WorksheetsSS8H5 Practice
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?
a)
democracy
b)
justice
c)
liberty
d)
equality
2.
What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?
a)
to commemorate a great Union victory
b)
to dedicate a cemetery
c)
to launch his reelection campaign
d)
to consecrate the ground
3.
According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.
a)
to hallow the ground
b)
that the nation might live
c)
to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania
d)
so that slavery would be abolished
4.
Lincoln believes that victory in the war will result in _____.
a)
a full measure of devotion
b)
a new birth of freedom
c)
an altogether fitting and proper memorial.
d)
a belief that all men are created equal.
5.
What does perish mean?
a)
continue
b)
liberate
c)
spoil
d)
die
6.
What does Lincoln mean when he says, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” (lines 13–15)?
a)
Actions are more important than words.
b)
It is more important to talk about beliefs than to take action about those beliefs.
c)
The consequences of commemoration will last far longer than the consequences of their heroism.
d)
The soldiers dedication to the Union should be honored with our words and the commemoration of the cemetery.
7.
In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
a)
1861
b)
1863
c)
1865
d)
1781
8.
In which state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Virginia
9.
How many casualties (dead, wounded, missing, or captured) were there after the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
51,000
b)
5,000
c)
15,000
d)
25,000
10.
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
11.
Why was the Union general fired after winning the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
He was rude to President Lincoln
b)
He did not chase after the Confederates as they retreated, crushing their army once and for all
12.
Who wrote the Emanicpation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
13.
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
All Slaves
b)
Slaves in Confederacy
c)
Slaves in Union
14.
What was the largest battle ever in Georgia?
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Siege of Savannah
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Gettysburg
15.
What was the bloodiest DAY of the Civil war?
a)
Antietam
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Gettysburg
16.
What battle did Abraham Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation after?
a)
Antietam
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Chattanooga
17.
The North wanted to capture what city after Chattanooga?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Savannah
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Trion
18.
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
19.
The idea that a state can declare a federal law invaid within its borders
a)
tariff
b)
regionalism
c)
abolitionists
d)
nullification
20.
What is a tax on imported goods
a)
tariff
b)
regionalism
c)
abolitionists
d)
nullification
21.
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln's win?
a)
seceded from the Union
b)
threw Lincoln a party
c)
dumped all the tea in the ocean.
22.
After the March to the Sea, Sherman presented Lincoln with what as a Christmas gift?
a)
Saddle for his horse
b)
Savannah, GA
c)
Railroad tie
23.
What was one of the largest Confederate prisoner of war camps?
a)
Andersonville
b)
Savannah
c)
Gettysburg
24.
Who was the commader of the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea?
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
25.
What did President Lincoln hope to accomplish when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
He wanted to free slaves living in the North. d the Emancipation Proclamation?
b)
He hoped to bring a quick end to the war and to preserve the Union.
c)
He hoped to stop Sherman’s March through Georgia. Emancipation Proclamation?
d)
He hoped to gained support from England to help in the war and preserve the Union. n>
26.
Where was the notorious Confederate prison in Georgia?
a)
Fulton
b)
Alcatraz
c)
Belle Isle
d)
Andersonville
27.
What Union general led the northern army on its "March to the Sea" and saw to it that much of Georgia's capital resources were destroyed?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
28.
What contributed to the lack of success of the Union Blockade?
a)
The South had a superior navy.
b)
Blockade runners slipped through the blockade.
c)
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the South.
d)
The Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade.
29.
Where did the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War take place?
a)
Shiloh
b)
Antietam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Gettysburg
30.
The Georgia Platform was a statement supporting
a)
states' rights.
b)
popular sovereignty.
c)
the Compromise of 1850.
d)
slavery throughout the United States.
31.
As a result of the Missouri Compromise,
a)
slavery was banned north of Missouri's southern border.
b)
slavery was allowed in all states east of Missouri.
c)
slavery was banned in all territories west of Missouri.
d)
slavery was allowed north of Missouri's southern border.
32.
How was the issue of slavery determined in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska?
a)
Popular sovereignty determined slave status.
b)
Kansas would become a slave state and Nebraska would become a free state.
c)
Nebraska would become a slave state and Kansas would become a free state.
d)
Because they are north of the 36 30' parallel, they would become free states.
33.
Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of the American Civil War?
a)
The North supported states' rights.
b)
Regional differences caused tension
c)
Economic differences caused tension
d)
The North and South disagreed about slavery
34.
Which state was admitted as a free state under the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine
b)
Missouri
c)
Arkansas
d)
Oregon
35.
Which of the following best describes the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
All runaway slaves had to be returned to their owner
b)
Southern States were going to secede from the Union
c)
It outlawed slavery
d)
It went along with the Georgia Platform
36.
Georgia used what to convince other states to sign the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Georgia Platform
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
37.
What was the name of Dred Scott's court case?
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Scott v. Emerson
c)
Scott v. Missouri
d)
Scott v. United States
38.
