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WorksheetsSS8H5b - Civil War in Georgia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was not true of the Ordinance of Secession
a)
It declared Georgia an independent nation.
b)
It repealed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
c)
It dissolved Georgia’s membership in the United States.
d)
It declared war on the United States.
2.
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
Texas
b)
South Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
North Carolina
3.
What Georgian wanted to wait and see what Lincoln did before seceding from the Union?
a)
Joseph E. Brown
b)
Alexander Stephens, future VP of the C.S.A.
c)
Stephen Douglas
d)
Robert E. Lee
4.
What part of Georgia is more loyal to the Union?
a)
North Georgia mountain areas
b)
The Coastal Region
c)
The Backcountry
d)
The larger cities in GA
5.
What years did the Civil War occur?
a)
1775-1783
b)
1941-1945
c)
1914-1918
d)
1861 - 1865
6.
What was the official name of the southern nation?
a)
Southern States of the United States.
b)
Confederate States of America.
c)
United States of the Confederacy.
d)
Confederacy
7.
What were the 4 border states?
a)
Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Maryland
b)
Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Delaware
c)
Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland
d)
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
8.
The Civil War began on
a)
February 12, 1861.
b)
January 19, 1861.
c)
December 20, 1861.
d)
April 12, 1861.
9.
The Civil War began when
a)
Lincoln was elected president.
b)
the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
c)
South Carolina seceded from the Union.
d)
Union troops attacked Confederate troops at Bull Run in Virginia.
10.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in __________________ were free.
a)
slave states
b)
The rebel states, the Confederacy
c)
the Confederate army
d)
the United States
11.
Sherman’s march through Georgia ended in
a)
Andersonville Prison.
b)
North Carolina.
c)
Savannah
d)
Atlanta
12.
Why was Georgia the “heart of the Confederacy”?
a)
The fishing was great along the Chattahoochee River
b)
It was the largest city
c)
It was a strategic location that supplied the south with its railroad network
d)
It had the best restaurants for soldiers.
13.
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina.
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Washington, D.C.
14.
The Civil War officially came to an end for Georgia when
a)
Johnston surrendered to Sherman in North Carolina.
b)
Lee surrendered to Grant.
c)
Savannah surrendered to Sherman.
d)
Sherman reached Atlanta.
15.
True or False:
About half of the black soldiers who served in the Union army were former slaves.
About half of the black soldiers who served in the Union army were former slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False:
Almost 1,000 prisoners died at Andersonville Prison.
Almost 1,000 prisoners died at Andersonville Prison.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False:
Blacks were little affected when Georgia seceded from the Union.
Blacks were little affected when Georgia seceded from the Union.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False:
More men died in the Civil War than in any other war in which the United States has been involved.
More men died in the Civil War than in any other war in which the United States has been involved.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False:
The North won the Civil War.
The North won the Civil War.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False:
Both the North and South thought the war would be a short war.
Both the North and South thought the war would be a short war.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
True or False:
The South was more prepared for war because it had more resources than the North.
The South was more prepared for war because it had more resources than the North.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What was the purpose of Sherman’s march through Georgia?
a)
To reach Andersonville Prison and free the prisoners
b)
To prove he was the strongest General
c)
To destroy resources such as railroads and Confederate supplies
d)
He had never been to the beach before and wanted to see Savannah
23.
Slaves were set free in Georgia as soon as Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What did the battle of Antietam allow Lincoln to do?
a)
Declare a victory for the Union
b)
Declare a defeat of the southern Confederacy
c)
Provided a chance to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Capture Confederate soldiers to send a message to the south.
25.
Who was the commander of Andersonville prison?
a)
Henry Wirz
b)
The Raiders
c)
John Brown
d)
Robert E. Lee
26.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Alexander Stephens
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Thomas R. R. Cobb
27.
Who was the governor of the war during the Civil War?
a)
Thomas R. R. Cobb
b)
Joseph Brown
c)
Henry Wirz
d)
Alexander Stephens
28.
Who was vice president of the Confederacy?
a)
Joseph Brown
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas R. R. Cobb
d)
Alexander Stephens
29.
Who was the author of the Confederate Constitution?
a)
Joseph E. Brown
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas R. R. Cobb
d)
Alexander Stephens
30.
The place where President Lincoln made a famous address to dedicate the battlefield as a cemetery to honor fallen soldiers and urge preservation of the Union
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Antietam
c)
Atlanta
d)
Gettysburg
31.
An 1863 battle in northwest Georgia where Confederate troops turned back Union army soldiers.
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Atlanta
c)
Kennesaw Mountain
d)
Antietam
32.
Battle with no clear victory but occasion on which President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Atlanta
33.
Which city was the most important military target in Georgia for General Sherman
a)
The capital city of Georgia, Milledgeville
b)
Chattanooga, TN
c)
Savannah, the port city of Georgia
d)
Atlanta, the railroad hub
34.
prison in southwest Georgia for captured
Union soldiers
Union soldiers
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Andersonville
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
35.
Which event happened first?
Think about cause and effect...
Think about cause and effect...
a)
S.C. secedes from the Union.
b)
Fort Sumter is fired on by the Confederates.
36.
Which event happened first?
Think about cause and effect or first this, then that...
Think about cause and effect or first this, then that...
a)
Great Locomotive Chase
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea
37.
Which event happened first?
Think about cause and effect...
Think about cause and effect...
a)
South Carolina secedes from the Union.
b)
Lincoln is elected president.
38.
Which event happened first?
Think about cause and effect...
Think about cause and effect...
a)
Battle of Atlanta
b)
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
39.
Which event happened first?
Think about cause and effect...
Think about cause and effect...
a)
Gen. Joe Johnston surrenders to General Sherman.
b)
General Lee surrenders to General Grant.
40.
The Civil War began when
a)
Lincoln was elected president.
b)
Union troops attacked Confederate troops at Bull Run in Virginia.
c)
the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
d)
Lincoln was elected president.
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