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Ch 16.1 QUIZ

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Jackson, Mississippi

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

2.

What is the term for selling goods to other countries?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Blockade

d)

Immigrate

3.

What is the term that means to close off a country's ports?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Blockade

d)

Immigrate

4.

By what nickname were the Confederate soldiers known?

a)

Rebels

b)

Doughboys

c)

Leathernecks

d)

Yankees

5.

By what nickname were Union soldiers called?

a)

Rebels

b)

Doughboys

c)

Leathernecks

d)

Yankees

6.

Gen. Winfield Scott created the North's (Union's) war plan. What was its code name?

a)

Scott's Great Snake

b)

Great Scott's Snake

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Kick the Crap Outta the South

7.

Which state was NOT a border state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Virginia

c)

Kentucky

d)

Maryland

8.

Which of the following is true about the average Civil War soldier?

a)

He was single.

b)

He was from a large city.

c)

He was 6 feet tall.

d)

The average age was 29 years old.

9.

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

David Jefferson

e)

Jefferson Davis

10.

Which of the following was NOT a strength for the North in the Civil War?

a)

Fighting on their own land

b)

Larger Army

c)

Larger Navy

d)

More miles of railroad tracks

11.

Which of the following was a strength of the South during the Civil War?

a)

Larger population

b)

Larger navy

c)

Superior military leadership

d)

Greater industry to produce war goods

12.

Which of the following was NOT part of the North's Anaconda Plan?

a)

Blockade of Southern ports

b)

Control the Mississippi River

c)

Control the Missouri River

d)

Capture the Confederate capital city

13.

The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to

a)

free the enslaved people of the South

b)

be recognized as an independent nation

c)

punish the South

d)

reunite the country

14.

Which city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg, PA

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Jackson, MS

d)

Richmond, VA

15.

The border states of Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware were allowed to keep their enslaved people and were divided over which side of the war to support.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Missouri was not a border state

d)

The states above were border states but were not divided over which side to support.

16.

Match the following strength to the correct side.

Categorize the following

United States of America

Confederate States of America

larger population

greater support from the civilians

President Abraham Lincoln

President Jefferson Davis

larger Army

larger Navy

more industry

superior military leadership

North
South
17.

Select the region whose economy was based mostly on agriculture

18.

The opening shots of the Civil War was fired at ​ (a)   on April 12, 1861.

Choose from the below words
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Antietam