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Civil War

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery
a)
slave owners
b)
abolitionist
2.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
Confederate States of the Union
b)
Confederate States Of America
c)
Confederate Union
3.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
4.
What was NOT an issue during the Civil War?
a)
Taxation
b)
Slavery
c)
States' rights
5.
The Civil War began in ______.
a)
1865
b)
1860
c)
1861
6.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
7.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
The North (Union)
b)
the "freed slaves"
c)
The South (Confederacy)
8.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
9.
What was the Civil War originally fought over?
a)
Secession
b)
Slavery
c)
Exports
d)
Taxes
10.
Which states were essential to victory for each side?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
11.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
12.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
13.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
14.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
15.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
16.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
17.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
18.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
19.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson 
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay 
d)
Robert E. Lee
20.
Who were the majority of soldiers on both sides?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Upper white class senators
c)
Poor and middle class farmers
d)
German and Irish immigrants
21.
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
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 Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
23.
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
24.
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
25.

Who gave the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Katelyn BOSS

b)

Ulysess S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Victoria Alexander

26.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant? 
a)
Abolitionist, former slave
b)
President of the Confederate States
c)
Commander of the Confederate Army
d)
Commander of the Union Army
27.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
28.
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Make the citizens like him
b)
surrender to the Confederacy
c)
remind Americans of why the Civil War was being fought
d)
declare and end to the Civil War
29.
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
30.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
31.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
32.
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
33.
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
34.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
35.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
36.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
37.
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
38.
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
39.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________

a)

92% of industry found in the North

b)

Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life

c)

75% of railroads and banking were in the North

d)

the North had a large navy

40.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
41.

Why did the Conscription Act cause anger amongst some Southerners?

a)

Rich Southerners could send their slaves to fight for them.

b)

It conscripted all Southern men into the Confederate army.

c)

It allowed slaves to be recruited into the Confederate army.

d)

Rich Southerners could avoid conscription if they hired a substitute or own 20 slaves.

42.

What is emancipation?

a)

to give someone freedom

b)

To continue being a slave

43.
This is the Battle where Stonewall Jackson got his nickname and showed the country it would be a long war. 
a)
Battle of Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Chattanooga
44.
Sherman went from Atlanta to Savannah with his men and torched everything in his path. 
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
45.
How many years was the Civil War?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
46.
Where was the Battle of Fort Sumter?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
South Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Virginia
47.
Where was the Battle of Gettysburg at?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
48.

Union capture of this city allowed Lincoln to easily win reelection in 1864

a)

Savannah

b)

Atlanta

c)

Richmond

d)

Wilmington

49.

state which saw more destruction of private homes than any other

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

North Carolina

50.

state which provided mass amounts of gold to help finance the war for the Union

a)

North Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

California

d)

Pennsylvania

51.

most critical border state; if it seceded, Washington DC would be completely surrounded by Confederate territory

a)

Delaware

b)

Kentucky

c)

Maryland

d)

West Virginia

52.

named Commander of the Western Front in spring 1864

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Stonewall Jackson

53.

greatest killer of soldiers during the War

a)

cannon fire

b)

rifle shots

c)

disease

d)

hunger

54.

ships used in the south to get supplies past Union blockades

a)

blockade runners

b)

commerce raiders

c)

ironclads

d)

submarines

55.

Confederate ships which roamed the oceans attacking Union merchant ships and disrupting trade

a)

blockade runners

b)

commerce raiders

c)

ironclads

d)

submarines

56.

leader who was assassinated before seeing the official end of the war

a)

Grant

b)

Lee

c)

Davis

d)

Lincoln

57.

incident in which two Confederate leaders boarded a British ship and then were captured by Union forces and brought back to the US; this got the British involved, illustrating the Civil War was a global event

a)

Monitor vs. Merrimack

b)

Trent Affair

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Cotton Diplomacy

58.

warships with large sheets of iron on their sides--armored gunboats

a)

blockade runners

b)

commerce raiders

c)

ironclads

d)

submarines

59.

bloodiest single day of battle of the Civil War AND of US history

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

60.

group which distributed food, clothing, and medical supplies, and offered advice on sewage disposal, hygiene, disease prevention, and nutrition

a)

US Sanitary Commission

b)

American Association of Hygiene

c)

Federal Commission on Cleanliness

61.

freed the slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States

a)

Freedman's Declaration

b)

Proclamation of Freedom

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Slavery Denunciation

62.

forced service in the military

a)

servitude

b)

conscription

c)

armed work

63.

notorious Confederate prison camp

a)

Elmira

b)

Andersonville

c)

Sing Sing

d)

Rikers

64.

notorious Union prison camp

a)

Andersonville

b)

Elmira

c)

Sing Sing

d)

Rikers Island

65.

the right of an arrested person to appear in court and be charged with a crime

a)

due process

b)

habeas corpus

c)

conscription

d)

personal vetting

66.

anti-war Democrats in the North; also called Peace Democrats

a)

Freedmen

b)

Copperheads

c)

Blockade Runners

67.

battle which showed the war would not be short

a)

Bull Run

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Chickamauga

68.

name of the Southern policy of using their major export as a tool of foreign policy

a)

Conscription

b)

Cotton Diplomacy

c)

Anaconda Plan

69.

Weapons in the Civil War were much more advanced than previous ones, leading to increased range and accuracy.

a)

true

b)

false

70.

Union draft substitution laws and the opportunity to buy one's way out turned the Civil War into a rich man's fight.

a)

true

b)

false

71.

The Confederacy wanted to move the war out of Virginia so it would allow farmers time to harvest crops that the south needed.

a)

true

b)

false

72.

____ were used to spy on the enemy, and camouflage was used to disguise items and troops on the ground.

a)

drones

b)

observation balloons

73.

The Emancipation Proclamation ended any hope that Britain would intervene for the South.

a)

true

b)

false

74.

People in the South welcomed the Confederate draft.

a)

true

b)

false

75.

Thousands of southern troops deserted to return home and take care of their families during the war.

a)

true

b)

false

76.

The Confederacy enacted the first military draft in American history.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

Please select all of the following which were ways women contributed to the Civil War:

a)

soldiers

b)

spies

c)

nurses

d)

workers

e)

making ammunition

78.

How did Lincoln justify suspending habeas corpus during the War?

a)

He was willing to violate the Constitution in order to save the nation.

b)

He wasn't--he was against doing anything not in the Constitution, for the same reason he was against secession.

c)

He was angry at the south for starting the war at Fort Sumter.

d)

He reasoned the South gave no rights to slaves, so he could take rights away from white citizens.

79.

The most successful Confederate commerce raider

a)

Shenandoah

b)

Monitor

c)

Virginia

d)

Alabama

80.

By the end of the war, more than ___ of Union forces were made up of African America.s

a)

15%

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

half

81.

won the battle of the Monitor vs. the Merrimack

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

no one

d)

Lincoln

82.

Prior to the Civil War, nursing had mainly been a man's job.

a)

true

b)

false

83.

Sherman's scorched-earth strategy as he marched through Georgia and South Carolina

a)

destroyed most private homes in their path in both states

b)

caused many of his soldiers to abandon the Union and join with the South

c)

was meant to show the Union armies could do as they wished in the South and Confederate resistance was hopeless

84.

Not all northerners were happy with the Emancipation Proclamation; some thought it didn't go far enough with freeing slaves, while others thought the freed slaves would serve as competition for jobs.

a)

true

b)

false

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