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Battles and the Events of the Civil war

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the Battle at Galveston on January 1, 1863?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

2.

This is the day slaves in the South heard about the Emancipation Proclamation two years after it was issued is known as?

a)

June 23rd

b)

Juneteenth

c)

Emancipation day

d)

June 19th

3.

Which of the following was most important to getting supplies, soldiers, and information to both sides of the Civil war?

a)

Airports

b)

Seaports

c)

The U.S. postal service

d)

Railways

4.

The executive order that freed all the slaves in the South is called?

a)

The Treaty of Appomattox Court House

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Juneteenth

d)

The Freedom Act

5.

The Battle in which the south was able to take the port of Galveston from the Union army

a)

The Second Battle of Galveston

b)

The First Battle of Galveston

c)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Palmito Ranch

6.

What was the Great Hanging in Gainesville?

a)

Confederates were hung for their mistreatment of slaves

b)

Unionist were hung after losing at the second battle of Galveston

c)

Unionist were hung due to their opposition of Texas joining the Confederacy

d)

Confederates were hung after losing the first battle of Galveston

7.

Which of the following best describes the Battle of Palmito Ranch

a)

Last battle fought after the Civil War

b)

The last battle of the Civil War in which General Lee surrendered

c)

The battle where Union troops used blockades to takeover a port in south Texas

8.

when Texas continued trade with Mexico after ports cut off.

a)

The Red River Campaign

b)

The South Texas Campaign

9.

When Union Troops were prevented from reaching Northeast Texas

a)

The Red River Campaign

b)

The South Texas Campaign

10.

Which of the following best explains the views of the South on slavery?

a)

They wanted to expand slavery

b)

They wanted to keep slavery exactly where it was

c)

They wanted to abolish slavery

11.

Which of the following best describes the views of the North on slavery?

a)

They wanted to expand slavery

b)

They wanted to abolish slavery

c)

They wanted to keep slavery exactly where it was

12.

Why was slavery an important issue in the South?

a)

They felt it was just an easier way of life

b)

They felt the northern industrial economy would take over if slavery was abolished

c)

They did not feel slavery was an important issue

d)

They felt their economy would be destroyed if slavery was abolished

13.

What is the definition of sectionalism?

a)

to leave one's country

b)

Favoring a region of a country over the interests of the entire nation

c)

the belief that the federal government only has power specifically given to them in the constitution

d)

a tax on imported or exported goods

14.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1845

b)

1865

c)

1850

d)

1861

15.

What year did the Civil War end?

a)

1850

b)

1845

c)

1865

d)

1861

16.

Who had an industrial economy

a)

The North

b)

The South

17.

Who had an agricultural economy?

a)

The North

b)

The South

18.

Name for the South

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

19.

Name for the North

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

20.

Who is the first state to secede from the Union?

a)

Texas

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Tennessee

21.

Who had more railroad mileage?

a)

The South

b)

The North