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Chapter 17 The Civil War

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A civil war is a war between _________________.

a)

people of the same race

b)

people of the same country

c)

two different countries

d)

two different civilizations

2.

What political party did Abraham Lincoln help form?

a)

The Democratic Party

b)

The Free Soil Party

c)

The Whig Party

d)

The The Republican Party

3.

What caused South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas to Secede?

a)

The battle for Ft. Sumter in South Carolina

b)

The passing of the Kansas - Nebraska Act

c)

The election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

4.

The first state to secede from the United States was

a)

South Carolina

b)

Alabama

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

5.

The capital of the Confederacy was ____.

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Williamsburg, Virginia

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

6.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire and started the Civil War

a)

Sherman's March to Sea

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Fort Sumter

7.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

1861

b)

1860

c)

1754

d)

1987

8.

In the beginning of the Civil War the North's primary goal was to

a)

unify the country

b)

end the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

destroy the south

d)

end slavery

9.

The southern states that seceded from the Union formed the ______.

a)

Confederate States of the Union

b)

Confederate States Of America

c)

Confederate Union

10.

Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Vicksburg

c)

The Battle of Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg

11.

The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. Confederate General _______ played a major role in this battle.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Brown

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

12.

President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.

a)

Monitor, Manassas

b)

Monitor, Merrimack

c)

Saratoga, Merrimack

d)

Mickey, Minnie

13.

Which part of the U.S was referred to as the North during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

c)

Border

d)

None of the above

14.

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?

a)

More Troops

b)

Home Field Advantage

c)

Better Weapons

d)

Better Transportation

15.

Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?

a)

Smarter Generals

b)

Defensive Strategy

c)

More Troops

d)

Highly Motivated

16.

The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Union

17.

What was a border state?

a)

A state that remained neutral during the Civil War

b)

A state that had slavery, but did not secede from the USA

c)

A state that borders Mexico

d)

A state that seceded after the battle for Fort Sumter

18.

The President during the Civil War was ______________________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Robert E. Lee

19.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

freed all of the slaves in the Union.

b)

freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.

c)

freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.

d)

freed all of the slaves Union.

20.

After the battle of _____________, Abraham Lincoln decided to make the war about ending slavery and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

a)

The Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Bull Run

d)

The battle for Fort Sumter

21.

More Civil War soldiers died of disease than were killed in battle.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

Which side enacted a draft to get more soldiers to fight?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Both

23.

African Americans were eventually allowed to join the army in the ________________.

a)

North

b)

South

24.

Robert E. Lee was a general for

a)

The United States

b)

The Confederate States of America

25.

Northerner who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union.

a)

Copperhead

b)

profiteer

c)

draft dodger

d)

habeas corpus

26.

Right to be charged or to have a hearing before being jailed.

a)

Copperhead

b)

profiteer

c)

draft

d)

habeas corpus

27.

Law requiring men to serve in the military if they were called.

a)

Copperhead

b)

profiteer

c)

draft

d)

habeas corpus

28.

Rise in prices and decrease in the value of money.

a)

inflation

b)

income tax

c)

draft

d)

habeas corpus

29.

Person who charged excessive prices for goods the government desperately needed for the war.

a)

inflation

b)

income tax

c)

draft

d)

profiteer

30.

Which of the following was NOT a way that women contributed to the war effort?

a)

Taking jobs on farms and in industry

b)

Formed societies to make and distribute medical supplies and food

c)

Raised money and served as nurses

d)

Enlisted in all female regiments.

31.

For more than six weeks, Grant's forces lay _______ to Vicksburg.

a)

siege

b)

total war

c)

habeas corpus

d)

inflation

32.

Grant ordered his generals to wage _________ against the South.

a)

siege

b)

total war

c)

habeas corpus

d)

inflation

33.

Union forces launched the Battle of _____ after completing a surprise attack on Jackson, Mississippi.

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Bull Run

34.

The Battle of ___________, in Pennsylvania, was a turning point in the war.

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Bull Run

35.

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant at the

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Battle of Bull Run

36.

The final Confederate attack after Gettysburg, known as ______, made it clear that the Confederacy would never invade the north again.

a)

Pickett's charge

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

total war

d)

a siege

37.

In the _______, Lincoln said the Civil War was a test of whether a democracy could survive

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Order for Total War

38.

Which of the following was NOT part of Grant's strategy to win the war?

a)

Have General Sheridan's troops destroy farms.

b)

Order General Sheridan to capture Atlanta, then march east.

c)

Order his forces to leave nothing that the South could possibly use for their troops.

d)

Surround and protect Washington D.C.

39.

Lincoln's vision of the future of the U.S. after the war included

a)

a lasting peace

b)

two separate but equal countries

40.

In what ways did the Civil War affect American history?

a)

It changed the balance of power in government.

b)

Slavery eventually ended.

c)

Republicans and the Federal government gained power.

d)

All of these

41.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

a)

The issue of slavery in the territories divided the North and South

b)

Abolitionists wanted to end slavery.

c)

The South feared it would lose power in the national government.

d)

Confederates bombarded Fort Wagner.

42.

This word means "to set free"

a)

emancipate

b)

emanate

c)

evaluate

d)

annihilate

43.

A statement issued by President Lincoln that freed slaves in the South.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The fourth amendment

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Emanate Proclamation

44.

This African American regiment proved themselves "among the bravest of the brave."

a)

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry

b)

The 45th Massachusetts Infantry

45.

At at the start of the Civil War the main goal was to

a)

end slavery

b)

unify the country

c)

end slavery only in the South

d)

end slavery in the border states

46.

As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation, it was less likely that any ________ nation would help the South.

a)

European

b)

South American

c)

Asian

d)

African

47.

Thousands of free African Americans volunteered to fight for the _______________________

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

48.

In the South, many slaves did all of these actions to weaken the South's efforts in the war, EXCEPT _____________________.

a)

ran to Union troops when they appeared

b)

slowed down or stopped work

c)

damaged farm equipment

d)

joined the Confederate army

49.

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry led an attack on _________________________

a)

Fort Wagner

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Richmond

d)

Gettysburg

50.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

ended slavery in the Confederate States

b)

ended slavery in all southern states

c)

ended slavery in all states

d)

ended slavery everywhere except Union border states.