WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Match the definition with the correct term - to free
casualty
battle
emancipate
negotiate
Match the definition with the correct term - a fight between organized armed forces
battle
border state
assassinate
confereracy
Match the definition with the correct term - to discuss something in order to make an agreement
negotiate
address
campaign
proclamation
Match the definition with the correct term - a group that is united together in an organization
emancipate
negotiate
border state
confederacy
Match the definition with the correct term - an announcement
battle
proclamation
casualty
address
Match the definition with the correct term - a series of military operations in an area
confederacy
negotiate
campaign
battle
Match the definition with the correct term - to kill someone, usually for political reasons
casualty
assassinate
border state
emancipate
Match the definition with the correct term - to speak to a person or group
proclamation
battle
negotiate
address
Match the definition with the correct term - slaves were owned here, but they did not leave the Union
negotiate
confederacy
border state
campaign
Match the definition with the correct term - a person who is hurt, killed, or missing in war
casualty
battle
proclamation
emancipate
Match the definition with the correct term - assassinated Lincoln at Ford's theater
Stonewall Jackson
John Wilkes Booth
Mathew Brady
Clara Barton
Match the definition with the correct term - the site of Lee's surrender to Grant
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Match the description with the correct person - General who led the U.S. Army from 1864 - 1865
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Match the description with the correct person - Union nurse who later started the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Mathew Brady
John Wilkes Booth
Jefferson Davis
Match the definition with the correct term - bloodiest day in American history
Appomattox
Antietam
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Match the description with the correct person - Confederate General who led the Army of Virginia through the war
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Match the definition with the correct term - Union campaign designed to end the South's ability
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Sherman's March to the Sea
Match the definition with the correct term - 3 day battle in Pennsylvania won by North
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Gettysburg
Antietam
Match the description with the correct person - only president of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Mathew Brady
Robert E. Lee
Match the definition with the correct term - first shots of the Civil War were fired here
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Match the definition with the correct term - Union president throughout the war
Abraham Lincoln
Clara Barton
Jefferson Davis
Mathew Brady
Match the definition with the correct term - Civil War photographer
Clara Barton
Mathew Brady
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Match the description with the correct person - Lee's trusted general; one of the best military leaders
John Wilkes Booth
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Why did so many southern states choose to leave the Union when Lincoln was elected?
they thought he would send the military to attack their states
they thought the government would take away the rights of states to decide on slavery
they agreed with his plans for the Union
they did not want to have slaves anymore
Lincoln faced many problems during the war, including
11 states leaving the Union
difficulty finding good military leaders
keeping the slave-owning border states in the Union
all of the above
What was Lincoln's goal with the Gettysburg Address?
to free the slaves
to end the war
explains the purpose of the war
to anger the Southerners into seceding
Jefferson Davis' problems included
finding good military leaders
feeding, clothing, and arming the Confederate soldiers
ending slavery
all of the above
One of the purposes of the Emancipation Proclamation was to
free all of the slaves
keep the Union together
make ending slavery a main purpose of the war
all of the above
The assassination of Lincoln was
an accident
done to help the Union win the war
why the Confederacy won the war
part of a larger plot to kill several U.S. government officials
Why were only slaves in rebel states freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln was concerned that the border states would secede if all slaves were freed
the southern states were the only ones that would obey the laws
there were no slaves anywhere else
because then the Union would be saved
Why did General Lee bring his Army into northern territory?
to get more soldiers
so they could assassinate President Lincoln
to scare northerners into making a peace treaty
because it was too hot in the South
The 11 states that created the Confederate States of America planned to:
rejoin the Union after Lincoln freed the slaves
have their own country
attack the North and take it over
all of the above
These two 1863 battles were major turning points in the war:
Antietam and Vicksburg
Lexington and Concord
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Ft. Sumter and Antietam
What were the two most important results of the Civil War?
Slavery ended and the country stayed together
The Erie Canal was shut down and Washington D.C. became the capitol
The election of Abraham Lincoln and the Fugitive Slave Act
The Missouri Compromise and Wilmot Proviso were enacted
Within a week after the end of the Civil War, what was the most noteworthy event?
Abraham Lincoln won his 2nd election for President
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
The Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln was assassinated
The ____ amendment to the __________________made slavery illegal.
1st / Declaration of Independence
13th / U.S. Constitution
1st-10th / Bill of Rights
8th / Emancipation Proclamation
The South really only had 1 advantage when it came to war with the North. That advantage
was:
The leadership of Robert E. Lee
The large farms of the South
The leadership of Jefferson Davis
The help of European countries
About ____ died during the Civil War, nearly 2% of the population
1.5 million
3.2 million
620000
150000
Which one is not a reason the North won the Civil War?
More Southern soldiers were killed than Northern soldiers
More soldiers available
Better supplies for its troops
More factories
Who was most upset with the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Southerners
Northerners
Congress
Not really anyone as he was supported by most everyone
Which is most true about the Civil War?
People in the country knew very little about what was happening
Greater than 50% of the males in the country were involved in the military
There was very little access to media in most parts of the country
Photographs showed many how terrible the war was
What was the Confederate States of America?
The name of the group of new territories in which slavery was outlawed
The name of the Southern states who formed their own country
The name of the group of new territories in which slavery was permitted
The name of the new territory acquired after the Mexican-American war
What year did the Civil War start?
1761
1865
1858
1861
What year did the Civil War end?
1861
1872
1865
1864
