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The Civil War Section 2 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first major land battle of the Civil War

a)

The First Battle of Bull Run

b)

The Battle of Antietam

c)

The attack on Fort Sumter

d)

The Seven Days' Battles

2.

He is a famous General of the Confederate Army. He graduated from West Point.

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

George McClellan

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

This is the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War and in U.S. history.

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Second Battle of Bull Run

c)

Seven Days' Battles

d)

Battle of Antietam

4.

Ships heavily armed with iron

(a)  

5.

The Monitor was designed by this Swedish born engineer

a)

John Ericsson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George B. McClellan

d)

A.H. Nickerson

6.

Confederate General at the First Battle of Bull Run

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

General Pierre G.T. Beauregard

d)

General Irvin McDowell

7.

Union General at the First Battle of Bull Run

a)

General Irvin McDowell

b)

General George B. McClellan

c)

General Robert E. Lee

d)

General "Stonewall Jackson"

8.

Capital of the Confederacy in Virginia that the Union repeatedly tried to attack.

(a)  

9.

This General was nicknamed "stonewall" because the Union forces could not advance past his troops.

a)

Lee

b)

Jackson

c)

McClellan

d)

Beauregard

10.

A series of clashes that forced the Union army to retreat from near Richmond.

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Manassas

c)

Second Battle of Bull Run

d)

Seven Days' Battles

11.

General that assembled and led the Army of the Potomac

a)

General George B. McClellan

b)

General Robert E. Lee

c)

General "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Winfield Scott

12.

Stonewall Jackson launched an attack on this Union capital.

(a)  

13.

Union General John Pope clashed with Confederate General "Stonewall Jackson" at this battle.

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Second Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Seven Days' Battle

14.

This battle is considered the first Union victory.

a)

First Battle of Manassas

b)

Second Battle of Manassas

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Seven Days' Battles

15.

The Union had a stronger Navy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott in the outbreak of the Civil War

a)

Capturing the opposing Capital

b)

Destroying blockades

c)

The Anaconda Plan

d)

Attacking by land

17.

The Union blockade was not an effective strategy to stop imports and exports.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Confederacy captured Union ship Merrimack, turned it into ironclad, and renamed it the

a)

Virginia

b)

Mississippi

c)

Louisiana

d)

Arkansas

19.

In the East, the Confederate Army was more successful on land

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run?

a)

It proved that the South was weak.

b)

It showed that the North would win.

c)

It proved that a quick victory was impossible.