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Civil War Test

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which nation had drafts

a)

north

b)

south

c)

both

2.

what war was the big turning point

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Winstonburg

d)

Blueburg

3.

when was the battle of bull run

a)

July 1861

b)

March 1866

c)

April 1858

d)

September 1854

4.

were was the battle of bull run

a)

Virginia

b)

Arkansas

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

5.

who wins the battle of bull run

a)

north

b)

south

6.

who was the general in bull run

a)

stone wall Jackson

b)

Grant

c)

Lee

d)

Clinton

7.

was there small (1,000-10,000)or big (11,000+) amount of casualties in bull run

a)

small

b)

big

8.

when was Shiloh

a)

april 1862

b)

july 1865

c)

november 1870

d)

december 1849

9.

what was shiloh

a)

battle

b)

event

c)

memorial

d)

place

10.

who wins shiloh

a)

north

b)

south

11.

which general fought in shiloh

a)

grant

b)

lee

c)

stonewall jackson

d)

smith

12.

was there small (1,000-10,000)or big (11,000+) amount of casualties in shiloh

a)

big

b)

small

13.

when was antietam

a)

september 1862

b)

december 1888

c)

july 1846

d)

feburary 1868

14.

what was antietam

a)

battle

b)

event

c)

place

d)

person

15.

where was antietam

a)

maryland

b)

virginia

c)

minnesota

d)

kansas

16.

which general was in antietam

a)

lee

b)

grant

c)

stonewall jackson

d)

gregor

17.

why is antietam important

a)

bloodiest battle

b)

2 days after lincoln died

c)

north's biggest lose

d)

national holiday

18.

who wins antietam

a)

north

b)

south

19.

was there small (1,000-10,000)or big (11,000+) amount of casualties in antietam

a)

big

b)

small

20.

when was the emancipation proclamation

a)

January 1, 1863

b)

December 31, 1876

c)

September 8, 1847

d)

July 2,1865

21.

what was the emancipation proclamation

a)

law

b)

battle

c)

group of people

d)

person

22.

what did the emancipation proclamation say

a)

free slaves

b)

slaves an only fight in war

c)

to escape slaves must fight in war

d)

Abraham Lincoln to meet with slaves

23.

why did lincoln propose the emancipation proclamation

a)

to win war

b)

kindness

c)

to stop war

d)

to upset slave owners

24.

when was fredricksburg

a)

december 1862

b)

april 1865

c)

november 1879

d)

march 1852

25.

what was fredricksburg

a)

battle

b)

speech

c)

event

d)

place

26.

were was fredricksburg

a)

virginia

b)

washington

c)

maryland

d)

texas

27.

why did north lose

a)

old tactics

b)

no general

c)

no nurses

d)

new tactics

28.

was there small (1,000-10,000)or big (11,000+) amount of casualties in fredricksburg

a)

small

b)

big

29.

when was chancellorsville

a)

may 1863

b)

july 1865

c)

april 1867

d)

feburary 1849

30.

where was chancellorsville

a)

virginia

b)

maryland

c)

washington

d)

north dakota

31.

what is chancellorsville

a)

battle

b)

speech

c)

letter

d)

person

32.

why was chancellorsville important

a)

lee's greatest victory

b)

shortest battle

c)

more than 300,000 casualties

d)

during christmas

33.

was there small (1,000-10,000)or big (11,000+) amount of casualties in chancellorsville

a)

big

b)

small

34.

when was gettysburg

a)

july 1863

b)

march 1897

c)

november 1845

d)

january 1876

35.

what is gettysburg

a)

battle

b)

speech

c)

letter

d)

place

36.

who wins gettysburg

a)

north

b)

south

37.

how long was gettysburg

a)

3 days

b)

5 days

c)

15 hours

d)

1 week

38.

when does the civil war take place

a)

1861-1865

b)

1860-1880

c)

1819-1823

d)

1860-1867

39.

when was vicksburg

a)

july 1863

b)

feburary 1866

c)

july 1861

d)

march 1860

40.

what was vicksburg for (to take control of)

a)

mississippi

b)

fort sumter

c)

texas

d)

california

41.

who won vicksburg

a)

north

b)

south

42.

when was the gettysburg address

a)

november 1863

b)

july 1860

c)

september 1856

d)

august 1860

43.

