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TCI Lesson 21: The Civil War

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was not a reason for the Civil War?

a)

Slavery issue

b)

Lincoln wanted to keep the Union together

c)

The attack on Fort Sumter

d)

The Missouri Compromise

2.

What did LIncoln pass in January of 1863 which freed slaves in the Southern states?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

3.

Before the end of the war, both the North and the South used an unpopular system to get soldiers called...

a)

the draft

b)

the Underground Railroad

c)

the lottery

d)

the lure

4.

Which army was made up of immigrants, farmers, and African Americans?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Loyalists

d)

John Brown's Army

5.

Which army had General Robert E. Lee leading?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

6.

Which army wore a blue uniform?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

7.

Early in the war, the Confederacy kept the Union from capturing their capital at _____________.

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richwoods, Mo

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Eureka, Mo

8.

General Lee took his army North to Pennsylvania and on July 1st, fighting broke out in the town of...

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Washington D.C.

9.

At the battle of Gettysburg, General Lee lost _______ of his entire army.

a)

None

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

All

10.

Which of the following was not a defensive tactic used in the Civil War?

a)

Digging trenches

b)

building walls

c)

Fight from the high ground

d)

bring lots of cake to the battle

11.

Which was not a new technology during the Civil War?

a)

Railroads

b)

Telegraph

c)

Hot-air balloons

d)

Ships with iron plates on the sides

e)

Muskets

12.

Large cannon-like guns

a)

rifles

b)

artillery

c)

telegraph

d)

Mr. Smith's bicepts

13.

The selection of people to serve in an army whether or not they wish to serve.

a)

draft

b)

proclamation

c)

technology

d)

tactics

14.

The use of scientific or mechanical knowledge to achieve a practical purpose, such as creating machines and weapons for use in wars

a)

draft

b)

proclamation

c)

technology

d)

tactics

15.

What would a soldier put a bayonet on?

a)

rifle

b)

pancakes

c)

wagon

d)

telegraph

16.

In the Civil War, most soldiers died from ...

a)

rifle shot

b)

artillery

c)

disease

d)

thirst

17.

Surgeons used this to put soldiers to sleep while they would operate.

a)

bayonet

b)

anesthetics

c)

Antietam

d)

tourniquet

18.

Tight bandages that would stop bleeding

a)

bayonet

b)

anesthetics

c)

Antietam

d)

tourniquet

19.

In Civil War medical tents, ____________ spread quickly because nobody knew about germs.

a)

disease

b)

flys

c)

news

d)

peanut butter

20.

Who started the American Red Cross? Their courage and kindness won the soldiers respect

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Clara Barton

d)

General Meade

21.

Soldiers had to carry food that would not ______________ quickly.

a)

run away

b)

spoil

c)

heat up

d)

disappear

22.

The Union armies fed soldiers dry biscuits called ________________.

a)

hardtack

b)

softnail

c)

roughradish

d)

croissant

23.

Which of the following did soldiers do to make sure they had enough to eat?

a)

hunt for game

b)

pick berries

c)

steal cow, pigs, and chickens from farms

d)

All of these are true

24.

What caused the New York Riots in 1863?

a)

Draft laws

b)

Giraffe laws

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Ice Age

25.

Which of the following ended the American Civil war?

a)

Grant surrendered to Lee at Richmond, Va

b)

Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond, Va

c)

Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House

d)

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House

26.

How did Lincoln and Grant show kindness to the Confederate forces after their surrender?

a)

They were able to keep their guns and ammo

b)

They were able to keep their slaves and guns

c)

They were able to keep their horses and were given food

d)

They let them do Karaoke at the last bonfire.

27.

This is what soldiers dug in the ground to help them avoid being shot.

a)

Trenches

b)

Technology

c)

Telegraph

d)

bayonet

28.

Doctors often ran out of this important medical tool making operations very painful for hurt soldiers.

a)

Trenches

b)

Technology

c)

Pancakes

d)

anesthetics