southerners at home became ill?

• F They were unable to afford to buy or find healthy foods.

• G They Union soldiers ate all the Southern food.

• H The meat was rotten.

• J They were too upset to eat well.

Directions: Use the article “Civil War Secret Agents” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

9. Which of these is the best summary of the information in the article?

• A Both the Nor th and the South used spies during the Civil War, and both sides knew they were being spied upon. Some of the best spies were women who used disguises and tricks. Sarah Emma Edmonds and Nancy Har t were two of the most successful spies.

• B Spies are not just found in book and movies. There are real spies too. They can use special disguises and tricks to learn secrets from the enemy. Many spies gain access to secret information in many different ways.

• C The Nor th and the South used spies during the Civil War. Both sides had spies who could be the kind of spies that are in books or movies. They did not have technology to do their spying. They had to use tricks.

• D Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Civil War spy. She was a spy for the Union Army. She dressed up as a man in order to f ight in the war. Then she dressed up as a woman so she could spy on the Confederacy.

Directions: Use the article “Women and the War” and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

10. What did women from the North and South have in common during the Civil War?

• F Women from the North and South both had to work to make their own cloth and sew uniforms for the troops.

• G The women from both the North and the South raised about $50 million each side to support their troops.

• H Women from both the North and the South worked hard to keep homes, businesses and the troops going during the war.

• J Women from both the North and the South did not want to take over jobs left behind by men who had gone to fight the war.