WorksheetsReview for Civil War
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Manassa
d)
Antietam
2.
Who was the President of the Confederated States of America?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Andrew Johnson
3.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Border States
4.
Abolitionist who used violence in attempt to end slavery
a)
John Brown
b)
John Smith
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Elihu Embree
5.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
6.
Which side had a larger population and more railroads?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
7.
What document gave freedom to the slaves in Confederate territory?
a)
The 10% Plan
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The 3/5th Law
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
8.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
9.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
10.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
Heavy industrial development
b)
Strong railroad network
c)
Superior military leadership
d)
Alliance with Britain and France
11.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
12.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
13.
To break away from a country
a)
leave
b)
secede
c)
surrender
d)
escape
14.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
15.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
16.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Bull Run
d)
Manassas
17.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
18.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
19.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
20.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
21.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
22.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
23.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
24.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
25.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
26.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
27.
He led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry, trying to get weapons to give to slaves, so they could revolt against their owners.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
John Brown
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
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