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WorksheetsThe North Invaded - Brick Wall
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was a Northern advantage leading into the Civil War?
a)
Rairoads
b)
Military Leadership
c)
Home Field Advantage
d)
Slaves
2.
Which of the following was not part of the northern Anaconda Plan?
a)
Blockage Southern ports
b)
capture the Mississippi
c)
Increase taxes on imports
d)
take the confederate capital
3.
Which of the following was a Southern advantage leading into the Civil War?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Population
c)
Home Field Advantage
d)
Railroads
4.
The Southern war strategy focused on staying on the __________
a)
Offense
b)
Defense
5.
The North's original goal for the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Why was it important for the South not to get involved in a large scale battle?
a)
They couldn't sustain a big loss of resources
b)
It would take too much time
c)
They were practicing Geurilla Warefare
d)
They couldn't get enough troops to muster a large battle
7.
The first half of the war was dominated by the _____.
a)
North
b)
South
8.
Why do you think people came out to watch the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
They had a picturesque view of war
b)
Entertainment
c)
See war heroes
d)
All of the above
9.
Why did the north name their strategy the Anaconda plan?
a)
It made a pretty picture
b)
It would suffocate the South economically
c)
It poisoned the South
d)
It would be based on sneak attacks
10.
Why did the north name their strategy the Anaconda plan?
a)
It made a pretty picture
b)
It would suffocate the South economically
c)
It poisoned the South
d)
It would be based on sneak attacks
11.
What was Lincoln's goal when the Civil War 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
12.
Which 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
13.
What was the name of the first major land battle of the Civil War?
a)
Manassas/Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Seven Days Battles
d)
Chancellorsville
14.
Who won the first major land battle of the Civil War?
a)
Northerners
b)
Southerners
15.
Early in the war, the United States (North) won many battles.
a)
False
b)
True
16.
The main Southern army was commanded by __________.
a)
George Meade
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ted Lincoln
d)
Stonewall Jackson
17.
After which very bloody battle did Lincoln announce the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Chancellorsville
d)
Bull Run
18.
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
19.
Which battle of the early Civil War was a disastrous frontal assault and a huge one-sided victory for the South?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Chancellorsville
20.
Abraham Lincoln kept changing his -
a)
war plan
b)
battle locations
c)
strategy
d)
generals
21.
In which Civil War battle did Stonewall Jackson get his nickname?
a)
Antietam
b)
First Bull Run
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Chancellorsville
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