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Worksheets4th 9 weeks benchmark
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first state to secede from the Union
a)
North Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Virginia
d)
South Carolina
2.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephan Douglas
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
George McClellan
3.
This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
a)
Antietam (Sharpsburg)
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Manassas (Bull Run)
d)
Richmond
4.
This man was elected president of the Union in 1860
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephan Douglas
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
George McClellan
5.
This city became the capital of the Confederacy
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Memphis, TN
c)
Richmond, VA
d)
Atlanta, GA
6.
Where the first major land battle of the Civil War took place and where many decided to make a special trip to watch it.
a)
Manassas (Bull Run)
b)
Richmond
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Antietam (Sharpsburg)
7.
This term is used to describe the act of becoming free
a)
Emancipation
b)
Detain
c)
Imprison
d)
Incarcerate
8.
The idea that Great Britain and France might help the Confederacy because of their trading relationship with the South
a)
Cotton War
b)
Cotton Diplomacy
c)
Emancipation
d)
Bull Run
9.
This battle was the single bloodiest day of fighting in American history with approximately 23,000 dead, wounded, or missing
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Manassas (Bull Run)
c)
Antietam (Sharpsburg)
d)
Shiloh
10.
These people were allowed to fight in the Civil War in special units made up of people just like them
a)
Well-known Abolitionists
b)
Native Americans
c)
Plantation Owners
d)
African Americans
11.
Who won the battle at Fort Sumter?
a)
North (Union)
b)
South (Confederacy)
12.
Who won the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run)?
a)
North (Union)
b)
South (Confederacy)
13.
Who won the battle of Antietam?
a)
North (Union)
b)
South (Confederacy)
14.
This man was a slave who sued to try and gain his freedom and his case was heard by the Supreme Court.
a)
Robert E Lee
b)
Jim Crow
c)
Dred Scott
d)
George Jackson
15.
Which side had soldiers called “rebs?”
a)
North (Union)
b)
South (Confederacy)
16.
President Abraham Lincoln’s original goal was to stop the spread of slavery and not free the slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the greatest killer of the Civil War?
a)
Mosquitos
b)
Bullets
c)
Diarrhea
d)
Drowning
18.
Why was there a lot of fighting between Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C.?
a)
The land was flat
b)
Lee learned of Lincoln’s plans
c)
These cities were the two capitals of the North and South
d)
This was the headquarters of the Underground Railroad.
19.
This is the idea that settlers in the territories would decided if they wanted slavery allowed in their territory.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Sectionalism
20.
What event was caused by landowners and slaveholders racing into the territory created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Nebraska Burning
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Compromise of 1850
21.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act tell Northerners to do?
a)
Capture and return runaway slaves
b)
help fugitive slaves escape to Canada
c)
buy the slaves freedom
d)
return the slaves to Africa
22.
Who led an attack on the federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia because they were hoping to start a slave rebellion?
a)
Frederick Douglas
b)
John Brown
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
23.
What did Southerners send Preston Brooks after he beat up Senator Charles Sumner?
a)
Money
b)
Flags
c)
Canes
d)
Boxing gloves
24.
The constitution did not allow the president to prohibit slavery so Lincoln said since slaves were property then they could be freed when
a)
U.S. military forces freed them
b)
the Supreme Court freed them
c)
after they fought for three years
d)
they crossed into Missouri
25.
Union soldiers usually wore what color uniforms?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Grey
26.
Confederate soldiers usually wore what color uniforms?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Grey
27.
What method was created to preserve bodies long enough for them to be sent home for burial?
a)
Embalming
b)
Cremation
c)
Liquidation
d)
Freezing
28.
Doctors during the Civil War were well trained and knowledgeable about germs and infections.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The majority of battles during the Civil War were fought here
a)
North
b)
South
30.
States that had slaves and were a part of the Union but not the confederacy were called
a)
Northern States
b)
Southern States
c)
Western States
d)
Border States
31.
This was a battle of ironclad warships
a)
Gettysburg vs. Vicksburg
b)
Chancellorsville vs. Fredericksburg
c)
Monitor vs. Merrimack
d)
Arizona vs. Cole
32.
Bloodiest battle at the time and was a big Union victory that forced Confederates to retreat
a)
2nd Battle of Bull Run
b)
Shiloh
c)
Pleasant Hill
d)
New Orleans
33.
Three-day battle that was a major Union victory and turning point in the war
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Mansfield
34.
Who won the Election of 1864?
a)
Stephan Douglas
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
George McClellan
d)
Abraham Lincoln
35.
The plan to block southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond was
a)
Siege of Richmond
b)
Albany Plan
c)
Anaconda Plan
d)
Copperhead Plan
36.
This battle lasted for 47 days
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Sharpsburg
d)
Williamsburg
37.
Why were the battles of Pleasant Hill and Mansfield fought?
a)
Confederates were protecting New Orleans
b)
Confederates were protecting the Mississippi River
c)
Confederates were protecting Shreveport
d)
Confederates were protecting Baton Rouge
38.
What became one of the biggest mistakes of the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Little Round Top
b)
Pickett’s Charge
c)
Burford’s Charge
d)
Big Round Top
39.
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg fought?
a)
because it was the Confederate Capital
b)
because it was the Union Capital
c)
because it was a major port
d)
because it was on the Mississippi River
40.
What speech did Lincoln give after the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Gettysburg Proclamation
d)
Emancipation Address
41.
Why did Lincoln give the speech after the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
because the Union won
b)
because the Confederacy won
c)
because he needed votes
d)
because of the new cemetery
42.
What name was given to northern democrats opposed to war?
a)
Whigs
b)
Anacondas
c)
Copperheads
d)
Federalists
43.
Which prison had the worst reputation during the Civil War?
a)
Libby
b)
Angola
c)
Andersonville
d)
Rikers
44.
Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant?
a)
Ford’s Theater
b)
Andersonville
c)
Shiloh
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
45.
Where was Lincoln shot?
a)
Ford’s Theater
b)
Andersonville
c)
Shiloh
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
46.
Who shot Lincoln?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Jack Ruby
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
John Wilkes Booth
47.
William T. Sherman’s attack from Atlanta to Savannah was called
a)
Andersonville Outbreak
b)
Georgia Campaign
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Georgia Invasion
48.
Nearly 100 people died every day at Andersonville
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Why did Robert E. Lee pull forces from Richmond?
a)
He needed more soldiers because his numbers were depleted
b)
He was afraid of William T. Sherman’s forces
c)
He was upset at the results of the Election of 1864
d)
He needed soldiers to steal supplies from Washington, D.C
50.
What was Arlington National Cemetery before the war?
a)
Home of Abraham Lincoln
b)
Home of Robert E. Lee
c)
Home of George McClellan
d)
Home of Ulysses S. Grant
51.
Who won the American Civil War?
a)
North
b)
South
52.
Secret society that opposed civil rights, particularly suffrage, for African Americans
a)
NAACP
b)
KKK
c)
SNCC
d)
COAP
53.
Court case that allowed facilities to be “separate but equal”
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Marbury v. Madison
54.
Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
a)
Black Codes
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Plessy Laws
d)
Reconstruction Codes
55.
Amendment that abolished slavery
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
56.
Amendment that defines citizenship
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
57.
Amendment that gave right to vote to African American men
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
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