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WorksheetsUnit 13: The Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following was a cause of the Civil War?
Northerners didn't believe the South had the right to secede while the South did
Southern states followed the states rights theory
The North wanted to abolish slavery, the South did not
All of the above
Which of the following quotes best represents the Republican view in the Election of 1860?
I want to prevent slavery from moving west. Keep the Union together.
States should be able to choose whether or not they want slavery
Compromise to avoid war.
Slavery should be maintained.
Which of the following best represents a Southern Democrat's view in the Election of 1860?
States should be able to vote on the issue of slavery and decide for themselves.
Slavery should be maintained.
Compromise to avoid a war.
Prevent the expansion of slavery.
Which state first seceded from the Union?
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
What is the formal name for the Confederacy?
The Confederate States of America (CSA)
The Union
The Richmond Elite
The Confederate Union
Where was the Confederacy's Constitution (which greatly mirrored that of the Union) created?
Montgomery, AL
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA
If the Corwin Amendment had been approved, describe what it would have done.
It outlawed slavery.
It forced each state to have popular sovereignty.
It guaranteed and protected slavery.
It ended the Civil War.
Who was the Confederate President?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Stevens
Jefferson Davis
Which of the following was the plan for the CSA to win the Civil War?
To surround Northern ports and control access to the Mississippi River.
To "wait it out" until the North gave up and allowed Southern independence.
To accept help from Mexico.
The South had no battle plan.
The Anaconda Plan was...
The North's plan to shut off Confederate supply access
The South's plan to starve the North of supplies
Great Britain and France's plan to assist the South
Releasing thousands of anaconda snakes into the the North
Which of the following BEST describes how the Emancipation Proclamation impacted the outcome of the Civil War?
Because it made the Civil War about slavery, it insured the South would receive no foreign support (i.e. France and Great Britain).
It provoked more slaves to join the Union cause.
It freed all slaves.
Because it made the Civil War about slavery, it insured the North would receive no foreign support.
Which of the following are Union army strengths?
Railroads
Army size
Navy size
Generals
Which of the following was the greatest Confederate strength?
Railroads
Generals
Supplies
Army size
Which of the following officially started the Civil War?
Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, controlled by Union Army.
Robert E. Lee leading his troops north to Antietam Creek.
Abraham Lincoln declared war on the Confederacy.
Ulysses S. Grant conquered Vicksburg.
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Bull Run/ Manassas
Gettysburg
Antietam
The Battle of ____ was the turning point in the Civil War.
Vicksburg
Antietam
Bull Run/ Manassas
Gettysburg
The Battle of _____ ended Confederate hope of receiving foreign aid.
Shiloh
Gettysburg
The March to the Sea
Antietam
This battle was fought in southwestern Tennessee.
Shiloh
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Which Union general is famous for his "March to the Sea?"
Grant
Sherman
Scott
Meade
Appomattox Courthouse is famous for...
Being the location where the Civil War ends.
Being a gruesome Confederate prison.
Being the location where Lee leaves his battle plans laying in the field.
Being the location for the bloodiest day in US history.
According to the Emancipation Proclamation, who is set free?
All slaves
All slaves in border states
Only slaves who had not rebelled
All slaves living in the Confederacy
Lee invades the North at which two locations?
Vicksburg and Manassas
Antietam and Gettysburg
Gettysburg anf Vicksburg
Shiloh and Appomattox
Which of the following are reasons the Gettysburg address is often viewed as one of the greatest speeches ever written?
It makes the war a fight over our founding ideals (Declaration of Independence)
Viewed as an attempt to heal the divide between the North and South.
If we give up now, all who have died in war would have died in vain.
All of the above.
Which of the following are reasons a CONFEDERATE soldier would give for fighting in the Civil War? Select all that apply.
To keep slavery
For money
Seeking adventure
To keep southern way of life
To honor the Union
Which of the following would be a reason a UNION soldier would enlist in the Civil War? Select all that apply.
To keep slavery
To enforce right that the South cannot secede from the union
to end slavery
The right thing to do
Live up to ideals set forth by the Founding Fathers
