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Civil War

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition with the correct term - to free

a)

casualty

b)

battle

c)

emancipate

d)

negotiate

2.

Match the definition with the correct term - a fight between organized armed forces

a)

battle

b)

border state

c)

assassinate

d)

confereracy

3.

Match the definition with the correct term - to discuss something in order to make an agreement

a)

negotiate

b)

address

c)

campaign

d)

proclamation

4.

Match the definition with the correct term - a group that is united together in an organization

a)

emancipate

b)

negotiate

c)

border state

d)

confederacy

5.

Match the definition with the correct term - an announcement

a)

battle

b)

proclamation

c)

casualty

d)

address

6.

Match the definition with the correct term - a series of military operations in an area

a)

confederacy

b)

negotiate

c)

campaign

d)

battle

7.

Match the definition with the correct term - to kill someone, usually for political reasons

a)

casualty

b)

assassinate

c)

border state

d)

emancipate

8.

Match the definition with the correct term - to speak to a person or group

a)

proclamation

b)

battle

c)

negotiate

d)

address

9.

Match the definition with the correct term - slaves were owned here, but they did not leave the Union

a)

negotiate

b)

confederacy

c)

border state

d)

campaign

10.

Match the definition with the correct term - a person who is hurt, killed, or missing in war

a)

casualty

b)

battle

c)

proclamation

d)

emancipate

11.

Match the definition with the correct term - assassinated Lincoln at Ford's theater

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Mathew Brady

d)

Clara Barton

12.

Match the definition with the correct term - the site of Lee's surrender to Grant

a)

Antietam

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox

13.

Match the description with the correct person - General who led the U.S. Army from 1864 - 1865

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

14.

Match the description with the correct person - Union nurse who later started the American Red Cross

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Mathew Brady

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Jefferson Davis

15.

Match the definition with the correct term - bloodiest day in American history

a)

Appomattox

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter

16.

Match the description with the correct person - Confederate General who led the Army of Virginia through the war

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

17.

Match the definition with the correct term - Union campaign designed to end the South's ability

a)

Antietam

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Appomattox

d)

Sherman's March to the Sea

18.

Match the definition with the correct term - 3 day battle in Pennsylvania won by North

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Appomattox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

19.

Match the description with the correct person - only president of the Confederate States of America

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Mathew Brady

d)

Robert E. Lee

20.

Match the definition with the correct term - first shots of the Civil War were fired here

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox

c)

Antietam

d)

Fort Sumter

21.

Match the definition with the correct term - Union president throughout the war

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Mathew Brady

22.

Match the definition with the correct term - Civil War photographer

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Mathew Brady

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

23.

Match the description with the correct person - Lee's trusted general; one of the best military leaders

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

24.

Why did so many southern states choose to leave the Union when Lincoln was elected?

a)

they thought he would send the military to attack their states

b)

they thought the government would take away the rights of states to decide on slavery

c)

they agreed with his plans for the Union

d)

they did not want to have slaves anymore

25.

Lincoln faced many problems during the war, including

a)

11 states leaving the Union

b)

difficulty finding good military leaders

c)

keeping the slave-owning border states in the Union

d)

all of the above

26.

What was Lincoln's goal with the Gettysburg Address?

a)

to free the slaves

b)

to end the war

c)

explains the purpose of the war

d)

to anger the Southerners into seceding

27.

Jefferson Davis' problems included

a)

finding good military leaders

b)

feeding, clothing, and arming the Confederate soldiers

c)

ending slavery

d)

all of the above

28.

One of the purposes of the Emancipation Proclamation was to

a)

free all of the slaves

b)

keep the Union together

c)

make ending slavery a main purpose of the war

d)

all of the above

29.

The assassination of Lincoln was

a)

an accident

b)

done to help the Union win the war

c)

why the Confederacy won the war

d)

part of a larger plot to kill several U.S. government officials

30.

Why were only slaves in rebel states freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Lincoln was concerned that the border states would secede if all slaves were freed

b)

the southern states were the only ones that would obey the laws

c)

there were no slaves anywhere else

d)

because then the Union would be saved

31.

Why did General Lee bring his Army into northern territory?

a)

to get more soldiers

b)

so they could assassinate President Lincoln

c)

to scare northerners into making a peace treaty

d)

because it was too hot in the South

32.

The 11 states that created the Confederate States of America planned to:

a)

rejoin the Union after Lincoln freed the slaves

b)

have their own country

c)

attack the North and take it over

d)

all of the above

33.

These two 1863 battles were major turning points in the war:

a)

Antietam and Vicksburg

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Vicksburg and Gettysburg

d)

Ft. Sumter and Antietam

34.

What were the two most important results of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery ended and the country stayed together

b)

The Erie Canal was shut down and Washington D.C. became the capitol

c)

The election of Abraham Lincoln and the Fugitive Slave Act

d)

The Missouri Compromise and Wilmot Proviso were enacted

35.

Within a week after the end of the Civil War, what was the most noteworthy event?

a)

Abraham Lincoln won his 2nd election for President

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

c)

The Dred Scott Decision

d)

Lincoln was assassinated

36.

The ____ amendment to the __________________made slavery illegal.

a)

1st / Declaration of Independence

b)

13th / U.S. Constitution

c)

1st-10th / Bill of Rights

d)

8th / Emancipation Proclamation

37.

The South really only had 1 advantage when it came to war with the North. That advantage

was:

a)

The leadership of Robert E. Lee

b)

The large farms of the South

c)

The leadership of Jefferson Davis

d)

The help of European countries

38.

About ____ died during the Civil War, nearly 2% of the population

a)

1.5 million

b)

3.2 million

c)

620000

d)

150000

39.

Which one is not a reason the North won the Civil War?

a)

More Southern soldiers were killed than Northern soldiers

b)

More soldiers available

c)

Better supplies for its troops

d)

More factories

40.

Who was most upset with the election of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Southerners

b)

Northerners

c)

Congress

d)

Not really anyone as he was supported by most everyone

41.

Which is most true about the Civil War?

a)

People in the country knew very little about what was happening

b)

Greater than 50% of the males in the country were involved in the military

c)

There was very little access to media in most parts of the country

d)

Photographs showed many how terrible the war was

42.

What was the Confederate States of America?

a)

The name of the group of new territories in which slavery was outlawed

b)

The name of the Southern states who formed their own country

c)

The name of the group of new territories in which slavery was permitted

d)

The name of the new territory acquired after the Mexican-American war

43.

What year did the Civil War start?

a)

1761

b)

1865

c)

1858

d)

1861

44.

What year did the Civil War end?

a)

1861

b)

1872

c)

1865

d)

1864