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WorksheetsUnit 6 - A Time of Troubles
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What caused the second "wave" of southern states to secede from the Union in 1861?
Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers to enlist in the Union army
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
The Confederate attack on Fort Moultrie
John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Who was known as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy"?
Sam Watkins
Sam Davis
David Farragut
William Driver
Why did Scott County, Tennessee vote to declare independence and "secede" from Tennessee?
They were being taxed heavily under Governor Isham Harris.
They wanted to ban slavery in their county, and this was the best way to do that
They wanted to join Kentucky, where taxes were cheaper.
They did not want to leave the Union along with Tennessee.
Who was the author of Co. Aytch?
Sam Watkins
Sam Davis
David Farragut
William Driver
Which candidate of the Election of 1860 was a Tennessean and the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party?
Stephen Douglas
John C. Breckenridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
In what official position was Andrew Johnson serving when Tennessee joined the Confederacy?
Governor of Tennessee
U.S. Representative from Tennessee
Vice-President of the United States
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
The first person to receive credit for calling the U.S. flag "Old Glory" is
Sam Watkins
David Farragut
William Driver
Isham Harris
Which Union win near Chattanooga gave the North total control of Tennessee and was nicknamed "Battle Above the Clouds"?
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Stones River
Battle of Franklin
Who was the governor of Tennessee that led them into the Confederacy?
William Brownlow
Isham Harris
Andrew Johnson
John Bell
The final major battle of the war was won for the Union by the 13th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment at the __________.
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Stones River
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Nashville
Grant’s capture of Fort Henry was significant, because it gave the Union army total control of the
Tennessee River
Cumberland River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Which Confederate general nicknamed “The Wizard of the Saddle” terrorized the Union invaders in western Tennessee?
John Bell Hood
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. Lee
In which Tennessee battle did John Bell Hood lead a charge even more deadly than Pickett's Charge?
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Fort Pillow
Battle of Fort Donelson
Why did Confederates have to fight General Grant's forces at Shiloh?
It was fought for control of the Tennessee River
It was fought for control of the Cumberland River
It was to distract Grant from his ultimate goal of taking Vicksburg
It was a last-ditch effort to prevent Grant from reaching Corinth, MS
Nathan Bedford Forrest led the Confederates to a controversial victory at this fort in West Tennessee.
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Fort Pillow
Fort Jackson
