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WorksheetsEarly Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was the immediate cause of the Civil War?
"Bleeding Kansas" riots (May 1856)
Lincoln's election (November 1860)
The attack of Fort Sumter (April 1861)
South Carolina seceded from the Union (December 1860)
What were the four original Border States?
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina
California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
The first state to secede was ___________
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Where is Fort Sumter located?
Savannah Harbor, Georgia
Chesapeake Harbor, Virginia
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
New York Harbor, New York
What was the main goal of the North (Union)?
Preserving the Union
Defeating the South
Forcing the Confederate States to recognize Lincoln as President
Allowing slavery to continue
Who eventually became General of the Army of Northern Virginia?
P.G.T. Beauregard
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
The first Battle of Bull Run was fought near what town in Virginia?
Richmond
Manassas
Alexandria
Fairfax
What was the name of the original Union plan to cut off supplies to the South?
Snake Plan
Choke Plan
The Big Squeeze
Anaconda Plan
Who earned the nickname "Stonewall" at Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
True or False: People showed up to watch the Battle of Bull Run from a distance.
True
False
What did President Lincoln put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of?
Volunteers from Illinois
The Union Army
Capturing Southern territories.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
What did the nickname "Stonewall" mean?
General Jackson was 7 feet tall.
General Jackson did not back down in battle.
General Jackson lived in a stone house.
General Jackson once accidentally rode his horse into a wall.
On what date did President Lincoln issue the proclamation?
January 1, 1863
July 4, 1776
April 7, 1860
August 12, 1880
What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?
To enslave them
To sentence them to death
To free them
To vote for them
Which statement does NOT describe General George McClellan
He got along well with President Lincoln
He was well-known for training soldiers
He managed to force General Lee to retreat
He was fired
What did people realize after the first Battle of Bull Run?
The South was going to win the Civil War
The North was going to win the Civil War
The Civil War was not going to be short and simple.
Holding picnics to watch battles was a fun activity
Which body of water did the Union try to gain control of for supplies and transportation?
The Chesapeake Bay
The Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of Mexico
The Mississippi River
Which TWO statements describe General Robert E. Lee.
He fought for the Union
He was from Virginia
He was a close friend of Ulysses S. Grant
He was originally in the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation reflected a change of strategy by Lincoln. What was that change?
His initial war strategy was to end slavery, and there was no change.
His initial war strategy was to allow slavery, but now he needed the Confederacy to agree to surrender.
His initial war strategy was to keep the Union together, but now it was to fight for the freedom of slaves.
His initial war strategy was to keep the Union together, but now he was going to do it by crushing the Confederate Army.
