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WorksheetsCivil War up to Gettysburg
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fort where the first shots of the war were fired
a)
Sumter
b)
McHenry
2.
Who fired the first shots of the war?
a)
United States (North)
b)
Confederate States (South)
3.
Which one was not one of the causes of the Civil War?
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
railroad track routes
d)
election of Lincoln
4.
What was Lincoln's purpose of the war when it began?
a)
end slavery for good
b)
keep the country united
c)
end slavery only in Georgia
d)
keep the country up to date on Sponge Bob
5.
Which one was not part of the United States plan to win the war?
a)
capture Atlanta, GA
b)
capture Richmond, VA
c)
control Mississippi River
d)
blockade Southern port cities with navy
6.
What was the name of the first battle of the war on land?
a)
Manassas /
Bull Run
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Seven Days Battles
7.
Who won the first battle on land of the war?
a)
Northerners
b)
Southerners
8.
Shiloh was a battle in which region of the country?
a)
western
b)
southern
9.
Early in the war, the United States (North) won many battles.
a)
False
b)
True
10.
The main Southern army was commanded by __________.
a)
George Meade
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ted Lincoln
11.
After which very bloody battle did Lincoln announce the Emancipation Proclamation would go into effect?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
12.
Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, what did it not say?
a)
all slaves were freed
b)
all slaves in confederate states were free
c)
African American men could join the United States army
13.
Robert E. Lee's army won a battle in May 1863, but suffered a loss as well. What was the loss?
a)
loss of all cannons in the army
b)
death of a great general , Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
14.
To defeat and destroy the Northern army and to get the North to quit the war were both:
a)
reasons the South will select ot have soda instead of juice
b)
reasons the South will attack Fort Sumter
c)
reasons the South will invade the North in 1863
15.
What were the three days of the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
June 4, 5,6, 1863
b)
July 1, 2, 3, 1863
c)
January 1, 1942
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