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WorksheetsUS History Chapter 09
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
The Trent Affair of 1861 was a...
diplomatic incident that caused Britain to threaten war against the United States.
plan for encircling the Confederacy with a naval blockade.
diplomatic incident in which the newly established Confederacy appointed two emissaries to represent its government in South America.
plan for issuing currency under the Secretary of the Treasury named Roland Trent.
The so-called "Peace Democrats" were referred to as the Copperheads by the Republicans because they...
"slithered on the ground like snakes" attempting to make deals in Congress.
felt they were traitors who were opposed the war and called for reuniting the states through negotiation rather than force.
believed secession was unconstitutional and the South should be put back in their cage like a copperhead snake.
felt they were traitors who scorned the North's strategy for defeating the South.
When related to military strategy, what does the term attrition mean?
the use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of enemies
to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield
wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources
result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view
The "War Democrats" supported...
the movement to end slavery, but were opposed to maintaining the Union.
a quick end to the war, but opposed the conscription of soldiers.
the naval blockade of the South, but opposed limiting trade with any of the border states.
the war to restore the Union, but was opposed ending slavery.
The term "greenbacks" refers to...
paper currency that was issued as a result of the Legal Tender Act of 1862.
soldiers from South Carolina who wore hastily-made green uniforms in the battle at Fort Sumter.
the group of people know as Peace Democrats.
money issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver.
The Anaconda Plan, named after a snake that slowly strangles its prey, referred to...
a battle plan that included controlling the Tennessee River and marching directly to New Orleans.
Winfield Scott’s strategy for defeating the South.
Winfield Scott’s plan for the strangulation of all Confederate prisoners.
a plan of swiftly defeating the Confederacy by releasing deadly snakes in the Deep South.
In 1860, almost 90 percent of the...
North's population was involved in manufacturing.
South's food was imported.
nation's factories were in the North.
Confederate soldiers were uneducated.
The term conscription means...
prohibiting the states from issuing paper money (script).
volunteering to serve as an officer in a military court.
that a person has the right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime.
forcing people into military service.
The South experienced rapid and increased inflation as a result of a lack of finances from taxes and bonds, as well as...
printing paper money to pay its bills.
a lack of banks to hold currency reserves.
rapid wage increases and rising raw material prices.
the heightened cost of producing and transporting goods.
The Militia Act provided for the President of the United States to...
assign African-Americans to participate as active troops.
terminate members of the militia in times of imminent invasion or insurrection.
call state military forces, which included drafted troops, into federal service.
remove insubordinate members of the militia without convening a military court.
Which of the following is the best description for a blockade runner?
a submersible boat or other craft, especially one designed for transporting goods
a 19th-century warship with armor plating
a small, fast vessels the South used to smuggle goods past the Union navy
a warship with a mixed armament, originally introduced for convoy escort work
Which is the best definition for the Emancipation Proclamation?
an act that guaranteed a right of a slaveholder to recover an escaped slave
a law forbidding the military to return escaped slaves to their owners
a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion after January 1, 1863
a law that ended slavery in Washington, D.C. by paying slave owners for releasing their slaves
The North tried to get volunteers to enlist by offering a bounty which is best described as...
valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war.
property, especially land, given to victorious soldiers following a battle.
a regular payment made during a person's retirement from military service.
an amount of money given as a bonus.
"Stonewall" Jackson, the leader of Confederate reinforcements at the First Battle of Bull Run, is remembered as a general who became...
one of the most effective commanders in the Union army.
one of the most effective commanders in the Confederate army.
famous for taking over the Union army in the east after General McDowell’s loss at the First Battle of Bull Run.
known for leading a campaign to control the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River.
Commander David G. Farragut led a fleet of Union ships and captured...
Wilmington and gained control of the Cape Fear River.
Charleston and gained control of the lower Santee River.
Mobile Bay and gained control of the Tombigbee River.
New Orleans and gained control of the lower Mississippi River.
Which of the following is NOT true of Ulysses S. Grant?
