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Unit 7.3 Beginning of the Civil War

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What attack started the Civil War?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Richmond

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Washington DC

2.

President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for what at the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

75,000 volunteers

b)

a draft

c)

600,000 volunteers

d)

mandatory enlistments

3.

Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War?

a)

strong military leadership

b)

larger population

c)

fighting a defensive war

d)

defending their liberty and homes

4.

Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War ?

a)

strong military leadership

b)

fighting a defensive war

c)

railroad transportation

d)

few factories

5.

What was an advantage of the South in the Civil War?

a)

larger population

b)

strong military leadership

c)

more farms

d)

more factories and businesses

6.

Who was newly elected as president in the North?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George C. McClellan

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

7.

What was the first step of the Anaconda Plan?

a)

Divide the Confederacy through the Mississippi River

b)

Surround the South by sea

c)

Capture Richmond, Virginia

8.

What was the second step of the Anaconda Plan?

a)

Divide the Confederacy through the Mississippi River

b)

Surround the South by sea

c)

Capture Richmond, Virginia

9.

What was the third step of the Anaconda Plan?

a)

Divide the Confederacy through the Mississippi River

b)

Surround the South by sea

c)

Capture Richmond, Virginia

10.

What is another name for the North?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

11.

What is another name for the South?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

12.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
13.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
15.
In declaring its intention to secede from the Union in 1860, South Carolina was affirming its position on
a)
civil rights
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
unalienable rights
16.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
17.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
18.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
19.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
20.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
21.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
22.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
23.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
24.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson 
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay 
d)
Robert E. Lee
25.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
26.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
27.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
28.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
29.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
30.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
31.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
32.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
33.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
34.
What day did the Civil War begin?
a)
April 12, 1865
b)
November 19, 1863
c)
July 1, 1863
d)
April 12, 1861
35.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

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