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The Civil War

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election
a)
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
c)
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
d)
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
2.
Which was not a candidate of the 1860 presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Bell
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Stephen Douglas
3.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
4.
Formally withdrawing from the United States
a)
To Confederate
b)
Leaving
c)
Succession
d)
Secession
5.
An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
James Buchanan
d)
John C. Fremont
6.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
7.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism 
d)
consumerism
8.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
9.
Abraham Lincoln was a popular person in the South and was elected President with their votes.  
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Why couldn’t Tennessee agree on whether to secede from the Union or not?

a)

West Tennesseans wanted slaves to work on farms, but East Tennesseans didn’t need as many slaves.

b)

East Tennesseans wanted slaves to work on farms, but West Tennesseans didn’t need as many slaves.

11.

Which region of Tennessee voted most strongly for Tennessee to secede from the Union?

a)

East Tennessee

b)

West Tennessee

12.

What was the “Free and Independent State of Scott?”

a)

When Scott County in East Tennessee voted to secede and form their own state.

b)

When Scott County in West Tennessee voted to secede and form their own state.

13.

Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
This Governor pushed Tennessee to secede from the Union.
a)
Stephen Douglas 
b)
George Bredesen 
c)
David Patel
d)
Isham Harris
15.

A ______ divided cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln

a)

government

b)

nation

c)

country

d)

house

16.

Meant to heal and restore the country, these words asked people to forgive and forget so they could start the rebuilding process.

a)

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

b)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Gettysburg Address

17.

President Lincoln said “ No state can lawfully get out of the Union”

a)

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

b)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Gettysburg Address

18.

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

a)

To enslave

b)

To abolish

c)

To free

d)

To vote

19.

What does it mean to "proclaim" something?

a)

To vote

b)

To announce

c)

To debate

d)

To choose

20.

What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

a)

To abolish slavery in the US

b)

To stop slavery from spreading west

c)

To preserve the unity of the country

d)

To get Europe to support the north in the war

21.

What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1868

22.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

a)

That slavery in the north was over

b)

That slavery in the south was over

c)

That slavery wouldn't spread west

d)

That slavery would be voted on in the next election

23.

Lincoln specifically referred to which part of the country in the Emancipation Proclamation

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The East

d)

The West

24.

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The East Coast

b)

The West Coast

c)

The Border States

d)

The Great Lakes State

25.

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

b)

Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

c)

The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

d)

He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

26.

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates

b)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union

c)

Many southern soldiers joined the North

d)

Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln

27.
Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? 
a)
To abolish slavery
b)
To dedicate a national cemetery 
c)
To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union
d)
To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election
28.
What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Freedom 
b)
Self-Reliance
c)
Voting Rights 
d)
Equality
29.
Lincoln said our country was conceived in liberty.  What did he mean? 
a)
Founded for justice
b)
Founded for fairness
c)
Founded for equality
d)
Founded for freedom
30.
Lincoln states that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain", what does he mean? 
a)
They deserved to die
b)
It was God's will that they died
c)
We should fight for freedom in their honor
d)
All Confederate soldiers should die
31.
What was so special about "four score and seven years ago" mentioned in this speech?
a)
The first colonists settled America
b)
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus
c)
America gained its 50th state
d)
The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain
32.

What side did Grant fight for?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

33.

What important job did Ulysses S. Grant have during the Civil War?

a)

He was Abraham Lincoln's best friend.

b)

He was General Lee's best friend.

c)

He was the commander of the Union Army.

34.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
35.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
36.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
37.
The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to:
a)
End Slavery
b)
Be recognized as independent
c)
Punish the South
d)
Reunite the country
38.
Appomattox Court House is famous because it is the site of:
a)
A bloody battle
b)
Union Headquarters
c)
Confederate Headquarters
d)
Robert E. Lee's Surrender
39.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Richmond
40.
The plan to gain control of the Mississippi and blockade southern ports was called:
a)
The Great Divide
b)
The Squeeze Play
c)
The Anaconda Plan
d)
The River Conquest
41.
What was the single bloodiest day of battle during the civil war?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Bull Run
d)
Antietam
42.
What battle was the turning point in the war?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Atlanta
43.
Famous Union General who led many victories in the West and was elected as the 18th president of the United States
a)
Thomas Jackson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
44.
Elected president to the Confederate States of America
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
45.
Famous Confederate General who was there for the surrender at Appomattox Court House
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abe
c)
Gabe
d)
Jefferson Davis
46.
Highest ranking Union Navy admiral during the Civil War
a)
Clara Barton
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
David Farragut
d)
Mary Walker Edwards
47.
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 "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
48.
Robert E. Lee was a general for the Union.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
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
50.
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
51.
Which battle allowed the Union to gain control of western Tennessee?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Shiloh
c)
Cumberland River
d)
Harpers Ferry
52.
Because Lincoln felt McClellan was too cautious, he replaced him with
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
David Farragut
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Albert Sidney Johnston
53.

