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WorksheetsTCI Lesson 21: The Civil War
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which was not a reason for the Civil War?
Slavery issue
Lincoln wanted to keep the Union together
The attack on Fort Sumter
The Missouri Compromise
What did LIncoln pass in January of 1863 which freed slaves in the Southern states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Before the end of the war, both the North and the South used an unpopular system to get soldiers called...
the draft
the Underground Railroad
the lottery
the lure
Which army was made up of immigrants, farmers, and African Americans?
Union
Confederacy
Loyalists
John Brown's Army
Which army had General Robert E. Lee leading?
Union
Confederacy
Which army wore a blue uniform?
Union
Confederacy
Early in the war, the Confederacy kept the Union from capturing their capital at _____________.
Washington D.C.
Richwoods, Mo
Richmond, Virginia
Eureka, Mo
General Lee took his army North to Pennsylvania and on July 1st, fighting broke out in the town of...
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
New York
Washington D.C.
At the battle of Gettysburg, General Lee lost _______ of his entire army.
None
1/2
1/3
All
Which of the following was not a defensive tactic used in the Civil War?
Digging trenches
building walls
Fight from the high ground
bring lots of cake to the battle
Which was not a new technology during the Civil War?
Railroads
Telegraph
Hot-air balloons
Ships with iron plates on the sides
Muskets
Large cannon-like guns
rifles
artillery
telegraph
Mr. Smith's bicepts
The selection of people to serve in an army whether or not they wish to serve.
draft
proclamation
technology
tactics
The use of scientific or mechanical knowledge to achieve a practical purpose, such as creating machines and weapons for use in wars
draft
proclamation
technology
tactics
What would a soldier put a bayonet on?
rifle
pancakes
wagon
telegraph
In the Civil War, most soldiers died from ...
rifle shot
artillery
disease
thirst
Surgeons used this to put soldiers to sleep while they would operate.
bayonet
anesthetics
Antietam
tourniquet
Tight bandages that would stop bleeding
bayonet
anesthetics
Antietam
tourniquet
In Civil War medical tents, ____________ spread quickly because nobody knew about germs.
disease
flys
news
peanut butter
Who started the American Red Cross? Their courage and kindness won the soldiers respect
Abe Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Clara Barton
General Meade
Soldiers had to carry food that would not ______________ quickly.
run away
spoil
heat up
disappear
The Union armies fed soldiers dry biscuits called ________________.
hardtack
softnail
roughradish
croissant
Which of the following did soldiers do to make sure they had enough to eat?
hunt for game
pick berries
steal cow, pigs, and chickens from farms
All of these are true
What caused the New York Riots in 1863?
Draft laws
Giraffe laws
Emancipation Proclamation
Ice Age
Which of the following ended the American Civil war?
Grant surrendered to Lee at Richmond, Va
Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond, Va
Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House
How did Lincoln and Grant show kindness to the Confederate forces after their surrender?
They were able to keep their guns and ammo
They were able to keep their slaves and guns
They were able to keep their horses and were given food
They let them do Karaoke at the last bonfire.
This is what soldiers dug in the ground to help them avoid being shot.
Trenches
Technology
Telegraph
bayonet
Doctors often ran out of this important medical tool making operations very painful for hurt soldiers.
Trenches
Technology
Pancakes
anesthetics
