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WorksheetsCivil War Events
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fill in the blanks:
_______ is to the Union as ______is to the Confederacy
_______ is to the Union as ______is to the Confederacy
a)
Jackson/Jefferson
b)
Lincoln/Jefferson
c)
Jefferson/Lincoln
d)
Washington/Lincoln
2.
The image represents-
a)
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
c)
Battle of Bullrun
d)
Firing at Fort Sumter
3.
What statement is true about Lincoln's leadership?
a)
He followed his personal religious beliefs
b)
Fought injustices and protected the mistreated
c)
wanted to be a millionaire from the Civil War
d)
Liked to get into fights at the White House
4.
This person was the general for-
a)
Confederacy
b)
West Point
c)
Great Britain
d)
Union
5.
He was the general for-
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
Know Nothings
d)
French
6.
This plan was proposed by-
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E Lee
7.
The first shots of the Civil War took place-
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Saratoga
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
8.
The image represents-
a)
The Anaconda Plan
b)
The Snake Plan
c)
The Cobra Plan
d)
The Python Plan
9.
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War-
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Bull Run (Manassas)
10.
Considered the turning point of the war-
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
11.
How did Lincoln's assassination affected the country?
a)
Foreign nations would try to overtake the U.S.
b)
loss of leadership made overcoming challenges faced by the nation more difficult
c)
Union would kill all slave owners in the South
d)
North and South agreed to end the war
12.
What was Lincoln's view on secession?
a)
agreed that states have the right
b)
Only states below the 36'30 parallel had the right
c)
the people of the states should make the choice
d)
it was illegal
13.
One advantage the North had over the South during the war was-
a)
better generals
b)
more railroads
c)
more cotton
d)
more slaves
14.
One advantage the South had over the North during the war was-
a)
more railroads
b)
more manufacturing
c)
higher population
d)
better protected capitol
15.
Fill in the blanks:
_______surrendered at _________ to end the Civil War
_______surrendered at _________ to end the Civil War
a)
Lee/Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Grant/Appomattox Courthouse
c)
Lincoln/Gettysburg
d)
Lee/Antietam
16.
How many states remained in the Union?
a)
10
b)
19
c)
11
d)
15
17.
The excerpt is-
a)
Lee's surrender at Appomattox
b)
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Grant's Gettysburg Address
d)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
18.
What event is represented?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Gettysburg Proclamation
d)
Emancipation Address
19.
A radical abolitionist wanted to start a major slave revolt. He planned to arm slaves and help them win their freedom by killing their masters. To accomplish his goal he needed weapons, so he and his followers attacked and seized a government arsenal (a place where weapons are stored) in Virginia. The man hoped that slaves would hear of his attack and join him. He was wrong. No slave uprising took place, and the man and his followers were soon killed or captured. the man was put on trial, found guilty, and hanged. Abolitionists in the North looked on this man as a hero who gave his life for his cause. People in the South looked on this man, and anyone who supported him, as a villain.
a)
Angeline Grimke
b)
John Brown
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Frederick Douglas
20.
Why did Sherman destroy so much while moving through Georgia?
a)
He wanted to cripple Georgia's economy, military, and morale.
b)
He didn't destroy much, they were only stories.
c)
He didn't want to be followed
d)
He was ordered to by General Grant
21.
What was the importance of the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
It gave the Confederacy the advantage
b)
It was the turning point of the war for the North
c)
Robert E. Lee was able to attack Washington, D.C.
d)
The battle was a draw
22.
How was the Emancipation Proclamation harmful to the South?
a)
All slaves would be freed
b)
Only male slaves would be freed
c)
The Confederacy could keep their slaves if they stopped fighting
d)
The slaves could decide if they wanted to remain on the plantations
23.
What triggered the secession of South Carolina and the "Deep South?"
a)
the firing on Fort Sumter
b)
the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
the Election of 1860
d)
the Compromise of 1850
24.
