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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Emancipation Proclamation
made slavery legal
began slavery
ended slavery in the Confederate states
ended slavery only in the North
When was the Civil War?
1861-176
1861-1865
1870-1876
2015-2019
Sherman wanted Atlanta captured for what reason?
Atlanta was the capital of the Confederacy.
Atlanta had become a big supply hub having lots of railroads.
Atlanta was a Union supporting town.
Sherman did not want Atlanta, he only wanted Savannah.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Bull Run
Richmond
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Missouri, Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky are _______________ states.
Free
Slave
Neutral
Border
During the war Civilians helped by _________________.
Raising Money
Sending Supplies
Running Hospitals
All of the above
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Bull Run
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
What does secede mean?
withdraw (leave) formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political organization
to maintain an item, nation, or tradition
two or more groups settle a dispute by agreeing to a portion
of what each group wants.
an agreement that allowed California into the union as a free state, divided the rest of the Mexican cession into two territories, settled land claims between Texas and New Mexico, abolished slave trade in Washington, strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
The turning point of the Civil War, where the Union army defeated the Confederate Army and stopped their northern invasion
the location of the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the Northern Virginia Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army
The bombardment of the Union military base by Confederate soldiers in Charleston, SC that started the Civil War
an escaped slave who became a huge activist, author and public speaker fighting to end slavery
Who was Jefferson Davis?
an escaped slave who became a huge activist, author and public speaker fighting to end slavery
commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
the 16th president of the United States
What was "contraband" during the US Civil War?
A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
Described a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces
Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces
A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the war calling for a blockade
