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Course of the Civil War

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Union strategy in the West centered on control of what river?

a)

Cumberland River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Potomac River

d)

James River

e)

Ohio River

2.

What group of Native Americans made an alliance with the Confederates, believing that the Confederates would give them more freedom than the Union?

a)

Apache

b)

Cherokee

c)

Iroquois

d)

Seminole

3.

What did the border all have in common?

a)

They were all slave states in the Union.

b)

They were free states in the Confederacy.

c)

The majority of the battles were fought in these states.

d)

There were the last states to join the Confederacy at the beginning of the war.

4.

What action by Lincoln was intended to free slaves inside the rebellious states?

a)

Second Inaugural Address

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Sedition Act

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

5.

What mistake did the Confederates make in trying to secure an alliance with Britain?

a)

The Confederates assumed the British would want revenge for the War of 1812.

b)

The CSA thought the Union would invade Canada, which would force the British to declare war on the Union.

c)

The South believed the British would support the Confederacy due to their dependency on the South's raw cotton supplies.

6.

What constitutional protection did Lincoln suspend to silence those who he thought were undermining the Union war effort?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

contrabands

d)

habeas corpus

7.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage held by the Confederate States at the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

More skilled and experienced military leaders

b)

An economy based on manufacturing

c)

Simpler military objectives that required less resources

d)

Knowledge of the terrain where most of the fighting would occur

8.

Who improved medical practices during the war and later helped found the American Red Cross?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Elizabeth Blackwell

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

9.

This Confederate general earned his nickname by "standing like a stone wall" at the First Battle of Manassas.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Pierre Beuregard

c)

Thomas Jackson

d)

Jefferson Davis

10.

Who was the president of the CSA?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Alexander Stephens

11.

Who captured Atlanta for the Union and carried out a plan to destroy Southern railroads, industries and farms in Georgia?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

Braxton Bragg

d)

Philip Sheridan

12.

Who was President of the United States for most of the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

James Buchanan

13.

Who was chosen to be the overall commander of Union forces after his victory at Vicksburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Ambrose Burnside

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

George Meade

14.

What former West Point graduate was the head of the Army of Northern Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas J. Jackson

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

James P. Longstreet

15.

What city did Grant lay siege to for six weeks in order to capture it, giving him control of the Mississippi?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Pensacola

c)

Vicksburg

d)

New Orleans

16.

What was the first major battle of the war, fought between two very experienced armies? It resulted in a Confederate victory.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Shiloh

c)

Chancellorsville

d)

1st Bull Run

17.

What was the largest land battle fought in Florida?

a)

Olustee

b)

Natural Bridge

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Battle of the Wilderness

18.

What Confederate victory kept Tallahassee from falling under Union control?

a)

Olustee

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Seven Days Battles

d)

Antietam

19.

What battle was the result of a Confederate invasion of Maryland?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Antietam

d)

Spotsylvania Courthouse

20.

What was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Chickamauga

c)

2nd Bull Run

d)

Battle of the Wilderness

21.

What was the first battle between ironclad warships?

a)

Hampton Roads

b)

Monitor vs. Virginia

c)

Lake Erie

d)

New Orleans

22.

What was the first fighting of the war?

a)

2nd Bull Run

b)

Shiloh

c)

Spotsylvania

d)

Fort Sumter

23.

Where was Fort Sumter?

a)

Charleston, SC

b)

New Orleans, LA

c)

Richmond, VA

d)

Dover, DE

24.

What battle was one of the last Confederate victories of the war and saved Tallahassee from Union control?

a)

Natural Bridge

b)

Fredericksburg

c)

Stone's River

d)

Chancellorsville

25.

What battle was the largest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

2nd Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Fredericksburg

26.

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

2nd Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg

27.

What technology increased the range and accuracy of infantry weapons?

a)

Rifling

b)

Smokeless powder

c)

Ironclads

d)

Photography

28.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
29.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
30.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all of the slaves in America?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
32.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederates (South)

c)

Western Territories

33.

The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was:

a)

Charleston

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Richmond

d)

Philadelphia

34.

