WorksheetsCh 17 Civil War Formative
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Best-known African American regiment during the war
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
total war
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
54th Massachusetts
2.
Strategy used by the North to destroy the South’s land and people
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
total war
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
54th Massachusetts
3.
Decree that attempted to free all slaves in rebel-held territory
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
total war
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
54th Massachusetts
4.
First major battle of the Civil War
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Appomattox Court House
5.
General Lee’s final attempt to invade the North; included Pickett’s Charge
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Appomattox Court House
6.
The battle that led to led to the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Appomattox Court House
7.
Sight of the South’s surrender of the war
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Appomattox Court House
8.
General that accepted the South’s surrender in April 1865
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Sherman
9.
General for the Confederate Army
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Sherman
10.
Legal process that Lincoln suspended to deal with war opponents in the North
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Total War
c)
habeas corpus
d)
Gettysburg Address
11.
Which was NOT an advantage held by the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
A larger population
b)
A better transportation system
c)
Larger production of manufactured goods
d)
Better military leaders
12.
The Union’s goal at the beginning of the Civil War was
a)
to end slavery
b)
to fight a defensive war
c)
to preserve the Union of the states at all costs
d)
to use its cotton supply to gain an alliance with Great Britain
13.
The Confederacy’s goal throughout the war was
a)
to invade and take over the northern states
b)
be recognized by the world as an independent nation
c)
to create a strong centralized government
d)
to abolish slavery within its borders
14.
Which was NOT part of the Union’s Anaconda Plan?
a)
Blockade all southern ports and harbors
b)
Capture Washington D.C.
c)
Control the Mississippi River
d)
Capture Richmond, VA
15.
The victory at Vicksburg enabled the Union to:
a)
surround the Confederacy.
b)
force the Confederacy to surrender the war
c)
defeat the Confederate forces at Gettysburg
d)
split the Confederacy into two smaller parts
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