WorksheetsCivil War Part 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
2.
What was the main goal of the North in the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
to preserve the union
b)
to free the slaves
3.
At what battle did people bring picnic baskets to so that they could watch the battle?
a)
Battle of Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Bull Run
4.
What battle was the single bloodiest day of the war?
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
5.
What was not part of the North's battle strategy?
a)
to take the Confederate capital
b)
to seize control of the Mississippi River
c)
to create a naval blockade
d)
to hold the land
6.
Who was the head confederate general?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
George B. McClellan
7.
All of the following were disadvantages the South had except
a)
small population of men
b)
few factories
c)
they had to invade the North
d)
poorly developed railway network
8.
This was the nickname given to the Confederates
a)
Yankees
b)
Rebels
9.
This nurse founded the Red Cross and changed how the injured were handled on the battlefield.
a)
Clara Barton
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Lucretia Mott
10.
This document freed slaves in states that were in rebellion
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Dred Scott decision
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Lincoln's first inaugural address
11.
Which side had the better banking system?
a)
the North
b)
the South
12.
This was the first state to secede from the United States.
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
Texas
d)
South Carolina
13.
What did Lincoln use as a tool of communication in the war?
a)
the telegraph
b)
the railroad
c)
the minnie ball
d)
the embalming process
14.
All of the following were advantages that the North had except
a)
a larger population
b)
a better banking system
c)
knowledge of the land
d)
a better developed railroad network
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