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Unit 6 - A Time of Troubles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused the second "wave" of southern states to secede from the Union in 1861?

a)

Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers to enlist in the Union army

b)

The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency

c)

The Confederate attack on Fort Moultrie

d)

John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia

2.

Who was known as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy"?

a)

Sam Watkins

b)

Sam Davis

c)

David Farragut

d)

William Driver

3.

Why did Scott County, Tennessee vote to declare independence and "secede" from Tennessee?

a)

They were being taxed heavily under Governor Isham Harris.

b)

They wanted to ban slavery in their county, and this was the best way to do that

c)

They wanted to join Kentucky, where taxes were cheaper.

d)

They did not want to leave the Union along with Tennessee.

4.

Who was the author of Co. Aytch?

a)

Sam Watkins

b)

Sam Davis

c)

David Farragut

d)

William Driver

5.

Which candidate of the Election of 1860 was a Tennessean and the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John C. Breckenridge

c)

John Bell

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

In what official position was Andrew Johnson serving when Tennessee joined the Confederacy?

a)

Governor of Tennessee

b)

U.S. Representative from Tennessee

c)

Vice-President of the United States

d)

U.S. Senator from Tennessee

7.

The first person to receive credit for calling the U.S. flag "Old Glory" is

a)

Sam Watkins

b)

David Farragut

c)

William Driver

d)

Isham Harris

8.

Which Union win near Chattanooga gave the North total control of Tennessee and was nicknamed "Battle Above the Clouds"?

a)

Battle of Lookout Mountain

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Stones River

d)

Battle of Franklin

9.

Who was the governor of Tennessee that led them into the Confederacy?

a)

William Brownlow

b)

Isham Harris

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

John Bell

10.

The final major battle of the war was won for the Union by the 13th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment at the __________.

a)

Battle of Franklin

b)

Battle of Stones River

c)

Battle of Lookout Mountain

d)

Battle of Nashville

11.

Grant’s capture of Fort Henry was significant, because it gave the Union army total control of the

a)

Tennessee River

b)

Cumberland River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ohio River

12.

Which Confederate general nicknamed “The Wizard of the Saddle” terrorized the Union invaders in western Tennessee?

a)

John Bell Hood

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Robert E. Lee

13.

In which Tennessee battle did John Bell Hood lead a charge even more deadly than Pickett's Charge?

a)

Battle of Nashville

b)

Battle of Franklin

c)

Battle of Fort Pillow

d)

Battle of Fort Donelson

14.

Why did Confederates have to fight General Grant's forces at Shiloh?

a)

It was fought for control of the Tennessee River

b)

It was fought for control of the Cumberland River

c)

It was to distract Grant from his ultimate goal of taking Vicksburg

d)

It was a last-ditch effort to prevent Grant from reaching Corinth, MS

15.

Nathan Bedford Forrest led the Confederates to a controversial victory at this fort in West Tennessee.

a)

Fort Henry

b)

Fort Donelson

c)

Fort Pillow

d)

Fort Jackson