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Battles of the Civil War

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Considered a turning point of the war; North becomes confident of winning the war
a)
Battle of Shiloh
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Pittsburg
d)
Battle of Chickamauga
2.
Grant accepted Lee's surrender here in Virginia on April 9, 1865
a)
Blount Courthouse
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
3.
Bloodiest Battle day of the war (23,000 casualties) Confederates lost 1/3 of their army.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
4.
First "battle" of the Civil War- fought for 2 days. The Union eventually surrendered.
a)
Battle of Little Big Horn
b)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
c)
Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Battle of Red River
5.
First real battle of the war. It was fought in Virginia. Kept the North out of Richmond; gave South confidence
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle Shiloh
c)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Battle of Little Big Horn
6.
Grant besieged this city in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Savannah
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
7.

Which battle started the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Sherman's March to the Sea

8.

This battle marked the end of the use of wooden ships. Instead the United States started using iron protected ships.

a)

Shiloh

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia

9.

General Pickett, acting on General Lee's orders, ordered his men to charge across an open field. Over 50,000 soldiers lost their lives in a 3 day battle.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Bull Run/Manassas

d)

Shiloh

10.

What is the name of the Union's strategy to win the war?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

What would Robert E Lee do Plan

c)

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger

d)

Total War Plan

11.

During this event, the north attacked, looted, and set fire to homes throughout Georgia. They were making sure the south couldn't recover this time.

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Sherman's March

c)

Gettysburg

d)

USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia

12.

How long did the war last?

a)

90 days

b)

4 years

c)

2 years

d)

10 years

13.

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

a)

to abolish slavery

b)

to end British control of the Western territories

c)

to make a profit selling war supplies

d)

to preserve the Union

14.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
a)
President before Buchanan
b)
President before Lincoln
c)
The first military officer of the Confederacy
d)
President of the Confederacy
15.
What nickname did General Thomas Jackson earn at the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Old Ironsides
b)
The Big Aristotle
c)
Gloomy Pete
d)
Stonewall
16.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

a)

Freed all of the slaves in the rebellious states

b)

Ended the war.

c)

Promoted Ulysses S. Grant.

d)

Europe is now on the Union's side.

17.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after which battle?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Bull Run
d)
Antietam
18.
Who became the commander of all Union forces in March of 1864?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George Meade
c)
George McClellan
d)
William Tecumseh Sherman
19.

What were advantages of the Union? (check all that apply)

a)

large population

b)

resources

c)

military leaders

20.

What were the advantages of the Confederacy? (check all that apply)

a)

knew the land

b)

military leaders

c)

resources

21.

Who was the biggest supporter of secession?

a)

John C Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Daniel Webster

22.

Who believed it was pointless to fight over slavery because it would always exist?

a)

John C Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Daniel Webster

23.

Who was from Virginia, against slavery but the leader of the Confederate Armies?

a)

Ulysses S Grant

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Stonewall Jackson

24.

Who was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor?

a)

William Carney

b)

James Armistead

c)

Ulysses S Grant

25.

Who lead his soldiers on total destruction of the southern coast?

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Philip Bazaar

26.

Who was the first Latino to receive the Medal of Honor?

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

Philip Bazaar

c)

William Carney

27.

Who was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" and started the American Red Cross?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

28.

When was the Civil War fought?

a)

1861-1865

b)

1754-1763

c)

1776-1783

d)

1812-1814

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