He was a Confederate general
He was a Union general
He attempted to give the Union a river route deep into Confederate territory
He began a campaign to control the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
By the spring of 1862, the Union navy had sealed off every major Southern harbor along the Atlantic coast, except for Charleston, South Carolina, and...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jackson, Mississippi.
Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Wilmington, North Carolina.
The work of Elizabeth Blackwell led to the creation of the...
United States Nursing Corps
Florence Nightingale Foundation
American Red Cross
United States Sanitary Commission
On her own, Clara Barton left her job in a patent office to...
nurse soldiers on the battlefield.
carry water to men on the battlefield during war.
become a prison guard at Andersonville, Georgia.
take the place of her husband and fire his cannon as he was carried off the battlefield.
Meals for Union soldiers often involved hardtack, which was...
leftover from the Revolutionary War.
a hard biscuit made of wheat flour.
a processed corn meal muffin.
a freshly baked biscuit of oat flour.
The North had an economic boom because of the war. The increased use of mechanical reapers and mowers...
opened new lands in the Pacific Northwest.
allowed food products to be exported to England and France.
made farming possible with fewer workers.
brought increased tax revenue to the upper Midwest.
Which factor did NOT result in food shortages in the South during the winter 1862-63?
the collapse of the South’s transportation system
the presence of Union troops in important agricultural areas
the shifting of the Confederate capital
the blockade of Southern ports
By agreeing to formal prisoner exchanges, the Union and the Confederacy had avoided...
providing relocation payments to captured soldiers.
an international backlash from British Canada and Mexico.
food shortages associated with overcrowded internment homes.
the difficulties of holding large numbers of prisoners.
Famous for her role in a British war during the 1850's, Florence Nightingale inspired American women to...
take on nursing tasks in army hospitals.
practice marksmanship.
learn military strategy in a time when most women were barely educated.
be ready at a moment's notice to defend their home property.
Exposure, overcrowding, lack of food, and disease caused thousands of prisoners to die at a prison camp in what Southern city?
Andersonville, Georgia
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
Mobile, Alabama
Salisbury, South Carolina
On what occasion did Abraham Lincoln deliver The Gettysburg Address?
Following the surrender after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
When accepting the Republican nomination for U.S. senator for Illinois
The dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers
After an invitation to speak at Henry Ward Beecher’s church in Brooklyn, New York
Choose the best definition for the term foraging.
searching and raiding for food
to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it
to isolate it from help and supplies
an organized search with the intent of placing under arrest
Choose the best definition for the term siege.
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops
to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others
to surround and cut off food and supplies and bombard a city until its defenders give up
to secure, especially when rough weather is expected
What Union victory in the West cut the Confederacy in two?
Fort Sumter
Richmond
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved which noteworthy assault?
Highland's Advance
the Battle of Chickamagua
the advance on Missionary Ridge
Pickett's Charge
After the Union’s major victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, fierce fighting erupted near a vital railroad junction at....
Mobile, Alabama
Fort Henry, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cairo, Illinois
What is the site of the battle that was the turning point of the war?
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Which of the following describes the Thirteenth Amendment?
banned slavery in all of the United States
provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President
addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law
prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
What is the unofficial name of the assault by Union troops as they cut a swath of destruction through Georgia?
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Union Conflagration of the South
Destruction of Georgia
March to the Sea
Which of the following is the best definition for the term pillage?
a thug, ruffian, or other criminal
the act of looting, especially in war
to rob, as by burglary
to despoil, or fleece
Which of the following battles was NOT part of the continuous warfare between Grant and Lee that took place in Virginia in the spring of 1864?
the Wilderness
Antietam
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
Appomattox Courthouse is best remembered as the location where...
the most significant fighting of African American troops took place.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
General Philip Sheridan abandoned his troops.
Sherman ended his March to the Sea.
Who was the 10th president of the United States?
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Who was the 12th president of the United States?
Franklin Pierce
James K. Polk
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Which president followed Millard Fillmore in office?
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Which president followed James Buchanan in office?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Pierce
Millard Fillmore
