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WorksheetsCivil War Unit Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The South was in favor of all of the following EXCEPT______________.
a)
states rights
b)
low tariffs
c)
central government
d)
slavery
2.
The NORTH was in favor of all of the following EXCEPT______________.
a)
high tariffs
b)
industry
c)
cheap labor
d)
large plantations
3.
The _____________________ was the Union plan to defeat the South by blockading the southern coast and controlling the Mississippi and Richmond.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
Iron Clads
d)
Habeas Corpus
4.
President Abraham Lincoln wanted to __________________.
a)
preserve the Union
b)
continue slavery
c)
have the states run their own governments
5.
The West aligned with the _______________ to sell farm products.
a)
North
b)
South
6.
The 13th Amendment to emancipate slaves. This meant to _____________________.
a)
set free
b)
secede
c)
capture
d)
ratify
7.
During the war, you could avoid the draft by paying someone to take your spot. This was called ___________________.
a)
conscription
b)
emancipation
c)
secession
d)
sectionalism
8.
A lasting ECONOMIC effect of the Civil War was the implementation of money being collected by the government based on what a person earned. This was called _______________.
a)
conscription
b)
blockade
c)
income tax
d)
ratification
9.
Lincoln tried to stop critics of the war by taking away some of their civil liberties and restricting freedom of speech & press. This was known as the suspension of __________________.
a)
emancipation
b)
railroads
c)
habeas corpus
10.
The first battle of the Civil War (where nobody except a horse died) was fought at _________.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox
11.
On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre by _______________.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
William Sherman
d)
Jefferson Davis
12.
An example of Civil War technology was the iron clad. This was a _____________.
a)
rifle
b)
steamship
c)
railroad
d)
cannon
13.
This battle was the first deadly battle of the war which the South won.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
First Bull Run/Mananas
d)
Picket's Charge
14.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Sherman's March to Sea
d)
Fall of New Orleans
15.
Sherman's war strategy involved burning/destroying everything in his path, including railroads, towns, and crops. This strategy was called ______________.
a)
total war
b)
conscription
c)
Anaconda Plan
d)
Virginia Campaign
16.
Lee surrendered to Gran at _________________.
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Antietam
17.
___________________ was the South's greatest general who turned down Lincoln's request to lead the Northern Army.
a)
Sherman
b)
Lee
c)
Grant
d)
McClellan
18.
___________________________ was a Union General known for finding the South's Army and fighting them. Lincoln liked him because he got the job done.
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
McClellan
19.
__________________ was an abolitionist and former slave who helped push for African American soldiers' involvement in the North.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
George Mclellan
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
William Sherman
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