The Union army ...

a)

represented the northern states and wore grey

b)

represented the southern states and wore grey

c)

represented the northern states and wore blue

d)

represented the southern states and wore grey

35.

The Confederate army...

a)

represented the northern army and wore grey

b)

represented the southern army and wore grey

c)

represented the northern army and wore blue

d)

represented the southern army and wore blue

36.

Strengths of the North during the Civil War were all but:

a)

85% of the factories in the country were located in the north

b)

The north had the most experienced military generals

c)

The north had more soldiers

d)

There was double the length railroad in the north

37.

What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?

a)

Abolish slavery throughout the US

b)

Preserve the union and stay together as the US

c)

Strike back at confederate rebel states

d)

Appoint a new general of the Union Army

38.

Superior transportation, an industrialized economy, and a large population describes the

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

39.

Agricultural economy, superior military leadership, and a large slave population describes

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

40.

Which major battle had the most casualties and was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Anteitem

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Fort Sumter

41.

Lincoln's famous speech to rally the north towards a common cause

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Anteitem Address

c)

The Sumter Address

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

42.

Famous general who used "scorched earth" tactics to win the war in the south

a)

Ulysses S Grant

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

William Sherman

43.

During Lincoln's second inaugural address, he urged the union to

a)

punish the south for what they had done

b)

welcome back to south with open arms

c)

amend the constitution to eliminate slavery

d)

Invade the south to finish the war

44.
What was the first battle on northern soil?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Shermans March
45.

Southern general from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

46.
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 Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
47.
What was Sherman's strategy of total war?
a)
destroying all civilian and military resources
b)
killing prisoners of war
c)
attacking from land and sea
d)
killing all the slaves in the south
48.

How many lives were lost in the Civil War?

a)

1,000,000

b)

250,000

c)

75,000

d)

600,000

49.

What was the significance of the Battle of Chancellorsville?

a)

First battle of the war

b)

The Confederates won

c)

The battle ended the war

d)

Stonewall Jackson was killed

50.
What group was the lead on attacking Fort Wagner in South Carolina?
a)
54th Massachusetts Infantry
b)
29th Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry
c)
8th Kansas Colored Heavy Artillery
d)
100th Tennessee Colored Infantry
51.

Why did McClellan hesitate before attacking the Confederates after Antietam?

a)

He thought his soldiers hadn't received enough training

b)

He was waiting for back-up

c)

He thought the Confederates were bigger than they were

d)

Wanted to wait for the right moment

52.
Why did some northerners not like the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Upset that not all slaves would be freed
b)
Thought that African Americans would take their jobs for less money
c)
They all liked and agreed with it.
d)
Feared the Union would remain divided despite this
53.
The South's economy was a(n) ____________ one.
a)
Mercantilistic
b)
Agricultural
c)
Industrial
d)
Communist
54.
The North's economy was a(n) ____________ one.
a)
Agrarian
b)
Agricultural
c)
Industrial
d)
Communist
55.
This Battle gave the Union control of the Mouth of the Mississippi
a)
New Orleans
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Gettysburg
d)
First Battle of Bull Run 
56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

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.

60.
What was the name of the first confederate submarine to sink a ship?
a)
The Hunley
b)
The Moniter
c)
The Housaonic 
d)
The Merrimack 
61.
What major advantage did Lincoln have that no other president had?
a)
He had the first telegraph machine
b)
he had the US postal service relay battle info
c)
He had the first telephone installed in the White house 
d)
none of these
62.
What fraction of railroads were in the north?
a)
1/3
b)
2/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/4
63.
What allowed factories to set up in large cities in the north?
a)
Railroads
b)
Steam engines 
c)
Telegraphs
d)
Cotton gins
64.
How much did people in the North have to pay to avoid having to get drafted by the army? 
a)
$50
b)
$100
c)
$300
d)
$500
65.
What Union strategy caused the people in the South to suffer from a lack of supplies? 
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
The Blockade
d)
The Two Front War
66.
Why did people in the South suffer more than people in the North? 
a)
Because most of the fighting took place on Southern soil
b)
Because the Union Blockade destroyed the Southern economy
c)
Because General Sherman destroyed much of Georgia on his march to Savannah
d)
All of the Above
67.
What was the cause of the New York City riots in 1863? 
a)
A lack of food
b)
The unfairness of the draft towards the poor
c)
The mistreatment of prisoners
d)
Unfair election results
68.
There are documented accounts of boys as young as ten years old fighting and killing soldiers in the Civil War. 
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Of the 30 million people that lived in the United States at the time, around how many fought in the Civil War? 
a)
500,000
b)
1,000,000
c)
1,500,000
d)
3,000,000
70.

