WorksheetsEnd of the Civil War/Lincoln's Assassination
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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?
Jackson
Vicksburg
Hattiesburg
Biloxi
Which Union general led forces in Mississippi and was responsible for major victories there?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Sherman
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
What was the name for the military strategy used by General William Sherman as he led Union forces through Georgia?
Hail Mary
Survive and advance
Blitzkrieg
Total warfare
"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"?
Tearing up railroad tracks
Destroying cities and towns
Feeding hungry southerners along the way
Burning down crops
Sherman's March to the Sea began in Atlanta and ended at the Georgia port city of __________________.
Savannah
Hilton Head
Charleston
Augusta
Why was President Lincoln's approval dropping in 1864?
Because the Civil War had gone on for so long.
Because more and more people in the Union began to support the Confederacy.
Because people began to support slavery.
Because he was violating Constitutional rights.
Who ran for President against Lincoln in 1864?
His wife Mary Todd Lincoln
Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Former Union General George McClellan
Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin
Lincoln's victory in the 1864 election was so large, it was considered a _________________.
Destruction
Landslide
Beatdown
Beast mode
Once the Union captured the Confederate capital city of ____________, the end was coming for the Civil War.
Charleston SC
Charlotte NC
Richmond VA
Nashville TN
This place marked the final battle of the Civil War AND the site where the Confederate Army surrendered.
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Savannah
Richmond
On April 9, 1865, ______________ surrendered, ending the Civil War.
General Robert E. Lee
General William Sherman
General Ulysses S. Grant
General George Custer
Why did the economy in Union states do well during the Civil War?
Lincoln ordered the government to print more money.
They kept buying up southern cotton at cheap prices.
They continued trading with the UK and France even in a time of war.
They were industrialized and Lincoln ordered factories to switch to producing war supplies.
Which Amendment to the US Constitution finally banned slavery across the WHOLE United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The 10th Amendment
The 11th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
A murder or attack for a specific political reason is called an ________________.
Assault
Coup d'etat
Embezzlement
Assassination
Who shot President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
John Hinckley
James Earl Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
Why or how did Secretary of State William Seward survive the attack on him?
His bodyguard shot his attacker.
He picked up a sword and defended himself.
A hard leather covering over his jaw prevented his neck from being stabbed.
He ran away and hid.
What was the name of the theatre President Lincoln was at the night he was shot?
Ford's
Graumann's
Broadway
The Apollo
The following were all part of the conspiracy to kill Lincoln EXCEPT:
Mary Surratt
Lewis Powell
George Azterodt
Robert E. Lee
Lincoln was buried in his hometown of ___________________
Washington DC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Springfield, Illinois
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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