The confederate soldier who was present at Shiloh, later founded the Ku Klux Klan.

a)

Nathan Bedford Forest

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert Gould Shaw

d)

Dan Sickles

54.

The most famous regiment of black soldiers.

a)

Hornet's Nest

b)

Shiloh

c)

54th Massachusetts

d)

Fort Pillow

55.

The colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, he was a 23-year old Bostonian.

a)

Robert Gould Shaw

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Dan Sickels

56.

The failed attack ordered by Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg.

a)

Fort Pillow

b)

Fort Wagner

c)

Pickett's Charge

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

57.

The most famous battle of the Civil war, took place in Southern Pennsylvania.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Pillow

c)

Shiloh

d)

54th Massachusetts

58.

Served as governor of Tennessee from 1865 - 1869. He influenced the state legislature to ratify the fourteenth amendment which led to Tennessee became the first Confederate state to re-enter the United States.

a)

William Brownlow

b)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

c)

David Farrugut

d)

Abraham Lincoln

59.
Part of the Franklin-Nashville campaign of the Civil War. Worst disaster for Confederates.
a)
Battle of Franklin
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter
c)
Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
60.
This Union general took 62,000 men and marched from Atlanta to Savannah.
a)
General Jackson
b)
General Smith
c)
General Scott
d)
General Sherman
61.
Bloodiest Battle day of the war (23,000 casualties) Confederates lost 1/3 of their army.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
62.
Grant becomes a hero capturing these forts  and was successful in the Western Theater; led to the capture of Nashville
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of D.C.
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
 Battle of Fort Henry/Donelson
63.
First real battle of the war. It was fought in Virginia. Kept the North out of Richmond; gave South confidence
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle Shiloh
c)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Battle of Little Big Horn
64.
Grant besieged this city in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Savannah
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
65.

One of the largest victories achieved by the Union Army. The Army of Tennessee was destroyed and would never fight again. Resistance to the war in TN ends. The 13th U.S Colored Troops played a major role in this battle.

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Resistance

d)

Battle of Nashville

66.

A soldier from the North would most likely be called _____.

a)

Billy Yank

b)

Johnny Reb

67.

Which Tennessean continued working as a senator after the war began, and later became President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

a)

Sam Davis

b)

Sam Watkins

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

68.

was a Tennessean who fought in every major battle in Tennessee and wrote about his experiences in a book called Company Aytch.

a)

Sam Davis

b)

Sam Watkins

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Stonewall Jackson

69.

Known as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy." hen the Civil War broke out, he enlisted with the Confederacy, eventually becoming a "scout," or a spy, for the army.

a)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

b)

Sam Davis

c)

Sam Watkins

d)

David Farragut

70.
The Union retreated to Chattanooga after losing at
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Atlanta
c)
Nashville
d)
Stones River
71.
Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded at the battle of
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
2nd Bull Run
d)
1st Bull Run
72.
The 54th Massachusetts led
a)
the attack of Ft. Sumter
b)
the attack of Ft. Wagner
c)
Pickett's Charge
d)
the Union in most victories
73.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
James Earl Ray
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
John Wayne Gacy 
74.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

A slave who Harriet Tubman helped escape through the Underground Railroad

b)

A slave who sued the state of Missouri for his freedom

c)

He helped write the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

He signed the Confederate Constitution

75.
African Americans in the Union Army 
a)
fought alongside white soldiers from the beginning of the war
b)
fought in major battles by 1863
c)
worked mostly in gun factories
d)
served only as laborers throughout the war

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