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The American Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Military Leadership. Greater advantage. North or South?

a)

North

b)

South

2.

More Railroads for moving soldiers and supplies. Greater advantage. North or South?

a)

North

b)

South

3.

Larger population. Greater advantage. North or South?

a)

North

b)

South

4.

Fighting in familiar territory. Greater advantage. North or South?

a)

North

b)

South

5.

More factories to manufacture supplies. Greater advantage. North or South?

a)

North

b)

South

6.

Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

enslaved people in the United States

b)

enslaved people around the world

c)

enslaved people in the border states

d)

enslaved people in Confederate states

7.

What caused the most death in the American Civil War?

a)

frostbite

b)

disease/infection

c)

battle wounds

d)

starvation

8.

Which battle marked the last time Gen. Lee invaded the North?

a)

Antietam

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Chickamauga

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Palmito

9.

Who won the American Civil War?

a)

The United States of America: The Union

b)

The Confederate States of America

c)

North America

d)

South America

10.

Which time span is the proper time span of the American Civil War?

a)

1961-1965

b)

1776-1785

c)

1861-1865

d)

1812-1814

11.

What event caused the Southern states to secede?

a)

Abraham Lincoln elected as president.

b)

Slavery was abolished

c)

California became a free state

d)

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

12.

What is the nickname of the Union's plan to win the Civil War?

a)

Surround the South

b)

The Anaconda Plan

c)

The Snake Siege

d)

Operation Desert Stom

13.

Which option is not part of the "Anaconda Plan?"

a)

Blockade the South to stop trade

b)

Assassinate President Jefferson Davis

c)

Divide the Confederacy in two

d)

Capture Richmond, Virginia

14.

What part of the Anaconda Plan did the Siege of Vicksburg deal with?

a)

blockading the South

b)

dividing the Confederacy

c)

capturing Richmond

d)

assassinating the President

15.

How would you describe the General Ulysses S. Grant's terms of surrender for the South?

a)

angry

b)

sus

c)

swaggy

d)

generous

e)

celebratory

16.

An extremely important topic, when discussing the Civil War, is the types of facial hair that were popular (he whispers sarcastically).

a)

true

b)

false

17.

What is this person's role in the Civil War? Ulysses S Grant

a)

President of the United States

b)

President of the Confederate States

c)

Union General

d)

Confederate General

18.

What is this person's role in the Civil War? Robert E Lee

a)

President of the United States

b)

President of the Confederate States

c)

Union General

d)

Confederate General

19.

What is this person's role in the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln

a)

President of the United States

b)

President of the Confederate States

c)

Union soldier

d)

Confederate soldier

20.

What is this person's role in the Civil War? Jefferson Davis

a)

President of the United States

b)

President of the Confederate States

c)

Union soldier

d)

Confederate soldier