WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-
South Carolina seceded from the Union
Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States
Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States
The Emancipation changed the primary issue of the war for the North. From Preserving the Union to...
General in the Union. Lincoln said, "I can't spare this man. He fights!"
The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:
Unpaid workers
Industry
Agriculture
Goods & Services
When was the Civil War?
1861-176
1861-1865
1870-1876
2015-2019
What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).
Military leadership (better generals)
Larger army
Fighting in familiar territory
More money
Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.
Union (North)
Confederates (South)
Western Territories
Thomas Jackson
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
The North
The South
The West
Why did General Robert E. Lee surrender his army?
Because he was surrounded by the Northern troops and he knew he would not win a fight.
His soldiers were ready to rebel and go over to the North anyway.
He knew he could get another army and come back to fight another day.
What was the significance of Robert E. Lee's surrender?
It had no significance. It was just another battle in a long war.
It meant that the South had won the Civil War.
It meant that the Civil War was pretty much over and that the North had won.
Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
At the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Near the city of Gettysburg.
The North called the battle Antietam, the South called it?
Pittsburg Landing
Manassas
Sharpsburg
Gettysburg
What Northern State did Lee invade prior to the battle of Antietam?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
What was the primary purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
To urge the country to continue its struggle for unification and political freedom
To establish a peace treaty with the South
The extend the war as long as possible
To get the southerners to surrender.
What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Bull Run
Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)
It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region
It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia
It allowed the Union to attack Richmond
Which river was vital for moving Confederate troops and supplies throughout the South?
Missouri River
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Potomac River
Located in Pennsylvania, this battle became one of the most decisive battles in the Civil War.
Bull Run
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
When did the battle of Gettysburg take place?
May-July, 1863
July 21, 1861
July 1-3, 1863
September 21, 1862
Which are important events of the Civil War
Antietam
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Yorktown
our fathers brought fourth on this continent a new nation conceived in (a) and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Important events of the Civil War
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Saratoga
What is the name of the Celebration in Texas when slaves first heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Free at last
SlaverEEE
Juneteenth
Happy Day!
