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Civil War

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for the North?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

2.

Another name for the South?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

3.

What was the name for the Union war strategy to gain control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half?

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Richmond or Bust

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Capture the Flag

4.

Who had a war strategy that called for fighting a defensive war until the other side grew tired of fighting?

a)

Union

b)

Cinfederacy

5.

One part of the Union's war strategy called for the capture of ___________, the Confederacy's capital.

a)

Atlanta

b)

Savannah

c)

Charleston

d)

Richmond

6.

Which BEST explains why the Union wanted to take control of the Mississippi River?

a)

to provide an escape route for slaves

b)

to keep the South from selling its cotton abroad

c)

to cut the Confederacy in half, stopping troop & supply movements

d)

to enable blockade runners a way to avoid capture

7.

What was the purpose of the Union's naval blockade strategy?

a)

to keep slaves from escaping

b)

to cut-off Southern trade & ruin the Confederate economy

c)

to supply markets for Northern industries

d)

to capture the Missisiipi& Missouri Rivers

8.

Who had the advantage of fighting to defend its homeland from invasion?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

9.

Who had the advantage in population- 22 million to 9 million?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

10.

Who had the advantage in war resources- factories, railroad, workers, draft animals, etc.?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

11.

All of the following are Union war strategies EXCEPT

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

King Cotton diplomacy

c)

naval blockade of enemy ports

d)

capture Richmond

12.

Under what circumstance can the writ of habeas corpus be suspended?

a)

If a prosecutor thinks it would be useful.

b)

If there is a natural disaster like a hurricane.

c)

If there is a problem with a presidential election being challenged.

d)

If there is a situation of war or rebellion and public safety is threatened.

13.

Which of the following was a Border State? Select all that apply

a)

Missouri

b)

Kentucky

c)

Maryland

d)

Delaware

e)

Maine

14.

What is a "Border State"?

a)

A state that borders New York

b)

A state filled with restless children when their WI-FI goes out

c)

A slave state that stayed loyal to the United States

d)

A state that is next to another state

15.

Which of the following were Union Advantages heading into the Civil War? Select all that apply

a)

Large population

b)

More railroads

c)

More money

d)

Better Generals

e)

A real Navy

16.

Which of the following were Confederate advantages heading into the Civil War? Select all that apply

a)

Better generals

b)

Fighting to preserve their way of life

c)

Cotton-to trade with European countries

d)

Amount of slaves to fight in the war

17.

General Sherman's March to the Sea is best described as an example of...

a)

Marching

b)

Apriling

c)

Total War

d)

Mostly War

18.

"Total War" is best described by...

a)

Allowing the navy to trade with enemy

b)

Destroying farms, town, cities, railroads to hurt the civilian life

c)

Women and children being involved in fighting the enemy

d)

Twice the amount of "Half War"

19.

Why did President Lincoln suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus?

a)

The Confederacy was rebelling against the United States

b)

The Union was rebelling against the Confederacy

c)

The Confederacy did not deserve to have their rights

d)

The Union was blockading the South's 3,500 mile coastline

20.

What did President Lincoln mean when he said at his Second Inaugural Address, "With malice toward none, with charity for all."

a)

The United States must allow the former Confederacy to easily and respectfully enter back into the nation

b)

The United States must punish the former Confederacy to punish them for their betrayal

c)

The former Confederacy must apologize for the Civil War and promise to never do it again

d)

The former Confederacy cannot have any representatives in the United States Congress anymore

21.

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

a)

To enslave

b)

To abolish

c)

To free

d)

To vote

22.

What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

a)

To abolish slavery in the US

b)

To stop slavery from spreading west

c)

To preserve the unity of the country

d)

To get Europe to support the north in the war

23.

What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1868

24.

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The East Coast

b)

The West Coast

c)

The Border States

d)

The Great Lakes State

25.

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

b)

Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

c)

The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

d)

He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

26.

How many slaves were actually freed through the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

All

b)

Only slaves in the Border States

c)

About half

d)

None

27.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the goal of the war (for some)?

a)

It made the war about defending the Constitution

b)

It made the war about preserving the union of the country

c)

It made the war about ending slavery

d)

It made the war about keeping slavery

28.

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

e)

Battle of Fort Sumter

29.

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

a)

The thirteenth amendment

b)

The nineteenth amendment

c)

The fifth amendment

d)

The first amendment

e)

The twenty-first amendment

30.
Slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?
a)
Only the states still at war with the Union
b)
In the four loyal slave states
c)
Confederate lands already captured by the Union
d)
Kansas
31.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

32.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
33.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
34.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
35.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
36.
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
37.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
38.
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
39.
The Confederates were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
40.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
41.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
42.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
43.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
44.
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox
45.
This was one the South's great advantages during the war?
a)
more railroads
b)
more factories
c)
better boats
d)
great military leaders
46.
What was one of the North's main advantages during the war?
a)
more cotton fields
b)
more slaves
c)
more population
d)
better military leaders
47.
The North's plan to win the war was to?
a)
create a naval blockade around the South like a snake
b)
to fight toe to toe
c)
total war
d)
to only free all the slaves
48.

What made Atlanta such an important place to be in control of?

a)

the central railroad

b)

the gold

c)

the water ways

d)

the Varsity

49.
This battle's purpose was to destroy the railroad and limit the Confederates' ability to move supplies and resources.
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
The Atlanta Campaign
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Sherman's March to the Sea
50.
Where did the South finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomattox
51.
General Sherman's path of destruction was known as...
a)
The March to the Sea
b)
The Path to Success
c)
The Traveling Soliders
d)
The Union March
52.
General Sherman's path of destruction was known as...
a)
The March to the Sea
b)
The Path to Success
c)
The Traveling Soliders
d)
The Union March