WorksheetsSS8H5 Civil War
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 47mins
What effect did the overpopulation of Andersonville have on its prisoners?
low wages for work
sold into slavery to make room
hunger, exposure, and disease
no more soldiers for the Union to win the war
What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?
Due to its railroads, it was the center of major trade and transportation.
It was the capital of the CSA
All of the Confederate Military spent their nights there
The French allies were stationed there.
Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA, and was over control of the south's railroads?
Battle of Alexandria
Battle of Winterfell
Battle of Hogwarts
Battles of Chickamauga
What was the primary goal of the Union Blockade?
to prevent Confederate support from Spain.
to keep the South from building up a powerful navy.
prevent the South from shipping cotton to Britain and France in exchange for weapons
to block African slaves from being brought in the southern ports.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Southern states agreed to end slavery before the war
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.
California was admitted as a free state.
It created a power imbalance in House and Senate.
Why did many Southerners feel that states rights were violated by the abolition of slavery?
they believed that the North should practice slavery.
they believed that abolition violated the state's right to choose the laws that were best for them.
they believed that freed slaves would take control of their states.
they believed that abolition would bring back tariffs.
What did President Lincoln hope to accomplish when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
He wanted to free slaves living in the North.
He hoped to bring a quick end to the war and to preserve the Union.
He hoped to stop Sherman’s March through Georgia.
He hoped to gained support from England to help in the war and preserve the Union.
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to
let Missouri have slavery until 1850
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
maintain a balance of slave and free states
return slaves captured in free states to slave states
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?
It was near a major railroad center
It was a major recruiting center for the South.
It was located halfway between two state capitals.
It had a number of factories that produced war supplies.
The South needed to keep its ports open during the war
to maintain navy for attacks on northern seaports
to maintain the only major transportation resource in the South.
to ship and sell its cotton in Europe in exchange for supplies and weapons.
to protect the privateers who were making millions in profits from the war.
After Lincoln's election, which man called for Georgia to remain in the Union?
Joseph Brown
Thomas Cobb
Robert Toombs
Alexander Stephens
Which Civil War battle won by Sherman and Union troops led to the Union control over the RR supply line for the CSA and set up the March to the Sea?
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Andersonville
Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
Morgan Freeman
Jefferson Davis
The commanding general of the Union army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
The commanding general of the Confederate army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
The Confederacy surrendered to the Union army at this courthouse in Virginia.
Appomattox
Antietam
Manassas
Richmond
During the Civil War, after burning Atlanta, towards which city did William T. Sherman march his men?
Augusta
Savannah
Columbus
Chattanooga
What effect did the overpopulation of Andersonville have on its prisoners?
low wages for work
sold into slavery to make room
hunger, exposure to the elements, and disease
no more soldiers for the Union to win the war
Southerners could buy goods cheaper by __ them from Europe rather than buying from the North, so President Jackson imposed a __.
importing; tariff
growing; law
trading; sanction
making; tax
What were the 4 main reasons for the Civil War
Anaconda Plan, Andersonville Prison, Tariffs, Taxes
Nullification, Taxes, Emancipation Proclamation, Anaconda Plan
Tariffs, State's Rights, Slavery, and the Election of 1860
Election of 1860, Taxes, Union Blockade, State's Rights
