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The Civil War

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

The North had all of the following advantages during the Civil War EXCEPT

a)

brilliant military officers

b)

a larger population

c)

an extensive network of roads, canals and railroads

d)

more industry

2.

Which of the follwing was NOT an advantage of the South during the Civil War?

a)

they only needed to defend their land

b)

they had brilliant generals

c)

an extensive network of roads, canals and railroads

d)

battles wer fought on their home soil

3.

Who did Lincoln intend to free in the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

slaves held in the territories

b)

slaves in the Confederate states only

c)

slaves in the Confederate and the border states

d)

all slaves in the United States

4.
A heroic unit of African-Americans who bravely fought for the Union were called the 
a)
54th Maryland
b)
contraband
c)
55th Massachusetts
d)
54th Massachusets
5.
New warships developed by the South which were dangerous because they were heavily armed with thick metal plating were called...
a)
ironclads
b)
contraband
c)
mini balls
d)
metalclads
6.

Which battle gave Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Vicksburg

7.

Which battle was a turning point in the war because it weakened the Confederacy so much that they would never again invade the North?

a)

Antietam

b)

Sharpsburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Gettysburg

8.

What document was the Gettysburg Address similar to in the fact that they both supproted the ideals of democracy?

a)

Constitution

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Declaration of Independence

9.
What was the first major goal of Lincoln's adminstration?
a)
to free the slaves
b)
to reunite the nation
c)
to punish the rebellious southern states
d)
to industrialize the North
10.

Which of the following was NOT a reason southern soldiers fought in the Civil War?

a)

their belief that all men were created equal

b)

their fear of freedmen destroying their economy

c)

to protect their land, rights and families

d)

their belief in states' rights

11.

Which of the following is NOT a reason northern soldiers fought in the Civil War?

a)

to free the slaves

b)

to keep the Confederates from from traking with Britain

c)

to reunite the nation

d)

to protect democracy

12.

What theory did southerners use to justify their secession by saying they chose to join the Union and they can choose to get out of it?

a)

sectionalism

b)

states' rights

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

the Supremacy Clause

13.

Which battle was a turning point in the war for the Union because they gained control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Fort Wagner

d)

Vicksburg

14.
What was the main purpose of Grant's lenient turns to Lee during the surrender?
a)
to punish the Confederates
b)
to show Lincoln was right all along
c)
to free the slaves to bring equality
d)
to reunite the nation
15.
Which general used "total war" against the South to destroy their resources and economy?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William Tecumseh Sherman
d)
George McClellan
16.
Which document was intended to free the slaves in the Confederate States?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
17.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Gettysburg Address?

a)

it emphasized the ideals of the Declaration of Independence

b)

it emphasized that the war MUST be won

c)

it emphasized the ideals of the U.S. Constitution

d)

it emphasized that democracy must continue

18.
This man was the main general of the Confederacy
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Stonewall Jackson
19.
This man was the main general for the Union army
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
George McClellan
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
William T. Sherman
20.
This man used "total war" against the South
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William T. Sherman
21.
This woman started the American Red Cross and was a pioneer for female nurses
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Susan B. Anthony
22.
This man was the president of the Confederacy
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis