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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
2.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
3.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
4.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
5.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
6.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
7.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
8.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
9.
Who won the battle of Shiloh?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
10.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
11.
Which side had a larger population and more railroads?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
12.
What document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)?
a)
The 10% Plan
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The 3/5th Law
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
13.
What job became available for women to perform in the Civil War?
a)
Doctors
b)
Soldiers
c)
Nurses
d)
Cooks
14.
Who founded the Red Cross?
a)
Clara Barton
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Matthew Brady
15.
What name was given to Southern states that didn't secede?
a)
Red States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Blue States
16.
True or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
18.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
19.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
21.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
22.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
23.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
24.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
25.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
26.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Bull Run
d)
Manassas
27.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
28.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
29.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton
d)
to preserve the Union
30.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the North
d)
the North had a large navy
31.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
32.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
33.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
34.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war, declaring that
a)
A. all slaves in the South free
b)
B. all slaves in the US freed
c)
C. slaves in the Union free
d)
D. all slaves in the West free
35.
Which Civil War battle lasted three days in Pennsylvania, ended in a cemetery, and was the turning point of the war?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
36.
Lee invades MD for supplies and to gain an ally. Bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite having found Lee's battle plans. South eventually withdraws, McClellan doesn't follow. North claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Chancellorsville
c)
Antietam
d)
Second Bull Run/Manassas
37.
After surrounding the town and besieging it for months, The South finally surrenders one day after the loss at Gettysburg. This is the last piece to taking the Mississippi River. This is a decisive Union victory. Grant is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union Army.
a)
Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fredericksburg
38.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
39.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
40.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
41.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
42.
The development of the west increased through providing free land to settlers under which of the following?
a)
Homestead Act of 1862
b)
Morril Land Grant
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Gettysburg Address
43.
North's strategy to destroy the South's land and people.
a)
Total War
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
Siege
d)
Habeas Corpus
44.
True/False: Habeas corpus was the legal process that Lincoln suspended to deal with war opponents in the North by making it possible to imprison someone without a trial
a)
True
b)
False
45.
President of the Confederate States was
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
46.
No food, amputations on the battlefield, unsanitary hospitals were some things
a)
Union soldiers had to endure
b)
Confederate soldiers had to endure
c)
British soldiers had to endure
d)
Both Union and Confederate soldiers had to endure
47.
What was the main factor in the siege of Vicksburg?
a)
Railroads
b)
lack of industry
c)
starvation
d)
ambus
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