What Union general was great at training troops and teaching but terrible in actual battles, eventually being fired?

a)

George McClellan

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Zachary Taylor

e)

William Tecumseh Sherman

71.

Which of the following terms means for a state to leave the country?

a)

Secede

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Neanderthal

e)

Manifest Destiny

72.

Robert E. Lee was from what state that still has monuments and schools dedicated to him to this day?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

73.

Sherman's March changed warfare in that it:

a)

Targeted Civilians and Urban Centers

b)

Introduced the Airplane into Warfare

c)

Brought the First Tanks known as Shermans into Battle

d)

Introduced Fighting in Straight Lines for more Accuracy

74.

Antietam was a battle to "liberate" what state from the Union?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland

c)

Tennessee

d)

Utah

e)

New York

75.

What state had produced most of the successful presidents and generals in the early days of the country?

a)

Georgia

b)

Mississippi

c)

New Jersey

d)

Maryland

e)

Virginia

76.

What president was assassinated at the conclusion of the war?

a)

George Washington

b)

Franklin Pierce

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas Jefferson

77.

Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

78.

Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

79.

Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

c)

None

80.

Who Won the Battle of Vicksburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

c)

None

81.

Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

c)

None

82.

Did a treaty end the Civil War?

a)

Yes

b)

No

83.
Which one of the following correctly pairs an individual with his role in the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis - Confederate President
b)
Robert E. Lee - General in Union Army
c)
U.S. Grant - General in Confederate Army
d)
Abraham Lincoln - Confederate President
84.
What is described by the following?
 - written by Abraham Lincoln
 - freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
 - issued after the Union victory at Antietam
 - added a new purpose to the Civil War
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Liberator
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Secession
85.
Which of the following has events in proper order.
a)
Manassas, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
b)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Manassas, Appomattox Court House
c)
Fort Sumter, Manassas, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
d)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Manassas
86.
Which of the following statements was not true about the civil war?
a)
a Union blockade was very effective in reducing supplies available to the Confederacy
b)
many battles occurred in Virginia as the Union tried repeatedly to capture Richmond
c)
controlling the high ground of a battlefield gave an army the advantage
d)
most soldiers who died in the war died from bullet wounds
87.
What was true about African Americans in the Civil War?
a)
They served in units with white soldiers in the Union, but were segregated in the south.
b)
It was much more difficult for African American soldiers to become commanding officers.
c)
They served as doctors and nurses in both armies.
d)
They were discriminated against and were paid less than white soldiers.
88.
Which of the following was not an effect of the Civil War?
a)
Confederate money became worthless.
b)
Clara Barton and others improved the medical care of sick and wounded soldiers.
c)
Widespread destruction led to the need to rebuild many Union cities.
d)
Women proved themselves capable as they had taken on many new responsibilities.
89.

Which side named battles after bodies of water?

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

90.

Which side named battles after the nearest city or town?

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

91.

What is the Confederate name for Bull Run?

a)

Manassas

b)

Sharpsburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Spotsylvania

92.

What was the Union name for Olustee?

a)

Ocean Pond

b)

Bull Run

c)

Shiloh

d)

Hampton Roads

93.

What Union Admiral captured New Orleans?

a)

David S. Farragut

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

Ambrose Burnside

94.

What battle is depicted in the painting?

a)

Hampton Roads

b)

New Orleans

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Olustee

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