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WorksheetsCivil War 1 ('24)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
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1.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
2.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
3.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
4.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
5.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave
d)
preserve the Union
6.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln presented the Civil War as a struggle for the --
a)
North's domination over the South
b)
preservation of the Union and democracy
c)
South's fight to become an independent nation
d)
preservation of the rights of American as individuals
7.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
People who worked to end slavery were called:
a)
abolitionists
b)
southerners
c)
cartridges
d)
blockades
9.
One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:
a)
the other states refused to trade with South Carolina
b)
people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied
c)
our state was too far away from the state capital
d)
plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses
10.
The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:
a)
The Union wanted to get control of the fort.
b)
The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.
c)
The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.
d)
The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.
11.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
12.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
13.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
14.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
15.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
16.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
17.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
18.
The name given to the northern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
19.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
20.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
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