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Hill Civil War Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the president of the confederacy?

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

2.

Who was the main general of the Union Army?

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

A great confederate general, was accidentally killed by his own men?

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

"Stonewall" Jackson

4.

Loyal Virginian - Confederate General, originally asked by Lincoln to serve the union but went to the confederacy.

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

"Stonewall" Jackson

5.

President for the Union, Emancipated slaves in the South, wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

"Stonewall" Jackson

6.

Overly cautious general for the Union.

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

General George McClellan

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Jefferson Davis

7.

Union general who followed Grant's orders for "total war"; led the "March on the Sea" and burned Atlanta.

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

General George McClellan

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

General William Tecumseh Sherman

8.

First shots of the Civil War.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Fort Wagner

9.

Battle involving the 54th Massachusetts, African American regiment that fought bravely.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Fort Wagner

10.

First major battle, showed it was gong to be a long, bloody war. Both sides needed more training.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

11.

Single bloodiest day of the war!

a)

Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

12.

Confederate win in Virginia.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

13.

Union Victory in Tennessee. Grant now showed the toughness of the Union. Grant pushed on.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

14.

Confederate victory in Virginia, General "Stonewall" Jackson was shot and killed here.

a)

Battle of Chancellor

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Siege of Vicksburg

d)

USS Monitor vs. Virginia

15.

TURNING point of the war!

a)

Battle of Chancellor

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Siege of Vicksburg

d)

USS Monitor vs. Virginia

16.

Gain control of the whole Mississippi - huge Union Win!

a)

Battle of Chancellor

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Siege of Vicksburg

d)

USS Monitor vs. Virginia

17.

Battle of the Ironclads.

a)

Battle of Chancellor

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Siege of Vicksburg

d)

USS Monitor vs. Virginia

18.

Which is not a Northern strength?

a)

Large Population

b)

More factories

c)

Knew the land

d)

More railroads

19.

Which of these was not a Northern goal?

a)

To control the Hudson

b)

Naval Blockade

c)

Capture the Confederate Capitol

d)

Control the Mississippi

20.

What caused the South (Lee) to surrender?

a)

His troops were trapped by Grant

b)

He was shot and wounded

c)

The came to a compromise to stop the fighting

d)

Lincoln agreed to allow slavery to stay

21.

What was Lincoln's purpose in the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Get more weapons and ammunition

b)

Punish the South

c)

To keep fighting and not give up

d)

Provide freedom to slaves in all of the states

22.

Why were the battles within the Civil War so deadly?

a)

Troops were older

b)

new types of bullets and cannons

c)

Intense generals who showed no mercy

d)

Brothers fighting brothers

23.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

a)

Slaves in both the Union and Confederacy were freed.

b)

Slaves in the Confederacy were freed.

c)

Slaves who pledged loyalty to the Union were freed.

d)

No slaves were freed.

24.

What was the south's battle plan to win the war?

a)

Stop slavery

b)

Using factories and machines to gather supplies

c)

Fight a defensive war, on their land

d)

Use their large population to help them

25.

Which of these was NOT a Northern victory?

a)

Battle of Shiloh

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter

26.

Which of these was NOT a Southern victory?

a)

Battle of Fredericksburg

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Chancellorsville