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End of the Civil War/Lincoln's Assassination

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Battle of Gettysburg, what major victory for the Union in Mississippi was a sure sign that the Union was about to win the war?

a)

Jackson

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Hattiesburg

d)

Biloxi

2.

Which Union general led forces in Mississippi and was responsible for major victories there?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

William Sherman

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ambrose Burnside

3.

What was the name for the military strategy used by General William Sherman as he led Union forces through Georgia?

a)

Hail Mary

b)

Survive and advance

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Total warfare

4.

"Total Warfare" meant destroying the Southern infrastructure to force Confederates to admit defeat. Which of these was NOT a part of Sherman's "total warfare"?

a)

Tearing up railroad tracks

b)

Destroying cities and towns

c)

Feeding hungry southerners along the way

d)

Burning down crops

5.

Sherman's March to the Sea began in Atlanta and ended at the Georgia port city of __________________.

a)

Savannah

b)

Hilton Head

c)

Charleston

d)

Augusta

6.

Why was President Lincoln's approval dropping in 1864?

a)

Because the Civil War had gone on for so long.

b)

Because more and more people in the Union began to support the Confederacy.

c)

Because people began to support slavery.

d)

Because he was violating Constitutional rights.

7.

Who ran for President against Lincoln in 1864?

a)

His wife Mary Todd Lincoln

b)

Confederate President Jefferson Davis

c)

Former Union General George McClellan

d)

Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin

8.

Lincoln's victory in the 1864 election was so large, it was considered a _________________.

a)

Destruction

b)

Landslide

c)

Beatdown

d)

Beast mode

9.

Once the Union captured the Confederate capital city of ____________, the end was coming for the Civil War.

a)

Charleston SC

b)

Charlotte NC

c)

Richmond VA

d)

Nashville TN

10.

This place marked the final battle of the Civil War AND the site where the Confederate Army surrendered.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox

c)

Savannah

d)

Richmond

11.

On April 9, 1865, ______________ surrendered, ending the Civil War.

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General William Sherman

c)

General Ulysses S. Grant

d)

General George Custer

12.

Why did the economy in Union states do well during the Civil War?

a)

Lincoln ordered the government to print more money.

b)

They kept buying up southern cotton at cheap prices.

c)

They continued trading with the UK and France even in a time of war.

d)

They were industrialized and Lincoln ordered factories to switch to producing war supplies.

13.

Which Amendment to the US Constitution finally banned slavery across the WHOLE United States?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The 10th Amendment

c)

The 11th Amendment

d)

The 13th Amendment

14.

A murder or attack for a specific political reason is called an ________________.

a)

Assault

b)

Coup d'etat

c)

Embezzlement

d)

Assassination

15.

Who shot President Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

John Hinckley

c)

James Earl Ray

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

16.

Why or how did Secretary of State William Seward survive the attack on him?

a)

His bodyguard shot his attacker.

b)

He picked up a sword and defended himself.

c)

A hard leather covering over his jaw prevented his neck from being stabbed.

d)

He ran away and hid.

17.

What was the name of the theatre President Lincoln was at the night he was shot?

a)

Ford's

b)

Graumann's

c)

Broadway

d)

The Apollo

18.

The following were all part of the conspiracy to kill Lincoln EXCEPT:

a)

Mary Surratt

b)

Lewis Powell

c)

George Azterodt

d)

Robert E. Lee

19.

Lincoln was buried in his hometown of ___________________

a)

Washington DC

b)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

c)

Springfield, Illinois

d)

Ann Arbor, Michigan

20.

I would like some free points towards my score.

a)

True

b)

False