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WorksheetsBeginning of the Civil War Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many states seceded before Abraham Lincoln was able to take the presidency?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
11
d)
9
2.
What was the name of the first official Battle of the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
First Bull Run
c)
Battle of Black Jack
d)
Fort McHenry
3.
Who was the Union Major who was in charge of Fort Sumter and would hold on as long as he would have sufficient rations?
a)
Robert Anderson
b)
P.G.T. Beauregard
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Irvin McDowell
4.
What did Abraham Lincoln send down to Fort Sumter which put the question of Civil War in the hands of the South?
a)
A Ship containing only food
b)
A ship containing food and soldiers
c)
A flotilla of Union gunboats
d)
An Ironclad vessel
5.
How many battle casualties occurred in the Battle of Fort Sumter?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
4,200
d)
23,000
6.
Which side won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
7.
How many southern states seceded shortly after Fort Sumter?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
9
d)
2
8.
How long were the enlistments that Abraham Lincoln had asked for after the Battle of Fort Sumter?
a)
90 days
b)
2 years
c)
1 year
d)
3 years
9.
Who was the Confederate General that led the south at Fort Sumter and in the First Bull Run?
a)
P.G.T. Beauregard
b)
James Longstreet
c)
Joseph Johnston
d)
Robert E. Lee
10.
Who was the first Confederate Commander and director of Confederate battle operations?
a)
Joseph Johnston
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
P.G.T. Beauregard
d)
Jefferson Davis
11.
What was the second battle of the Civil War and first bloody engagement?
a)
The First Bull Run
b)
The Battle of Fort Henry
c)
The Battle of Shiloh
d)
The Battle of Fort Donelson
12.
Where was Bull Run located?
a)
Manassas, Virginia
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
Corinth, Mississippi
d)
Charleston, South Carolina
13.
Whose troops were the heroes of the First Bull Run by holding the high ground of Henry House Hill?
a)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
b)
P.G.T. Beauregard
c)
Joseph Johnston
d)
James Longstreet
14.
Which side won the Battle of the First Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
15.
Who was the Union General-in-arms that devised the Anaconda Plan to put a stranglehold on Southern shipping?
a)
Winfield Scott
b)
Irvin McDowell
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Robert Anderson
16.
Who was the new Union Commander that was appointed following the Battle of the First Bull Run?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Irvin McDowell
d)
Ulysses S. Grantt
17.
What percentage of Confederate shipping was blocked by the Union blockade in 1861?
a)
10%
b)
33%
c)
50%
d)
90%
18.
What percentage of Southern ships were caught by the Blockade in 1865?
a)
50%
b)
10%
c)
90%
d)
33%
19.
What export did the South decide to place an embargo on in 1861-1862?
a)
Cotton
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Rice
20.
The Confederacy overprinted their currency to the point where a Confederate dollar was worth _____ cents in exchange for a U.S. dollar in 1863.
a)
6
b)
90
c)
40
d)
22
21.
The Confederate Fort taken by the Union which was on the Tennessee River whereby 9 of the 17 cannon were underwater was called...
a)
Fort Henry
b)
Fort Donelson
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Fort Pickens
22.
Who led the Union in the Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Irvin McDowell
d)
Winfield Scott
23.
What weakness did Ulysses S. Grant show at the beginning of the Battle of Fort Donelson?
a)
He did not set up any defenses or pickets.
b)
He couldn't keep himself away from alcohol.
c)
He had not devised a plan of attack on the Fort.
d)
He believed that an attack was coming any time leaves rustled.
24.
Which side had the early advantage in the Battle of Fort Donelson?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
25.
Which side eventually won the Battle of Fort Donelson?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
26.
Despite the victory, what did newspapers say about Grant due to his early issues in the Battle of Fort Donelson?
a)
They claimed that he was drunk.
b)
They claimed that he was not willing to lead soldiers from the front.
c)
They hailed him as an unquestioned American hero.
d)
They claimed that he would run from battle.
27.
What city did the Confederates have to vacate due to the Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson?
a)
Nashville, TN
b)
Corinth, MS
c)
Richmond, VA
d)
Chattanooga, TN
28.
Which Ironclad was originally a wooden ship and was remade with iron sides by the Confederates?
a)
the Merrimack
b)
the Monitor
c)
Old Ironsides
d)
the Constellation
29.
When the Confederacy remade and renamed the Merrimack, what did they called it?
a)
C.S.S. Virginia
b)
Old Ironsides
c)
C.S.S. Alabama
d)
C.S.S. Hunley
30.
What was the name of the Union ironclad which featured a gun turret and a short turning radius?
a)
the Merrimack
b)
the Monitor
c)
Old Ironsides
d)
the Minnesota
31.
What was the result of the March 7 duel between the Merrimack and the Monitor?
a)
It was a draw.
b)
The Monitor won the battle.
c)
The Merrimack won the battle.
d)
The Monitor was saved by the Cumberland and the Congress.
32.
Who was the western Confederate Commander who led Confederate troops in the Battle of Shiloh and was killed after a bullet severed an artery in his leg?
a)
Albert Sidney Johnston
b)
P.G.T. Beauregard
c)
Joseph Johnston
d)
Robert E. Lee
33.
Who was the Union leader that commanded the troops in the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Irvin McDowell
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Robert Anderson
34.
Who was the Confederacy's second-in-command at Shiloh who wired to Richmond after the first day at Shiloh that they had "won a complete victory"?
a)
P.G.T. Beauregard
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Joseph Johnston
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
35.
Which side successfully surprised the other (as they were cooking breakfast and just waking up) at the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
The Confederates surprised the Union
b)
The Union surprised the Confederates
36.
How many reinforcements did Ulysses S. Grant gain from Don Carlos Buell and Lew Wallace on the evening after the first day's fight at Shiloh?
a)
35,000
b)
10,000
c)
12,000
d)
18,000
37.
Which side won the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
38.
The center of the battlefield at Shiloh whereby bullets where whizzing by all over the placed gained the name of the...
a)
Hornet's Nest
b)
Bloody Angle
c)
Bloody Lane
d)
Bloody Run
39.
Who was Grant's subordinate and loyal friend that was shot twice in the Battle of Shiloh and had 4 horses shot from under him?
a)
William Tecumseh Sherman
b)
Irvin McDowell
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Robert Anderson
40.
How many casualties occurred in the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
4,200
b)
18,000
c)
23,000
d)
0
41.
What was significance of the area around Shiloh, Tennessee, for the Confederacy?
a)
Just south was the intersection of a main southern railroad line.
b)
Just south was the Confederate capital of Montgomery, Alabama.
c)
The city of Corinth, Mississippi held the main armory of the South.
d)
The city of Shiloh was a recruiting hub for the Confederate Army.
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