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Civil War Battles and Leaders

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slaves?

a)

It freed all slaves in southern states at war against the U.S.

b)

It made slavery legal everywhere.

c)

It forced runaway slaves to return to the South.

d)

It gave former slaves voting rights.

2.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln's main goal was to -

a)

free all slaves

b)

preserve the Union

c)

destroy the South

d)

take over Canada

3.

What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Longest battle of the entire war.

b)

Turning point of the war. Confederates had to fight defense only.

c)

The Union took control of Alabama.

d)

The Confederates were able to take over Washington D.C.

4.

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

5.

What is the significance of the Firing on Fort Sumter?

a)

It ended the Civil War.

b)

It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

c)

It officially started the Civil War.

d)

It ended slavery in the Union.

6.

Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

George Washington

7.

From 1863 until the end of the War, who was the Union General in charge of the U.S. army?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George Washington

c)

"Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

8.

Lincoln and Davis disagreed mainly over the idea that...

a)

the American Revolution was positive.

b)

the United States was in debt.

c)

states had the right to secede.

d)

Manifest Destiny had been achieved.

9.

According to Abraham Lincoln, where does the government get its authority (power)?

a)

From the People

b)

From the King

c)

From the States

d)

From other countries

10.

What was the goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

a)

To set snakes loose in the south

b)

To surround the South and stop them from trading with Europe

c)

To attack the south only from the ocean

d)

To spy on the south and send information back north

11.

The main advantage of the Union during the Civil War was...

a)

population and technology

b)

better generals

c)

they were fighting defensively

d)

cotton and cash crops

12.

One advantage of the Confederacy was...

a)

they had many factories to produce manufactured goods

b)

higher population

c)

more advanced weapons

d)

fighting a defensive war with knowledge of the land

13.

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

1st Bull Run

14.

After the Siege of Vicksburg, what happened to the Confederate states?

a)

They won the war.

b)

They were able to invade the North.

c)

They were split into two parts.

d)

They gave up and the Civil War ended.

15.

The main cause of the Civil War was

a)

Slavery

b)

tariffs

c)

federal taxes

d)

Manifest Destiny