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WorksheetsUnit 6 Review: The Civil War
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
2.
Which word means to leave or become dissociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
3.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
4.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
5.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
6.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
7.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
8.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
9.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
10.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
11.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
12.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
13.
What term is used to describe "the ability to vote" on slave/free statehood?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Slave Catcher
d)
Annexation
14.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
15.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
16.
What was the name of the slave that sued his master when he went north?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Scott Dred
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Stevie Wonder
17.
What was the IMPACT of the Dred Scott Decision?
a)
Slavery was technically LEGAL in all states
b)
Slavery was technically ILLEGAL in all states
c)
The Missouri Compromise stayed the same
d)
There was not impact
18.
Slaves were considered _______ after the Dred Scott Decision
a)
Slaves
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
People
19.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
20.
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
The Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
21.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
22.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
23.
What was Sherman's strategy of total war?
a)
destroying all civilian and military resources
b)
killing prisoners of war
c)
attacking from land and sea
d)
killing all the slaves in the south
24.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1860
c)
1754
d)
1987
25.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1945
b)
2013
c)
1864
d)
1865
26.
The border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were all
a)
free states that sided with the Union
b)
completely unified in their feelings about the war
c)
against President Lincoln’s war policies
d)
slave states that did not join the Confederacy
27.
Who gave the Gettsyburg address speech?
a)
Katelyn BOSS
b)
Ulysess S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Victoria Alexander
28.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
29.
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Make the citizens like him
b)
surrender to the Confederacy
c)
remind Americans of why the Civil War was being fought
d)
declare and end to the Civil War
30.
She was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad and would later be a spy for the Union?
a)
Shur Lee
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Lady Gaga
d)
Harriet Tubman
31.
Women performed many jobs during the Civil War.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Helped doctors on the battlefields take care of wounded soldiers and later started the American Red Cross?
a)
Susie Q
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Dolly Madison
d)
Mary Lincoln
33.
Many women had to take over the plantations and family farms while their husbands were at war.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
Women played what role during the Civil War?
a)
They disguised themselves as men to enlist in the army
b)
They acted as spies
c)
They acted as nurses
d)
All of these roles
35.
"All persons born ... in the United States
... are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside."
This quote identifies the -
... are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside."
This quote identifies the -
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
36.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution -
a)
bans slavery in the United States and any of its territories
b)
allows slaves to vote and own land
c)
allows women to vote
d)
grants citizenship to all former slaves
37.
No state shall…deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
This quote comes from the...
This quote comes from the...
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Black Codes
d)
15th Amendment
38.
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give women the right to vote
b)
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
c)
to give African Americans the right to vote
d)
to abolish slavery
39.
What amendment gave voting rights to African American males?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
40.
What was the Union expecting as they made the attack at Bull Run?
a)
A long, drawn-out war
b)
An evenly matched fight
c)
A quick and easy end to the war
d)
None of these
41.
What was the advantage of using iron clad warships?
a)
They had an excellent cloaking device, making them hard to spot in the water.
b)
They could travel underwater, then surface to attack their enemy.
c)
They were much smaller than other boats.
d)
The material was much stronger than wood.
42.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
43.
What was thought to account for over 90% of all civil war casualties?
a)
mini balls and rifles
b)
cannons
c)
iron clads
d)
Gatling guns
44.
What did the mini ball allow the regular soldier to do?
a)
reload quickly with out pounding the round down the barrel
b)
to be accurate only inside 80 yds
c)
to be accurate only inside 250 yds
d)
fire 7 times without reloading
45.
What major advantage did Lincoln have that no other president had?
a)
He had the first telegraph machine
b)
he had the US postal service relay battle info
c)
He had the first telephone installed in the White house
d)
none of these
46.
The "Total War" strategy used against the South during the Civil War resulted in massive WHAT?
a)
destruction
b)
flooding
c)
riots
47.
The WHAT was largely responsible for the massive number of deaths in battle because modern technology met with ancient battlefield tactics?
a)
telegraph
b)
railroad
c)
mini-ball
d)
cotton gin
48.
What was the bloodiest ONE-DAY battle in the Civil War AND in U.S. history?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
49.
During the Civil War, the North was called the WHAT which was actually the WHAT?
a)
Warriors; Congress
b)
Patriots; colonies
c)
Union: United States
50.
In the Civil War, the South was called the WHAT, named after the WHAT?
a)
Heathens; name they gave themselves
b)
Gray Brutes; An old southern legend
c)
Lee's Legends; their general
d)
Confederates; Confederate States of America
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