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WorksheetsUnit 8 Review (2020)
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
What was one of the main effects of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Several more southern states seceded
More states joined the Union
Abraham Lincoln wanted a peace treaty
Slavery was immediately abolished.
Who was the President of the United States (Union)?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?
Border State
Slave Loyalist
Union Slaver
Indecisive
What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter? Choose all that apply.
More states seceded after the battle
The Union forces defeated the Confederate Forces
Jefferson Davis realized it was going to be a long and costly war.
First shots of the Civil War
Popular Sovereignty was reestablished
What did the election of 1860 demonstrate about the United States?
Sectionalism dominated the nation
The Southern states were strongest
The Northern states wanted slavery
There was widespread support for popular sovereignty
Which group of democrats supported popular sovereignty, states rights and the spread of slavery?
Southern Democrats
Northern Democrats
Western Democrats
Eastern Democrats
Which group of democrats were opposed to the spread of slavery?
Southern Democrats
Northern Democrats
Western Democrats
Eastern Democrats
Who supported the idea of popular sovereignty?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Johnson
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
What issue divided the democratic party during the election of 1860?
Slavery
Taxes
Manifest Destiny
Foreign Policy
What event led to the first wave of southern secession?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
The refusal of the North to loosen the tariffs
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
How would the large amounts of railroad mileage help the North in the Civil War?
The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily
The North had to maintain all of the railroad lines
The North was able to retreat more quickly after major losses
The railroad had very little impact in the Civil War.
Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?
It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.
It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy
It would limit the fighting to the West
The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.
Who had a defensive strategy throughout the war, used knowledge of the land, and had better commanders? ?
Union
Confederacy
One of Lee's most trusted generals. Won many battles early in the war. Lee's 'right arm"
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
J.E.B. Stuart
Beauregard
Leader of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Nathan Forrest
George Meade
Which African American Union Regiment gained fame because of their attack on Fort Wagner?
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
The 13th U.S. Colored Troops
The 42nd Infantry
101st Airborne Division
Who fought with distinction and bravery at the Battle of Nashville?
54th Massachusetts Regiment
13th U.S. Colored Troops
42nd Infantry
10th Mountain Division
What does the description above describe?
The effects of Artillery fire during a battle
The poor leadership in the Army
The dangers of disease
The threat of an unorganized Army.
Who kept a diary during the war which helps us understand the daily life of a soldier?
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What is being described above?
The effects of artillery in battle
The result of a bayonet charge
The result of the Emancipation Proclamation
The effects of weather on combat troops
Why are all the ships shown on the map above?
The represent the Union Navy that blockaded the Southern coast to stop trade.
It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy
It would limit the fighting to the West
The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.
What battle is being described above?
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Shiloh
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?
African American men in the North joining and fighting for the Union
That ALL African Americans were now and forever free
Runaway slaves would be welcomed in the North
That African Americans should join the Confederacy
Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Fort Sumter
What famous document is the excerpt above from?
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
Declaration of War
Why did Lincoln only announce the freedom of the slaves in Confederate-controlled territories?
He did not want to drive border states into the Confederacy
He did not have the authority to free all the slaves in the Border States
He wanted to drag the war out longer
He feared that slaves would not fight
What plan used the geographic features of the South against the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
Proclamation plan
Emancipation plan
Defensive Strategy
Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
What was the primary purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
To urge the country to continue its struggle for unification and political freedom
To establish a peace treaty with the South
The extend the war as long as possible
To get the southerners to surrender.
Lee's most dependable general who was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
J.E.B Stuart
William Sherman
What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Bull Run
Which military leader helped to capture New Orleans
David Farragut
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)
It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region
It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia
It allowed the Union to attack Richmond
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Army of The Potomac (Union)?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. Lee
Who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia?
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
William Tecumseh Sherman