Which battle provided Lincoln with the military victory he needed to be able to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox
25.
This place really isn't a battle, it is the place where Lee surrendered to Grant to end the Civil War.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomatox
26.
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln insisted that:
a)
the slaves be emancipated
b)
the union be preserved by using force if necessary
c)
that General Grant be chosen to lead the Union Army
d)
the South must be punished
27.
What influence did Frederick Douglas have on Abraham Lincoln?
a)
he urged him to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
he urged him to enlist African-Americans in the army
c)
he urged him to pardon John Brown
d)
he urged him to write 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'
28.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
their economy depended on slavery
d)
this is wrong.
29.
California was admitted as a free state because of the compromise of 1850
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Utah and New Mexico were able to _____________________
a)
decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not
b)
do a little dance
c)
go to war
d)
join together
31.
What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Runaway Act
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
Slaveholder Law
32.
How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?
a)
It showed Northerners that slavery was a problem
b)
It created new laws
c)
It taught many slaves how to read
d)
It only hurt the reform movement
33.
Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, how would Kansas and Nebraska decide if they were a free or slave state?
a)
lottery
b)
President would decide
c)
Governors would decide
d)
popular sovereignty
34.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
35.
Secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
36.
Sectionalism?
a)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
b)
to withdraw or break away from a a nation
c)
a religious meeting
d)
an official expression of opinion by a group
37.
Who is known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Henry Clay
38.
1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
39.
What political party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Independent
d)
Whig
40.
Why did southern states begin to secede after Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860?
a)
Southern states believed Lincoln was an abolitionist
b)
Southerners believed Lincoln was pro-slavery
c)
Southern states didn't like Abraham Lincoln as a person
d)
Southern states believed in the same things as Lincoln
41.
As the publisher of The Liberator, this man was one of the first white Americans to demand the immediate freeing of slaves.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
42.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
43.
President of the United States during the Civil War
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George Washington
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
44.
First and only President of the Confederate States of America
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George Washington
45.
Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was experienced and had a good grasp of the South and his strategy seemed unbeatable
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William Sherman
46.
Lincoln’s address after the Battle of Gettysburg that helped look beyond the battlefield and focus on their shared ideals.
a)
Emancipation Proclomation
b)
Gettysburg Adress
c)
Lincoln's inaugural Address
d)
Picket's Charge
47.
Lincoln spoke after the Battle of Antietam announcing his plan to issue an order freeing all enslaved people in the Confederacy.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Lincoln's Inaugural Address
d)
Pickett's Charge
48.
Which of the following was when William Tecumsah Sherman led Union troops down South and destroying the South on their way to the sea
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
First Battle of Bull Run
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
49.
First big victory for the Union during the Civil War
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Siege of Vicksburg
d)
First Battle of Bull Run
50.
Three day battle that gave the Union a huge victory where the Confederacy was weakened by an estimated 14,000 deaths.
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Atlanta
d)
First Battle of Bull Run
51.
What 3 S's caused the Civil War?
a)
Slavery
seccession
Slapping
seccession
Slapping
b)
Seeds
Sections
Slime
Sections
Slime
c)
States Rights
Sectionalism
Slavery
Sectionalism
Slavery
d)
Sucrose
Sugar
Syrup
Sugar
Syrup
52.
The quote below describes which battle?
"We can't get water from the river and we're s hungry we've started eating rats. The Union army has us surrounded. I hope the Union stops the siege of our city soon before we all starve."
"We can't get water from the river and we're s hungry we've started eating rats. The Union army has us surrounded. I hope the Union stops the siege of our city soon before we all starve."
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
d)
Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
53.
The Union divided the Confederacy into 2 parts when it gained control of the -
a)
Columbia River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
54.
Most of the Battles of the Civil War took place in?
a)
The West
b)
My house
c)
The North
d)
The South
55.
The South was more Urban or Rural?
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
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