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WorksheetsThe Civil War Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first official battle of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Shiloh
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
2.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter generals
b)
Defensive strategy
c)
Access to railroad and manufacturing
d)
Highly motivated
3.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More troops
b)
Home field advantage
c)
Better weapons
d)
Better transportation
4.
At the beginning of the war, the Union's main strategy in the war was...
a)
known as the Anaconda plan
b)
invade Richmond, the capitol of the Confederacy
c)
use the Navy to destroy major Southern ports
d)
recruit the help of England and France
5.
At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy's main battle strategy was...
a)
invade major cities in the North
b)
capture Union navy ships
c)
defend their territory and wait for help from England and France
d)
allow the slaves to fight in the Confederate army
6.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
7.
Which battle caused Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Battle at Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Antietam
8.
What's the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Lincoln's statement that says that all slaves in the U.S. are free
b)
the same as the thirteenth amendment
c)
a speech given at Gettysburg, PA
d)
a speech given by Jefferson Davis
9.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
10.
What Union general is known for the March to Sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
11.
Which battle is considered the turning point of the war?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
12.
Where did the South finally surrender?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
13.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
Neither, it was a draw
14.
This was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Reconstruction
c)
WWI
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
15.
The Civil War and Lincoln's assassination happened in the same year.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
This amendment says all male citizens can now vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
17.
This amendment abolished slavery.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
18.
This amendment says if you are born in the United States you are a citizen.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
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