WorksheetsUS Civil War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
At the start of the war, which was an advantage for the North?
More plantations
Better generals
Homefield advantage
More facotires
At the start of the war, which was an advantage for the South?
Better generals
More factories
More railroads
More population
At the start of the war, what was the goal for Lincoln and the North?
To free the slaves
To defeat and embarrass the South
To save the Union by rejoining the South with the North
To save the Union and make it better by rejoining the South and freeing the slaves
Which of the following was a main officer of the North?
Albert S. Johnson
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
P.G.T. Beauregard
George B. McClellan
Which of the following was a major commander of the South?
John Pope
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Irwin McDowell
Where did the First Battle of Bull Run happen?
Tennessee
Virginia
Ohio
South Carolina
What was the lesson of the First Battle of Bull Run?
The war would harder and bloodier than people originally expected.
The North would win easily.
The South would win easily.
Neither side could hope to win.
In the early part of the war, who was winning in the Eastern Theater? (Virginia)
The North, led by George B. McClellan
The South, led by P.G.T. Beauregard
The North, led by Ulysses S. Grant
The South, led by Robert E. Lee
In the early part of the war, who was winning in the Western Theater? (Tennessee & the Mississippi River)
The North, led by George B. McClellan
The South, led by P.G.T. Beauregard
The North, led by Ulysses S. Grant
The South, led by Robert E. Lee
What years and for which party was Abraham Lincoln President?
1861-1865 and Democratic
1861-1865 and Republican
1865-1869 and Whig
1865-1869 and Free Soiler
Why did Harriet Tubman go back to the South?
She was caught and forced to go back into slavery.
She wanted to find her husband.
She wanted to free more people.
She wanted to say goodbye to her slave owner/
What was Harriet Tubman's birth name?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Ross
Araminta Ross
Gertie Tubman
What was Ulysses S. Grant's birthname?
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Jesse Ularan Grant
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Obediah Franklin Jackson
What did Harriet Tubman do after the war?
Opened an orphanage in her husband's memory
Provided guidance and help to freed African Americans
Wrote extensively about the conditions of slavery
Ran for President in 1884
What was Robert E. Lee trying to achieve at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Prove the South deserved foreign aid and bring the war to the North's backyard
Capture a supply depot in Pennsylvania to help the South
Secure farmland in Pennsylvania to feed the starving South
Destroy the homeland of Ulysses Grant to drop him from the war
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
The Confederates defeated the Union forces and brought the war to an end
The Union suffered more than the Confederates
The Confederates holed up in the "Devil's Den" and beat the Union back
The South was defeated and Robert E. Lee would never strike into the North again
Which of the following most accurately describes the fighting between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant in the final years of the war?
Lee would use his superior numbers to push back Grant and defeat the North
Lee would outmaneuver Grant, causing many casualties, but Grant would push Lee back over and over
Grant would use superior strategies to run circles around Lee and make Lee look like a fool
Grant piloted small starfighter to run the Confederate's trench before detonating the reactor core
What is General William Tecumseh Sherman most known for?
His wildly ambitious facial hair, setting a sense of style that others would follow for decades
His strong defense at the Battle of Chickamauga, earning him the nickname "Stick Fence"
His use of "Total War", targeting anything that could be used by the South: farms, factories, railroads, etc.
His sharp wit and quips, which is why he is one of the most quoted generals of all time
What did Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House in April 1865 signal?
The surrender by the South and end of the war
The end of the war, but the South gets to keep its slaves
The surrender by the North and the end of the war
The end of the war, but the North must allow slavery
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed all the slaves in the United States
It freed all the slaves in the rebelling states (but not the Border States)
It required slaves to take up arms against their slave owners
It forced the South to surrender
