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WorksheetsCivil War Battles and Leaders
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slaves?
It freed all slaves in southern states at war against the U.S.
It made slavery legal everywhere.
It forced runaway slaves to return to the South.
It gave former slaves voting rights.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln's main goal was to -
free all slaves
preserve the Union
destroy the South
take over Canada
What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Longest battle of the entire war.
Turning point of the war. Confederates had to fight defense only.
The Union took control of Alabama.
The Confederates were able to take over Washington D.C.
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
Union
Confederates
What is the significance of the Firing on Fort Sumter?
It ended the Civil War.
It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
It officially started the Civil War.
It ended slavery in the Union.
Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
From 1863 until the end of the War, who was the Union General in charge of the U.S. army?
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
"Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln and Davis disagreed mainly over the idea that...
the American Revolution was positive.
the United States was in debt.
states had the right to secede.
Manifest Destiny had been achieved.
According to Abraham Lincoln, where does the government get its authority (power)?
From the People
From the King
From the States
From other countries
What was the goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?
To set snakes loose in the south
To surround the South and stop them from trading with Europe
To attack the south only from the ocean
To spy on the south and send information back north
The main advantage of the Union during the Civil War was...
population and technology
better generals
they were fighting defensively
cotton and cash crops
One advantage of the Confederacy was...
they had many factories to produce manufactured goods
higher population
more advanced weapons
fighting a defensive war with knowledge of the land
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
1st Bull Run
After the Siege of Vicksburg, what happened to the Confederate states?
They won the war.
They were able to invade the North.
They were split into two parts.
They gave up and the Civil War ended.
The main cause of the Civil War was
Slavery
tariffs
federal taxes
Manifest Destiny
