WorksheetsUnit 4 - American Civil War
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
2.
This battle showed both sides how unprepared for war they really were.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
First Bull Run
c)
Shiloh
d)
Antietam
3.
6. ______________________ is
the bloodiest one day battle in American History and being a Union victory, set
the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation and cost the Confederacy its much
needed allies of France and England.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Appomattox
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Antietam
4.
7. _________is considered
the battle where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Appomattox
d)
Wilson's Creek
5.
8. ____________ was the United
States President during the Civil War
a)
James Buchanan
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
6.
9. _____________ is
where Lee was forced to surrender to Grant, ending the Civil War.
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
7.
10. __________ this city was key
to the Mississippi; its capture split the Confederacy in two.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Ice-Berg
8.
12. _________ is
a term that refers to the destruction of all possible civilian and military
resources in order to cripple the will of the other side to successfully wage
war and show the South that the Confederacy could not protect its people.
a)
Total War
b)
Siege
c)
Guerrilla
d)
Craft War
9.
13. ______________ term
given to an important Southern Cash Crop that the Confederacy believed would be
able to convince Britain and France to ally with them.
a)
King Cotton
b)
Dixie Stampede
c)
Tobacco Road
d)
Queen Indigo
10.
14. Before the battle of Antietam, Lincoln insisted the Civil War was to be fought
for what reason?
a)
End Slavery
b)
To Remember the Dead
c)
Preserving the Union
d)
Preserve Sectionalism (local and state gov't)
11.
29. Which is NOT an advantage of the Union
a)
More Industry and Population
b)
The men and soldiers knew the terrain and were used to outdoor life
c)
Finances and Economy were in order to support a wartime production
d)
Technology: Railroad, Transportation, and Telegraph
12.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
13.
Which one of the following correctly pairs an individual with his role in the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis - Confederate President
b)
Robert E. Lee - General in Union Army
c)
U.S. Grant - General in Confederate Army
d)
Abraham Lincoln - Confederate President
14.
What is described by the following?
- written by Abraham Lincoln
- freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
- issued after the Union victory at Antietam
- added a new purpose to the Civil War
- written by Abraham Lincoln
- freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
- issued after the Union victory at Antietam
- added a new purpose to the Civil War
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Liberator
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Secession
15.
What is true about Ulysses S. Grant and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
a)
they opposed secession
b)
they were from Virginia
c)
they served in the Confederate Army
d)
they served as generals in the Civil War
16.
An advisor to President Lincoln during the war, this abolitionist and former slave helped recruit African American soldiers to serve in the Union Army.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Robert Smalls
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Eli Whitney
17.
The Civil War began when Confederates in South Carolina began firing on this location.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fort Sumter
18.
The first major battle of the Civil War took place here.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
19.
Lee surrendered to Grant here, bringing an end to the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
20.
Which of the following has events in proper order.
a)
Manassas, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
b)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Manassas, Appomattox Court House
c)
Fort Sumter, Manassas, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
d)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Manassas
21.
What invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 changed the labor (work) needs on a plantation?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Lashing whip
c)
Horse-pulled tractor
d)
Slave rack
22.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Annex
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Casualty
23.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
24.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
25.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
26.
What event freed the slaves in the confederacy?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Rights
27.
What event freed the slaves in the United States of America?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Reconstruction Amendments (13th-15th)
28.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
29.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
30.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
31.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
32.
Slaves were considered _______ after the Dredd Scott Decision
a)
Slaves
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
People
33.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
34.
Written in 1820, it helped settle the debate over slavery for territories in the Louisiana Purchase becoming states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Dredd Scott Decision
35.
What term describes the act of giving someone freedom. The freeing someone from slavery.
a)
Secede
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Blockade
d)
Emancipate
36.
A government in which people rule or allows people to have the power is what term?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Emancipate
d)
Blockade
37.
In what years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1860-1864
b)
1859-1864
c)
1861-1864
d)
1861-1865
38.
Which section of the Country had an economic that concentrated on plantation agriculture that grew crops and needed slave labor for their economic growth.
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
39.
Which state was the first to leave the Union?
a)
Texas
b)
South Carolina
c)
Mississippi
d)
Louisiana
40.
What is an Abolitionist?
a)
A person who believes in slavery
b)
A person who is against slavery
c)
A person who is for the North
d)
A person who is for the South
41.
What term describes the loyalty to one’s own region of the Country, rather than to the nation as a whole. Rivalries between the North, South, and West prior to the American Civil War.
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Tariff
c)
Secede
d)
Blockade
42.
Which part of the country did not want slavery?
a)
north
b)
south
43.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret tunnel that led from the South to Canada
b)
A single path that led from the South to the North for slaves to escape
c)
A train that secretly transported slaves at night
d)
A series of safe houses/ helpers who assisted runaway slaves
44.
Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Fredrick Douglass
d)
Levi Coffin
45.
What are the latitude numbers that were created during the Missouri Compromise?
a)
33° 33°
b)
30° 30°
c)
36° 30°
d)
46° 40°
46.
Nebraska and Kansas were allowed to choose whether or not they would become "Slave States" or "Free States." This led to...
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
The Missouri Compromise
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
47.
I was the most famous ‘conductor’ of the Underground Railroad. I led more than 300 slaves to freedom.
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
David Walker
d)
Nat Turner
48.
I escaped slavery and became one of America’s best speakers and writers about the horrors of slavery. I was a personal friend to Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Sojourner Truth
49.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
50.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
51.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
52.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
53.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
54.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
55.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
56.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
57.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
58.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
59.
Who won the battle of Shiloh?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
60.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
61.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
62.
The single bloodiest day of the war was the Battle of __________.
a)
Shiloh
b)
Antietam
c)
Atlanta
d)
Chancellorsville
63.
The phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people” is from __________.
a)
the document of surrender
b)
Stonewall Jackson’s declaration at the First Battle of Bull Run
c)
the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
he Gettysburg Address
64.
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Mary Todd Lincoln
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