WorksheetsChapter 9 The Civil War
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
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1.
Which describes the Union's goal or motivation for fighting a Civil War against the south?
a)
They wanted to continue the expansion of slavery.
b)
They wanted to end slavery and preserve the Union.
c)
They wanted to become an independent nation free from government rule.
d)
They wanted to punish the South for trading with Europe.
2.
People in South Carolina supported the idea of states' rights. What right did they want South Carolina to have?
a)
the right to ignore national laws
b)
the right to obey the US Constitution
c)
the right to an agricultural way of life
d)
the right to have different social classes
3.
What would be considered an IMMEDIATE cause of the southern attack on Fort Sumter?
a)
the banning of slavery
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
4.
The main purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 was to
a)
convince France and Britain to get out of the war.
b)
capture the important railroad depot at Charleston
c)
permanently destroy Georgia's ability to produce cotton
d)
destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.
5.
The Union blockade during the Civil War
a)
led to an alliance between the Confederacy and Great Britain.
b)
caused inflation and shortages in the South, especially for manufactured goods.
c)
really had no effect on the South, since they were already agriculturally self-sufficient.
d)
hurt the North most since they relied heavily on Southern cotton and agriculture for its own manufacturing base.
6.
Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman’s strategy of total war targeted not only the Confederate army but also
a)
the citizens living in the South.
b)
Northern citizens sympathetic to the South.
c)
the South’s population of enslaved Africans.
d)
Native Americans who were not loyal to the US.
7.
During the Civil War, southern women on the "homefront" engaged in a variety of activities to support the troops in the field. Which is an accurate list of some of the PRIMARY roles that women took on during the war?
a)
fundraising, sewing uniforms, shipbuilding, nursing
b)
serving in combat, farming, sewing uniforms, nursing
c)
fundraising, sewing uniforms, nursing, working in textile mills
d)
farming, nursing, fundraising, serving in the state legislature
8.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slaves?
a)
It freed some slaves.
b)
It helped them purchase a home.
c)
It gave them citizenship.
d)
It welcomed them back into the Union
9.
The event MOST LIKELY occurring due to the 1860 presidential election of Lincoln was
a)
the beginning of Reconstruction.
b)
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
c)
the John Brown-led raid at Harper's Ferry.
d)
the secession of South Carolina from the Union.
10.
"April 13th (1861) - Nobody has been hurt after all. How we were last night. Reaction after the dread of all the slaughter we thought those dreadful cannon were making. Not even a battery the worse for wear. [It] has been on fire. Anderson has not yet silenced any of our guns."
Mary Chestnut, A Diary From Dixie
About which event is Mary Chestnut writing?
Mary Chestnut, A Diary From Dixie
About which event is Mary Chestnut writing?
a)
the Battle of Bull Run
b)
the Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Lee's surrender at Appomattox
d)
the Confederate firing on Ft. Sumter
11.
Which statement BEST explains the Civil War as a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight"?
a)
The war was financed by rich planters but the poor men fought
b)
The rich men made the decision to go to war, but the poor men fought the battles.
c)
The rich men had little experience in fighting and had to rely on the poor to do that.
d)
All southerners contributed to the war, and, since the poor had no money, their contribution was to fight.
12.
Where was the National Democratic Convention held in 1860?
a)
Baltimore
b)
Charleston
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
13.
What was the the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
It freed the slaves
b)
It provided another reason for the war.
c)
It increased the popularity of Abraham Lincoln
d)
It encouraged more blacks to fight for the Union.
14.
Which of these had the BIGGEST effect on the daily lives of South Carolinians during the Civil War?
a)
the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Union blockade of the Atlantic coast
c)
the Union siege of the Confederate Capital
d)
Confederate loss of control of the Mississippi River
15.
Why was the African American population of South Carolina's Sea Islands one of the first to become freedmen during the Civil War?
a)
They had seceded from the Confederacy.
b)
Most of the plantation owners were gone from the islands by the middle of 1864.
c)
They had never been a part of the Confederacy
d)
General Sherman had the Sea Islands as his objective in his March to the Sea in 1864.
16.
How was Robert Smalls, a black man born into slavery in South Carolina, able to convince Abraham Lincoln to allow freed black men to join the Union army?
a)
He freed himself and stole a Confederate ship, sailing himself and others North, into free territory.
b)
He followed Sojourner Truth North and declared himself free when he reached Canada.
c)
He jumped on the Underground Railroad and rode the train into Northern territory.
d)
He wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter, asking if he could join the army.
