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WorksheetsCivil War People and Events
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
President of the United States during the Civil War
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George Washington
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
2.
First and only President of the Confederate States of America
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George Washington
3.
Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was experienced and had a good grasp of the South and his strategy seemed unbeatable
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William Sherman
4.
Lincoln’s address after the Battle of Gettysburg that helped look beyond the battlefield and focus on their shared ideals.
a)
Emancipation Proclomation
b)
Gettysburg Adress
c)
Lincoln's inaugural Address
d)
Picket's Charge
5.
Lincoln spoke after the Battle of Antietam announcing his plan to issue an order freeing all enslaved people in the Confederacy.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Lincoln's Inaugural Address
d)
Pickett's Charge
6.
Which of the following was when William Tecumsah Sherman led Union troops down South and destroying the South on their way to the sea
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
First Battle of Bull Run
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
7.
Union troops led by Ulysses S. Grant formed a 47 day siege leading to a Union victory and complete control of the Mississippi River
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
First Battle of Bull Run
c)
Battle of Atlanta
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
8.
The outcome of this battle shocked the North and helped the realization that it could be a long, difficult, and costly war for both sides.
a)
First Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Atlanta
9.
General for the Confederate Army who got his nickname “Stonewall” because helped a rally during the First Battle of Bull Run where his troops and him heroically stood there like a “Stonewall.”
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
10.
Lincoln's choice of Supreme Commander of the Union Army because of his willingness to fight during the Civil War
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
11.
First big victory for the Union during the Civil War
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Siege of Vicksburg
d)
First Battle of Bull Run
12.
Three day battle that gave the Union a huge victory where the Confederacy was weakened by an estimated 14,000 deaths.
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Atlanta
d)
First Battle of Bull Run
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