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Unit 6: The Civil War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

Texas

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

2.

When did the first state secede from the Union?

a)

November 14, 1860

b)

December 20, 1860

c)

January 19, 1861

d)

February 1, 1861

3.

Who was President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Meade

d)

Jefferson Davis

4.

Where was Fort Sumter located?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Charleston, South Carolina

c)

Johnsonville, South Carolina

d)

Appomatox, Virginia

5.

Where was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Charleston, South Carolina

c)

Johnsonville, South Carolina

d)

Appomatox, Virginia

6.

One advantage and one disadvantage the North had:

a)

More experienced military leaders

b)

More prepared to fight

c)

More manufacturing ability

d)

Better morale because they were defending their property

7.

One disadvantage the North had:

a)

Fewer qualified leaders

b)

Less manpower

c)

Fewer supplies

d)

Weaker navy

8.

One advantage the South had:

a)

More manpower

b)

Better transportation

c)

More supplies

d)

More experienced military leaders

9.

One disadvantage the South had:

a)

Low morale

b)

Lack of factories to produce supplies

c)

Much less prepared to fight.

d)

Had to fight an offensive war.

10.

How many free African Americans served in the Union Army by the end of the war?

a)

18,000

b)

23,000

c)

180,000

d)

620,000

11.

Which side won the First Battle of Bull Run?

a)

the Union

b)

the Confederacy

12.

Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were commanders in which army?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

13.

Ulysses S. Grant was a General in the __________ Army.

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

14.

What was the age range of the draft for the Confederate Army?

a)

18-45

b)

17-50

c)

16-48

d)

21-64

15.

The “bloodiest” day in American history was the Battle of ______.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Bull Run

c)

Sherman's March

d)

Antietam

16.

Who won the Battle of Antietam?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

17.

True or False: Great Britain and France remained neutral and did not enter the war on the side of the Confederacy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How long did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

a)

1 day

b)

3 days

c)

13 days

d)

3 weeks

19.

Which side had more total losses as a result of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

20.

Where did General Lee surrender for the Confederate Army?

a)

Fort Sumter, Richmond VA

b)

Appomatox Courthouse, Richmond, VA

c)

Gettysburg, PA

d)

Ford's Theater, Charleston, South Carolina

21.

Where was President Lincoln assassinated?

a)

Fort Sumter, Richmond VA

b)

Appomatox Courthouse, Richmond, VA

c)

Gettysburg, PA

d)

Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C.

22.

When was President Lincoln assassinated?

a)

November 3, 1865

b)

April 14, 1865

c)

July 1, 1864

d)

April 9, 1865

23.

Who shot President Lincoln?

a)

John Wayne Gacy

b)

George McClellan

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

John Wilkes Booth

24.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

25.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation was the official document that abolished slavery and became a part of the US Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False