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Civil War

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
4.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
5.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
6.
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
7.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
8.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
9.
Which part of the U.S referred to as the North during the Civil War? 
a)
Confederate 
b)
Union
c)
Border 
d)
None of the above
10.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
11.
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
12.
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
13.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
14.
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
15.
This gave slaves their freedom.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclomation
16.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1945
b)
2013
c)
1864
d)
1865
17.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1860
c)
1754
d)
1987
18.
Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War? 
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Vicksburg 
c)
The Battle of Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
19.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a very popular book and was important because it affected how people in the north viewed:
a)
abolition
b)
slavery
c)
factory conditions
d)
their country
20.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
2 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
4 years
21.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
22.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
23.

3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

The Atlanta Campaign

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

24.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
25.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
26.

The effects of the Civil War on the economies of the North and South mainly strengthened the economy of of the North but weakened the economy of the South.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

_________ rights strained the relationship between northern and southern states before the Civil War.

a)

civil

b)

federal

c)

states

d)

individual

28.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the ______________           
on January 1, 1863 which declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free".
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclomation
c)
8th Ammendment
d)
Declaration of Independence
29.
Less than a week after the end of the Civil War, Lincoln was shot in the head by ____________________.
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Mark David Chapman
d)
Sirhan Sirhan
30.

_________ was a center for industry and supplies for the Confederacy so it was very important to Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

a)

Atlanta

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Chattanooga

d)

Nashville

31.

Which state was not part of the Confederacy?

a)

New York

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

32.

Many railroads, big industries to make guns and other things for war, more paved roads and canal ways were things that helped the Union (North) win the Civil War.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

The Battle of _________ was the turning point that made it clear that the North would win.

a)

Chickamauga

b)

Chattanooga

c)

Atlanta

d)

Gettysburg

34.

_________ was the south’s most important crops.

a)

Corn

b)

tobacco

c)

cotton

d)

onion

35.

General Sherman’s March to the Sea during the Civil War is best described as an order for his troops to destroy anything they could between_________ and ___________.

a)

Atlanta and the Atlantic Coast.

b)

Chattanooga and Atlanta

c)

Macon and Miami

d)

Virginia and Virginia Beach

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