Who won the election of 1860?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
John Bell
d)
Stephen Douglas
39.
What candidate in the election of 1860 got the most votes in Georgia?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Stephen Douglas
d)
John Bell
40.
Who won the election of 1860?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
John Bell
d)
Stephen Douglas
41.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
People in a new state could vote on slavery
b)
Everyone voted for the state name
c)
All states voted twice for a new capital of the United States
d)
All states voted once for a new capital of the United states
42.
The belief that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law is called what?
a)
nullification
b)
absolution
c)
ratification
d)
justification
43.
Who was president during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
44.
What is a tariff?
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Tax on American Goods
d)
Tax on Foreign Goods
45.
Which of the following is a cause of the Civil War
a)
Federal Rights
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
Slavery
d)
All Choices are Correct
46.
What is an Abolitionist?
a)
Someone that wanted to end slavery
b)
Someone that wanted more slaves
c)
A slave owner
d)
A Farmer
47.
What does S.A.L.M.A. stand for?
a)
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
b)
Savannah, Augusta, Lawrenceville, Maine, Atlanta
c)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
d)
South, Atlanta, Lost, Middle, Augusta
48.
How many military campaigns did Sherman lead through Georgia?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
What was the name of the campaign to capture Atlanta?
a)
March to Atlanta
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Conquest of Atlanta
d)
Atlanta Conquest
50.
What was the name of Sherman's second campaign that ended in Savannah?
a)
March through Georgia
b)
Savannah Campaign
c)
March to the Sea
d)
March for Savannah
51.
What city did Sherman capture to end his March to the Sea?
a)
Savannah
b)
Atlanta
c)
Griswoldville
d)
Fort Pulaski
52.
What did Union soldiers do as they marched to the sea?
a)
Lived off the land and took from Georgia Citizens
b)
They killed everybody
c)
Scorched Earth
d)
They peacefully walked through
53.
Why did Sherman want to capture Atlanta?
a)
It was a railroad hub
b)
Industrial Capabilities
c)
Both Choices
d)
None of these
54.
Which state did General Lee hope to convince to join the Confederacy after a victory in Antietam?
a)
Florida
b)
Maryland
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
55.
Which side believed a victory in Antietam will result in European support?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
56.
True or False: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
The bloodiest single day in American military history ended in a draw, but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the
a)
Declaration of Independence.
b)
13th Amendment.
c)
Gettysburg Address.
d)
Emancipation Proclamation.
58.
According to the video, which side won the battle of Antietam?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Neither side was a clear winner
d)
The East
59.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of war?
a)
It was now all about uniting the country
b)
It was now about total war
c)
It was now about ending slavery
d)
It was now about revenge
60.
Fort Sumter...
a)
marked the last exchange of fire in the War
b)
marked the first exchange of fire in the War
c)
resulted in major loss of life for the Union
d)
resulted in major loss of life for the Confederacy
61.
Name the 3 causes of the Civil War
a)
Slavery, States Rights, Nullification
b)
Nullification, States rights, and People
c)
Slavery, Federal Rights, Nullification
62.
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln's win?
a)
seceded from the Union
b)
threw Lincoln a party
c)
dumped all the tea in the ocean.
63.
What did Union soldiers do as they marched to the sea?
a)
Lived off the land and took from Georgia Citizens
b)
They killed everybody
c)
Scorched Earth
d)
They peacefully walked through
64.
What city did Sherman capture to end his March to the Sea?
a)
Savannah
b)
Atlanta
c)
Griswoldville
d)
Fort Pulaski
65.
What was the name of Sherman's second campaign that ended in Savannah?
a)
March through Georgia
b)
Savannah Campaign
c)
March to the Sea
d)
March for Savannah
66.
What was the name of the campaign to capture Atlanta?
a)
March to Atlanta
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Conquest of Atlanta
d)
Atlanta Conquest
67.
How many military campaigns did Sherman lead through Georgia?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
68.
Where was did the Union and Confederacy sign the surrender papers?
a)
Philadelphia, PA
b)
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Boston, MA
69.
Who wrote the Emanicpation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
70.
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
71.
Who became the commander of all Union forces in March of 1864?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George Meade
c)
George McClellan
d)
William Tecumseh Sherman
72.
Who won the Battle of Appomattox Court House?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Union
c)
Slaves
73.
Appomattox Court House is important because....
a)
This is where the South got new weapons
b)
this is where the South kidnapped President Lincoln
c)
this is where the Civil War ended and the South surrendered.
d)
This is where both sides enjoyed a concert in the park
74.
The word surrender means "to give up". Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
75.
Which general accepted the South's surrender?
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
76.
Which city was the Confederate capital?
a)
Richmond, Virginia
b)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
c)
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
d)
Atlanta, Georgia
77.
Which of these tactics best describes how General William T. Sherman destroyed all of the South's resources?
a)
Scorched Earth
b)
Trench Warfar
c)
Fish Hook
d)
Pickett's Charge
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