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Unit 8 Review (2020)

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Sharpsburg

2.

Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

What was one of the main effects of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Several more southern states seceded

b)

More states joined the Union

c)

Abraham Lincoln wanted a peace treaty

d)

Slavery was immediately abolished.

4.

Who was the President of the United States (Union)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

5.

A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?

a)

Border State

b)

Slave Loyalist

c)

Union Slaver

d)

Indecisive

6.

What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter? Choose all that apply.

a)

More states seceded after the battle

b)

The Union forces defeated the Confederate Forces

c)

Jefferson Davis realized it was going to be a long and costly war.

d)

First shots of the Civil War

e)

Popular Sovereignty was reestablished

7.

What did the election of 1860 demonstrate about the United States?

a)

Sectionalism dominated the nation

b)

The Southern states were strongest

c)

The Northern states wanted slavery

d)

There was widespread support for popular sovereignty

8.

Which group of democrats supported popular sovereignty, states rights and the spread of slavery?

a)

Southern Democrats

b)

Northern Democrats

c)

Western Democrats

d)

Eastern Democrats

9.

Which group of democrats were opposed to the spread of slavery?

a)

Southern Democrats

b)

Northern Democrats

c)

Western Democrats

d)

Eastern Democrats

10.

Who supported the idea of popular sovereignty?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

James K. Polk

11.

Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Johnson

12.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

13.

What issue divided the democratic party during the election of 1860?

a)

Slavery

b)

Taxes

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Foreign Policy

14.

What event led to the first wave of southern secession?

a)

The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

b)

The refusal of the North to loosen the tariffs

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

15.

How would the large amounts of railroad mileage help the North in the Civil War?

a)

The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily

b)

The North had to maintain all of the railroad lines

c)

The North was able to retreat more quickly after major losses

d)

The railroad had very little impact in the Civil War.

16.

Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?

a)

It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.

b)

It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

c)

It would limit the fighting to the West

d)

The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

17.

Who had a defensive strategy throughout the war, used knowledge of the land, and had better commanders? ?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

18.

One of Lee's most trusted generals. Won many battles early in the war. Lee's 'right arm"

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

J.E.B. Stuart

d)

Beauregard

19.

Leader of the Confederate Army

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nathan Forrest

d)

George Meade

20.

Which African American Union Regiment gained fame because of their attack on Fort Wagner?

a)

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

b)

The 13th U.S. Colored Troops

c)

The 42nd Infantry

d)

101st Airborne Division

21.

Who fought with distinction and bravery at the Battle of Nashville?

a)

54th Massachusetts Regiment

b)

13th U.S. Colored Troops

c)

42nd Infantry

d)

10th Mountain Division

22.

What does the description above describe?

a)

The effects of Artillery fire during a battle

b)

The poor leadership in the Army

c)

The dangers of disease

d)

The threat of an unorganized Army.

23.

Who kept a diary during the war which helps us understand the daily life of a soldier?

a)

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

24.

What is being described above?

a)

The effects of artillery in battle

b)

The result of a bayonet charge

c)

The result of the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The effects of weather on combat troops

25.

Why are all the ships shown on the map above?

a)

The represent the Union Navy that blockaded the Southern coast to stop trade.

b)

It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

c)

It would limit the fighting to the West

d)

The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

26.

What battle is being described above?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Shiloh

27.

The Emancipation Proclamation decreed that “such persons [that is, African American men] of suitable

condition, will be received into the armed services of the United States.”


What of the following did the above quote lead to?

a)

African American men in the North joining and fighting for the Union

b)

That ALL African Americans were now and forever free

c)

Runaway slaves would be welcomed in the North

d)

That African Americans should join the Confederacy

28.

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

e)

Battle of Fort Sumter

29.
True or False: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The bloodiest single day in American military history ended in a draw, but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the
a)
Declaration of Independence.
b)
13th Amendment.
c)
Gettysburg Address.
d)
Emancipation Proclamation.
31.

What famous document is the excerpt above from?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

US Constitution

d)

Declaration of War

32.

Why did Lincoln only announce the freedom of the slaves in Confederate-controlled territories?

a)

He did not want to drive border states into the Confederacy

b)

He did not have the authority to free all the slaves in the Border States

c)

He wanted to drag the war out longer

d)

He feared that slaves would not fight

33.

What plan used the geographic features of the South against the Confederacy?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Proclamation plan

c)

Emancipation plan

d)

Defensive Strategy

34.

Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ambrose Burnside

35.

What was the primary purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

a)

To urge the country to continue its struggle for unification and political freedom

b)

To establish a peace treaty with the South

c)

The extend the war as long as possible

d)

To get the southerners to surrender.

36.

Lee's most dependable general who was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

c)

J.E.B Stuart

d)

William Sherman

37.

What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bull Run

38.

Which military leader helped to capture New Orleans

a)

David Farragut

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

39.

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)

b)

It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region

c)

It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia

d)

It allowed the Union to attack Richmond

40.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Army of The Potomac (Union)?

a)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

41.

Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Robert E. Lee

42.

Who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Ambrose Burnside

d)

William Tecumseh Sherman