17.
Fort Sumter was located off the coast of which southern state?
a)
New York
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Virginia
18.
What did MOST enslaved African Americans do during the Civil War?
a)
worked as sharecroppers
b)
worked on plantations
c)
became Union soldiers
d)
became Confederate soldiers
19.
Ft. Sumter is MOST significant for being
a)
where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
b)
the target of General Sherman's March to the Sea.
c)
destroyed by the Union when taking Port Royal.
d)
the location of the end of the Civil Wa
20.
The capture of Port Royal by Union forces in 1861 had the BIGGEST impact on Union strategy of
a)
controlling the Mississippi River.
b)
dividing the Confederacy in half.
c)
blockading Charleston Harbor.
d)
Sherman's March to the Sea.
21.
During the last half of the Civil War, many African Americans on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia
a)
enlisted in the Union Army.
b)
fought for Confederate Army
c)
were freed, due to the islands' occupation by Union forces.
d)
were prevented from leaving the plantations they had worked on.
22.
Which term describes southerners who were opposed to secession and wished to keep South Carolina loyal to the federal government?
a)
Cooperationists
b)
Copperheads
c)
Secessionists
d)
Unionists
23.
Which statement is TRUE regarding the lives of women in South Carolina during the Civil War?
a)
Thousands of women were captured by the Union army and were sent to work in northern factories.
b)
Towards the end of the war, women were required to serve in the military to make up for the army's shortage of soldiers.
c)
Because women began to enter the workforce in South Carolina's textile mills, the General Assembly was forced to give them the right to vote in 1863.
d)
As men went away to fight, women were left to tend to farms and plantations, where their lives were made especially difficult by shortages of supplies and food.
24.
Which city was MOST affected by Sherman's March through South Carolina?
a)
Columbia
b)
Charleston
c)
Georgetown
d)
Myrtle Beach
25.
Which statement offers the BEST explanation for why General Sherman was more destructive on his march through South Carolina than he was in North Carolina?
a)
General Sherman was seeking revenge for Union soldiers killed in South Carolina's prisoner of war camps.
b)
South Carolina was viewed as a prime target because they were the first state to secede from the Union.
c)
General Sherman failed to supervise his troops adequately while in South Carolina.
d)
The Union was seeking revenge for the Battle of Fort Sumter.
26.
Which statement is true regarding the role of African-Americans in South Carolina's war effort during the Civil War?
a)
Many African-Americans were drafted into the Confederate army, where they served in combat roles with great distinction.
b)
South Carolina's slaves were important to the war effort because they filled vacant jobs in South Carolina's textile mills.
c)
Many African-Americans served as scouts and spies for the Confederate army since they knew the terrain and geography of the South.
d)
Many African-Americans were forced into service for the Confederate army, as masters took their slaves with them to the battlefield or they were commandeered to build defenses.
27.
In order to get important supplies in and out, how did the Confederate army slip in between Northern ships blocking southern ports?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
blockade runners
c)
abolitionists
d)
submarines
28.
Which statement BEST describes the way soldiers were affected by the fighting that took place during the Civil War?
a)
They did not want to come home due the friendships they made in the army
b)
Their morale was diminished by the aftereffects of war injuries and other issues on the home front.
c)
They looked forward to a more balanced society where every man could would be considered free and equal
d)
Their morale was raised due to increased technology and the possibility of coming home to a better society.
29.
Two breakthroughs in technology during the Civil War, that would change the way that wars in the future were fought, included
a)
the sword and the rifle.
b)
the musket and the cannon.
c)
poison gas and trench warfare.
d)
the submarine and the repeating rifle.
30.
·1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
·1857 Dred Scott decision
·1859 John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, VA
·1860 Election of Abraham Lincoln
· ???
Which event would BEST complete this timeline?
·1857 Dred Scott decision
·1859 John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, VA
·1860 Election of Abraham Lincoln
· ???
Which event would BEST complete this timeline?
a)
1852 Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
1861 Creation of the Confederate States of America
c)
1861 Battle of Manassas
d)
1861 Battle of Ft. Sumter
31.
Which event was the MAIN cause of South Carolina's secession from the United States in 1860?
a)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
the firing on Ft. Sumter
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