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Civil War Part One

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

North or South? More resources

a)

North

b)

South

2.

North or South? Robert E. Lee

a)

North

b)

South

3.

North or South? Bigger Population

a)

North

b)

South

4.

North or South? Well trained officers

a)

North

b)

South

5.

North or South? Ulysses S. Grant

a)

North

b)

South

6.

North or South? More railroads to transport goods and supplies

a)

North

b)

South

7.

North or South? Boys grew up learning how to ride horses and shoot guns.

a)

North

b)

South

8.

What do you call a war where both sides are from the same country?

a)

Total War

b)

Civil War

c)

World War

d)

6 Day War

9.

What was the South's plan to receive help from England and France called?

a)

England/France Treaty

b)

Tobacco Diplomacy

c)

Cotton Diplomacy

d)

Missouri Compromise

10.

What is a representative from one country living in another country called?

a)

senator

b)

diplomat

c)

representative

d)

Batman

11.

What is an African American holiday celebrated in Texas?

a)

Emancipation Day

b)

Harriet Tubman Day

c)

Juneteenth

d)

Red Cross Day

12.

What do you call backing away from a fight?

a)

shuffle

b)

stand down

c)

back off

d)

retreat

13.

What do you call blocking off a pathway using the military?

a)

a fence

b)

halt

c)

stop sign

d)

blockade

14.

The Civil War was a ___________________

a)

total war

b)

boring war

c)

slow war

d)

short war

15.

The first battle of the Civil war took place in__________________

a)

Kansas

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Bull Run

16.

I wrote the Anaconda Plan

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Winfield Scott

17.

The order of the Anaconda Plan

a)

Kill Lee, burn the South, free the slaves

b)

Attack from East and West, Blockade the ports, Take over the Mississippi River

c)

Take over the Mississippi River, Blockade the ports, Attack from East and West

d)

Blockade the ports, Take over the Mississippi River, Attack from East and West

18.

Which state is not part of the Confederacy?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Texas

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Virginia

19.

Why did the Battle of Fort Sumter take place?

a)

Lincoln promised to "hold, occupy, and possess" all federal property

b)

to free the slaves

c)

Confederate soldiers wanted to kill Lincoln

d)

Union told the Confederacy that they will steal all of their property

20.

What was the original name of the ironclad ship, The Virginia?

a)

The Plantation

b)

The Monitor

c)

The Merrimack

d)

The Courthouse

21.

What was a Border State?

a)

states on the border of Canada

b)

states on the border of Mexico

c)

states that had slaves but remained neutral

d)

states that were always bored

22.

Name a weapon that made the Civil War a modern war

a)

Gatling Machine Gun

b)

Slingshot

c)

Spear

d)

Candlestick

23.

What is Juneteenth?

a)

Day that Lincoln said Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The best day to play Fortnite

c)

The date of the attack on Fort Sumter

d)

AA holiday in Texas; When slaves in Texas heard about the EP

24.

Who won the first major battle of The Civil War; The Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

25.

Why was winning The Battle of Antietam important for the Union?

a)

They killed General Lee.

b)

It was the last battle of the war.

c)

There were no casualties.

d)

The victory left the Union confident that they would win the war.

26.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

a)

It ended the war.

b)

It ended slavery.

c)

It ended slavery in the border states.

d)

It ended slavery in states that were fighting against the Union.

27.

West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Maryland were known as______________________

a)

border states

b)

the Union

c)

the Confederacy

d)

the super cool states

28.

What did Lincoln mean when he promised to "hold, occupy, and possess" all federal property in the South?

a)

He was moving to the South.

b)

All federal property would be moved to the South.

c)

He was going to conquer the world.

d)

All federal property belonged to the Union even if it was located in the South.

29.

What is a Total War?

a)

a war that never ends

b)

a world war

c)

a war against soldiers, civilians and economy

d)

a war that lasts a total of one year

30.

Who convinced the Confederacy to keep fighting at Bull Run?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Winfield Scott