WorksheetsCivil War Unit Quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 19mins
This battle is considered the "first shots fired" of the Civil War.
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
Which of these is FALSE about the Attack on Fort Sumter (1861)?
After South Carolina seceded from the Union, the Confederates tried to take over Union forts.
Lincoln refused to give up the Fort, and instead sent humanitarian aid (food and supplies) to his men.
The Union shot first and after 34 hours of bombardment - 100,000 men had died.
After the attack President Lincoln called for 75,000 men to enlist to fight for 90 days.
Chose which of these were STRENGTHS of the Union:
Larger population
Industrial advantage & More Money
Better Transportation & More Railroads
A Strong Navy & Support from Federal Gov.
Home field advantage & Better Generals
Choose which of these were STRENGTHS of the Confederacy:
Home field advantage
Strong support for the War
A strong & experienced federal government
Better generals & trained troops
Which of the following were weaknesses of the Union?
Northern support for the war was divided.
They are fighting an "offensive" war (attacking the South)
The federal government is unorganized.
They are fighting a "defensive" war (being attacked by the South)
Which of the following are weaknesses of the Confederacy?
A severe lack of supplies & soldiers.
Support for the war is weak in the South.
Less factories & a smaller population.
A new & unorganized federal government.
Which of these were the main goals of the Union during the Civil War? ***Choose all that apply***
President Lincoln's main goal for the war was to preserve the Union.
In 1863, the Union added the goal of ending slavery, with the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Union would fight a "war of attrition" - fighting at all costs until the last man standing.
The Union planned to fight until Britain and France agreed to help us win.
Which of these were the goals of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis wants the Union to recognize the Confederate States as independent.
The South was fighting to preserve their way of life & slavery.
The South hoped for a deal with the North, where they could rejoin the Union as slave states.
The South hoped to fight until the North got tired, or European nations came to help them win.
This general was fired by Lincoln for his "slowness" Later ran for president.
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
George Pickett
Stonewall Jackson
Which of the following things is FALSE about General Robert E. Lee?
He was offered the job of "commander of the army" by both the Union and the CSA.
He sided with the South, because he was unwilling to go to war against Virginia.
Lee was a strong supporter of slavery and secession.
His leadership helped the Confederates won many victories and continue fighting.
Which of these things is FALSE about Ulysses S. Grant?
His nickname was "Unstoppable Soldier" Grant.
He was often criticized for his approach of "winning at all costs."
He would become the commanding general of the entire Union army & defeat Robert E. Lee
All of the following are TRUE about President Lincoln EXCEPT:
He was the first Republican presidential candidate.
He was anti-slavery but not an abolitionist - "Slavery must not spread, but it should remain in the South."
He passed the Emancipation Proclamation & later on spoke about granting equality to black men.
Lincoln lived to an old age, helped the nation rebuild itself & bring the South back to the Union.
Choose all that are CORRECT about the Battle of Bull Run?
This was the first major battle of the war, when both sides still expected the war to be short.
Wealthy politicians picked up their families and headed far away from the battlefield to be safe.
During this battle the outnumbered Confederate troops led by Stonewall Jackson won their first victory.
Afterwards, Lincoln calls for 1 million troops, and both sides gear up for a long and costly war.
Which of these BEST describes the impact of the Battle of Ironclads?
Ironclads were used for the rest of the Civil War as the main method of warfare.
The use of ironclads had no effect on modern warfare, since wooden warships are still in use.
European nations feared the US navy, since ironclads had made wooden warships obsolete.
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
This was the last time Robert E. Lee would try to invade a border state.
This battle proved that the Confederacy was close to winning the civil war.
It was a "technical" Union victory (the Confederates left) and the bloodiest single day of the war.
This was an obvious Union victory - where the Confederates lost 20,000 out of the 23,000 casualties.
Which are TRUE about the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1st 1863, Lincoln declares that all of the slaves in the South would be forever free.
Lincoln allows for all eligible black men to enlist to fight for the Union army.
Lincoln made sure the border states were included within his proclamation.
Lincoln granted equality and citizenship to all freed slaves.
Which of these were immediate effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Many southern slaves ran away from their plantations and joined the Union Army.
All of the slaves in the South were immediately freed by their masters.
The Union announced it was fighting to end slavery, in addition to bringing back the South.
Since the war was now about slavery, European nations would no longer come help the South.
Which of these facts are CORRECT about the Battle of Gettysburg?
This battle was an accident - Lee and his army were looking for supplies and ran into the Union.
The battle lasted 3 days, and became the bloodiest battle of the civil war with 51,000 casualties.
On the third day of battle General George Pickett led a successful charge against the Union!
This battle became the turning-point of the war - proving that neither side would be able to win.
Which was the main effect of the Siege of Vicksburg?
General Grant showed the Union would protect civilians during his siege of the city.
The Confederates were able to push back a Union attack, and showed the war would last much longer.
The Union captures the Mississippi, divides the Confederacy and is closer to winning the war.
Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln gave meaning to the deaths of the Union soldiers buried here and inspired the Union to continue the war.
Lincoln spoke strongly about the need for a negotiated peace between the Union and the CSA.
Lincoln spoke of the horrors of war, and convinced many that the war was no longer worth fighting.
Which BEST describes what happened during Sherman's March to the Sea?
General William Sherman went across the South, convincing people to rejoin the Union.
General Sherman marched his men across Georgia, helping to rebuild destroyed buildings.
General Sherman & his men burned southern infrastructure, railroads crops & supplies, terrorizing civilians.
Which BEST describes the meeting between Grant and Lee at Appomattox Court House?
Grant gave Lee extremely harsh conditions for surrender, and arrested his entire army.
Grant & Lee treated each other with disrespect, even refusing to talk directly to one another.
Grant offered generous terms, fed the Confederate troops, and sent them home.
Lee refused to show up to the meeting, and sent Stonewall Jackson in his place (who was still alive).
The number one killer of soldiers during the Civil War was:
Bullets during a battle.
Diseases like dysentery.
Drinking contaminated water.
Starvation or Dehydration.
Which are correct about medicine during the Civil War?
Many women started organizations to help improve the sanitary conditions in hospitals.
Clara Barton, a Union nurse, worked to bring medical supplies to Union army. Founded Red Cross.
Amputations were the least common procedure during the war, since medicine was very advanced.
Most soldiers died immediately on the battlefield from bullet wounds.
What were the effects of the Civil War?
The Union was successfully preserved.
Over 600,000 Americans died between 1861-1865.
Slavery was abolished in all of the United States.
Lincoln was President until 1868, and brought back the South with compassion.
Choose the ways Lincoln used his presidential powers during the war:
He established martial law in the border states.
He suspended "habeas corpus" or the protection against unfair arrest.
He passed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all southern slaves free.
He ordered the Union Army to attack Fort Sumter and began the civil war.
Border states were:
Slave states that seceded from the Union.
Slave states that fought alongside the Union.
Free states that joined the Confederacy.
Free states that stayed with the Union.
Why was Maryland considered the MOST important border state?
Because most of the Union generals were stationed there.
Because of its large slave population.
Because of its proximity to the US Capitol in Washington D.C.
Because it was the largest border state.
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was:
The first black and white Union regiment.
The first official slave army of the Confederacy.
The first all black military regiment of the Union.
"The border state of West Virginia __________________________"
Was the first slave state to secede from the Union in December 1860.
Was created when parts of Virginia opposed to seceding, chose to remain with the Union.
Was a free state that decided to join the Confederate fight for states rights.
All of the following were border states EXCEPT:
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
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