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Road to the Civil War Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ was fighting most of the war on its home turf, which aided in spying and battles.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

2.

The skilled commanders of the _____________________ helped them to avoid early major defeats.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

3.

The ______________’s railroads could bring supplies from across the country quickly.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

4.

The advantage in manufacturing meant more weapons for war and goods that could be sold.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

5.

The _______________ had more money to pay soldiers and pay for the high costs of a war.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

6.

There was no group/government to make laws and important decisions for the _______________________.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

7.

The soldiers did not know where they were or where they could hide, retreat or advance to.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

8.

They would need to quickly raise an army.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

9.

The _________________lost many early battles because its generals would not advance on the opponent's soldiers.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

10.

The smaller population of the ________________ meant much fewer soldiers

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

11.

Many Americans in the __________________ were against the war and did not want to send family off to fight other Americans and die.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

12.

•Many more factories, people, & railroads

•Huge advantage in weapons & military

•Stronger political structure

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

13.

•Brilliant military commanders

•Battles fought mostly on their land

•Great desire for victory

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

14.

On April 12, 1861 the Confederates bombarded this fort, and the Civil War begins.

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Dix

d)

Sumter

15.

Two ironclad ships that blockaded the opposing coasts were the Union’s USS Monitor and South’s CSS _________________.

a)

Merrimack

b)

Monarch

c)

Monocle

d)

Motive

16.

First major land battle of the war

Takes place outside Manassas, VA between DC and Richmond

Shocking defeat for the Union

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg

17.

April 1862

Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant invades _______________________Tennessee

Bloody battle shows that the North will do what it takes to preserve the Union

a)

Bull Run

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

18.

General Robert E. Lee invades Maryland in September 1862.

Bloodiest single day in American history – 23,000 casualties

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Bull Run

c)

Shiloh

d)

Antietam

19.

With this document, Lincoln frees all slaves in the rebelling states

Has little immediate effect on slavery

Gives the Union a moral purpose for victory

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

14th amendment

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

20.

Robert E. Lee invades Pennsylvania in summer of 1863

Over 3 days in July Union forces defeat Confederate forces

Major turning point in the war

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bull Run

21.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
22.
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--
a)
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
b)
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
c)
receive fair treatment after the war
d)
be punished for seceding from the Union
23.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
25.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
26.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
27.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
28.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
29.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
30.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
31.
In declaring its intention to secede from the Union in 1860, South Carolina was affirming its position on
a)
civil rights
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
unalienable rights
32.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
33.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
34.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
35.
Network of safe houses that aided runaway slaves
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Temperance
d)
Safe Houses
36.
Who was the commander of the confederate army called Army of Northern Virginia
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
37.
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
38.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
39.
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 the Southern economy not dependent on cotton 
d)
to preserve the Union
40.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
41.
Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
tariff of abominations
c)
impressment
d)
right of habeus corpus
42.
Which one of the following slave states did not remain in the Union?
a)
Kentucky
b)
Missouri
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
43.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
44.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
45.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated

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