WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the reason Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address?
a)
To rally the Union troops in Gettysburg
b)
To announce the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
To dedicate a new national cemetery
d)
To announce that the Union had won the Civil War
2.
More factories, larger population, and more railroads
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
3.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
4.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Bull Run
d)
Manassas
5.
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
6.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war, declaring that
a)
all slaves in the Confederacy are free
b)
all slaves in the US freed
c)
slaves in the Union free
d)
all slaves in the West free
7.
Which Civil War battle lasted three days in Pennsylvania, ended in a cemetery, resulted in Union victory, and was the turning point of the war?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
8.
Lee invades Maryland. At that point in the war, bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite finding Lee's battle plans. Confederates eventually withdraw, McClellan doesn't follow. Union claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
9.
The Union's Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
blockade Southern ports to prevent imports/exports
b)
dividing the Confederacy into two parts by controlling the Mississippi River
c)
capturing Confederate capitol at Richmond Virginia
d)
assassinating Jefferson Davis
10.
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
11.
Which of the following was not a border state during the Civil War?
a)
Kentucky
b)
Maryland
c)
West Virginia
d)
Tennessee
12.
(1862) an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Anaconda Plan
13.
(1863) a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after a key battle, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War to end slavery and preserve the Union
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Speech at Antietam
14.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
15.
General Grant's capture of Vicksburg was critical to the Union's victory because:
a)
it encouraged the people to reelect President Lincoln
b)
it gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
c)
General Stonewall Jackson was killed
d)
it was the capital of the Confederacy
16.
Which of these Civil War military campaigns was an example of total war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Fort Wagner
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Battle of Chancellorsville
17.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865 at:
a)
Richmond, VA
b)
Atlanta, GA
c)
Appomattox Court House, VA
d)
Gettysburg, PA
18.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
19.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
20.
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
21.
Although it was considered brutal by the South, it showed that Union victory was in sight and helped President Lincoln win re-election. What was it?
a)
Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus
b)
The Battle of Bull Run
c)
Sherman’s victory at Atlanta and “march to the sea”
d)
The siege of Vicksburg
22.
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
23.
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
24.
How did Stonewall Jackson get his name?
a)
He ran into a wall while on his horse
b)
He led his men to be like a wall against the Union
c)
He was a bricklayer
d)
He blew up the walls of Ft. Sumter
25.
What did the North call the 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
26.
Where did the South finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
27.
What was the turning point in the Civil War?
a)
North won Gettysburg and Vicksburg
b)
South lost allies
c)
North gained allies
d)
South won Gettysburg and Vicksburg
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