what was the gettysburg address

a)

speech

b)

war

c)

place

d)

event

44.

what was gettysburg address for

a)

dedication of cemetery

b)

dedication to north winning

c)

support north

d)

degrade south

45.

what was one main point of gettysburg address

a)

honor dead

b)

honor generals

c)

support the union

d)

degrade southern behavior

46.

what was one main point of gettysburg address

a)

win war

b)

support the end of slavery

c)

support the nation

d)

divide the nation

47.

when was fort wagener

a)

july 1863

b)

march 1861

c)

may 1857

d)

april 1862

48.

what was fort wagner

a)

a minor battle

b)

a big battle

c)

a long speech

d)

a place

49.

were was fort wagner

a)

South Carolina

b)

virginia

c)

Washington

d)

North Carolina

50.

who wins fort Wagner

a)

south

b)

north

51.

when was Sherman's march to the sea

a)

1864-1865

b)

1860-1863

c)

1864

d)

1861-1862

52.

what was Sherman's march to the sea

a)

military campaign

b)

march

c)

battle

d)

nickname for a general

53.

what was of the point of Sherman's march to the sea

a)

destroy everything in the south

b)

to mourn death

c)

kill every southern general

d)

win the war

54.

what two states was Sherman's march to the sea in

a)

Georgia and the Carolinas

b)

Georgia and texas

c)

North Carolina and Georgia

d)

Arkansas and Washington

55.

which month was the election of 1864

a)

november

b)

december

c)

October

d)

september

56.

who wins the election of 1864

a)

Lincoln

b)

mcclehan

57.

what does Lincoln's win mean

a)

north wins war

b)

south wins war

c)

north loses

d)

Lincoln will die

58.

when was Appomattox courthouse

a)

april 1865

b)

October 1864

c)

november 1862

d)

July 1869

59.

what happened at appomatox courthouse

a)

lee surrenders to grant

b)

north loses war

c)

Lincoln reads Gettysburg address

d)

both sides mourn deaths

60.

were is appomatox courthouse

a)

virginia

b)

Washington

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Ohio

61.

what does the visit to Appomattox courthouse mean

a)

wars over

b)

war has just begun

c)

north loses 100,000 total casualties

d)

Lincoln won election

62.

when is Lincolns assassination

a)

april 1865

b)

October 1864

c)

november 1861

d)

august 1867

63.

were did Lincoln get shot

a)

ford's theater

b)

Gotham alley

c)

Washington post

d)

Gettysburg

64.

who killed Lincoln

a)

John Wilkes booth

b)

Chadwick boseman

c)

Chris pratt

d)

tom holland

e)

Chris Evans

65.

how does Lincolns assassination effect south

a)

hurts reconstruction

b)

second chance at seceding

c)

new president

d)

no rivalry

66.

what percent of industries were in the north

a)

85

b)

90

c)

50

d)

10

67.

was there little or big industry in south

a)

little

b)

big

68.

what percent of railroads were in the south

a)

70

b)

80

c)

95

d)

68

69.

what was an important military college

a)

West Point

b)

west ranch

c)

harvard

d)

chapman

70.

what percent of the north had natural resources

a)

90

b)

67

c)

68

d)

59

71.

what was the south's most valuable

a)

cotton

b)

hemp

c)

sugar

d)

coal

72.

what was the main advantage in the south

a)

college

b)

weapons

c)

army

d)

generals

73.

why did north win war

a)

more stuff

b)

better generals

c)

better army

d)

president backup

74.

what is total war

a)

war without law

b)

war without break

c)

war

d)

war without sacrifice

75.

who was Lincoln's fighting general

a)

grant

b)

lee

c)

jackson

d)

smith

76.

had early success in the west

a)

grant

b)

lee

c)

jackson

d)

McClellan

77.

wins the war by not letting the south recover

a)

grant

b)

lee

c)

jackson

d)

mcclellan

78.

future us president

a)

grant

b)

lee

c)

jackson

d)

McClellan

79.

grant's right hand man

a)

sherman

b)

lee

c)

Lincoln

d)

davis

80.

conquered Atlanta in 1864

a)

sherman

b)

Pickett

c)

lee

d)

grant

81.

famous for his march to sea

a)

sherman

b)

forest

c)

Pickett

d)

grant

82.

trained in the army of the Potomac

a)

McClellan

b)

