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Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state was the 1st to secede from the Union?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

2.

How many soldiers were dead by the end of the Civil War?

a)

260,000

b)

62,000

c)

620,000

d)

6.2 million

3.

Which election did Abraham Lincoln win that led the South to worry and later secede?

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Election of 1858

c)

Election of 1864

d)

Election of 1861

4.

This Union leader led troops into "total war" in the South, destroying everything in their path including railroads and industries.

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

George Pickett

5.

Which of the two sides of the war had more industrial resources?

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

c)

They had about the same industrial resources

6.

This famous speech was given by President Lincoln to raise Union morale after the bloodiest battle in the war that took place in Pennsylvania

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

c)

Lincoln's House Divided Speech

d)

Gettysburg Address

7.

SELECT TWO of the following who were important CONFEDERATE figures during the Civil War.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

William Tecumseh Sherman

8.

What was the name of the plan that involved Union ships blockading the South to prevent weapons and supplies from being delivered?

a)

Serpentine Plan

b)

Sherman's March

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Siege on the South Plan

9.

Which of the following best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

It allowed the southern states to secede peacefully

b)

It banned slavery in the rebellious states and gave slaves an incentive to join the Union army

c)

It encouraged the Confederacy to end the war peacefully

d)

It was given after the Battle of Gettysburg and encouraged the Union soldiers not to give up

10.

BONUS

How many soldiers TOTAL died during the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

15,000

b)

51,000

c)

34,000

d)

105,000