Pickett

c)

sherman

d)

lee

83.

famous for NOT fighting

a)

McClellan

b)

Pickett

c)

sherman

d)

davis

84.

frustrates Lincoln; eventually replaced

a)

McClellan

b)

davis

c)

lee

d)

jackson

85.

runs for president in 1864

a)

McClellan

b)

lee

c)

davis

d)

grant

86.

most famous army of the north

a)

army of the Potomac

b)

army of the Tecumseh

c)

army of dangles

d)

army of the union

87.

ultimately defeated lee's army of north Virginia

a)

army of the Potomac

b)

friendly fires

c)

the union

d)

sherman's march

88.

who was the president of the confederate states

a)

davis

b)

McClellan

c)

Lincoln

d)

lee

89.

Lincoln offers command of US forces before war; ___ sides with his state

a)

lee

b)

grant

c)

sherman

d)

davis

90.

most famous of all southern generals

a)

lee

b)

McClellan

c)

grant

d)

sherman

91.

commands army of northern Virginia

a)

lee

b)

jackson

c)

grant

d)

sherman

92.

lee's right hand man

a)

jackson

b)

grant

c)

davis

d)

sherman

93.

famous at battle of bull run

a)

jackson

b)

lee

c)

sherman

d)

davis

94.

terrorizes union army

a)

jackson

b)

davis

c)

Pickett

d)

forest

95.

accidentally shot at Chancellorsville in 1863

a)

jackson

b)

lee

c)

Pickett

d)

forest

96.

brilliant cavalry commander

a)

forest

b)

Pickett

c)

sherman

d)

lee

97.

famous for starting ku klux klan

a)

forest

b)

Pickett

c)

davis

d)

jackson

98.

famous for pickets charge at Gettysburg

a)

Pickett

b)

lee

c)

charge

d)

grant

99.

his division was wiped out at Gettysburg

a)

Pickett

b)

forest

c)

sherman

d)

jackson

100.

most famous southern army

a)

army of northern Virginia

b)

army of the Potomac

c)

army of southern Virginia

d)

ku klux klan

101.

who ran the army of northern Virginia

a)

lee

b)

Pickett

c)

sherman

d)

grant

102.

lincoln issues emancipation after victory at ___________, 1862

a)

antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Georgetown

d)

shermans march

103.

what was Lincolns motive in the whole war

a)

to win the war

b)

to free slaves

c)

to expand the states

d)

to keep generals alive

104.

what was step 1 to winning the war

a)

keep Europe from helping south

b)

keep china from helping south

c)

south can't fight Europe

d)

kill general Robert e lee

105.

what was step 2 to winning the war

a)

give north a better cause

b)

give south a better cause

c)

tell north to help more

d)

tell generals to use total war

106.

what was step 3 to winning the war

a)

slaves can't help south

b)

slaves help north

c)

slaves help families at home

d)

slaves kill generals

107.

what was step 4 to winning the war

a)

morally right

b)

feel bad for the south

c)

morally not ok

d)

generals don't follow their morals

108.

sherman to destroy anything of ___ to the south

a)

use

b)

property

c)

work

d)

moral

109.

march from _______ to the sea, then up into ________

a)

Atlanta, South Carolina

b)

virginia, South Carolina

c)

Atlanta, Washington

d)

South Carolina, North Carolina

110.

wage ________ on the south!!!

a)

total war

b)

bankruptcy

c)

war

d)

death

111.

total war: all your _______ focused on fighting the war

a)

resources

b)

moral

c)

energy

d)

power

112.

total war: ______ your enemy's war production-food, supplies, weapons

a)

disrupt

b)

change

c)

ruin

d)

take

113.

total war: make people _____ of war

a)

sick

b)

tired

c)

angered

d)

scared

114.

total war: _______ soldiers-bad news from home

a)

demoralize

b)

defeat

c)

tell

d)

question

115.

what caused the battle of gettysburg

a)

shoes

b)

the assasination of lincoln

c)

north and south meetup

d)

generals

116.

slaves that did not secede

a)

border states

b)

capital states

c)

national states

d)

confederate states

117.

not favoring either side

a)

neutral

b)

aside

c)

north side

d)

south democracy

118.

this is a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens rights are suspended

a)

martial law

b)

law of the north

c)

law of the south

d)

law of decleration

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