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WorksheetsAmerican History
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
How many states were in the North and how many were in the South during the Civil War
23 & 12
22 & 13
23 & 11
24 & 18
What was the capital city of the North?
Washington
Virginia
Atlanta
Birmingham
The government of the North was a working government and had been so for around 70 years
true
false
The south's government was new and untitled
true
false
In the southern government who had more power the states or the central government?
states
central government
What was the capital of the South?
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC
Kitty Hawk, NC
What was the population of the people in the North?
22 mil
25 mil
48 mil
12 mil
What was the population of the south? How many were slaves?
12 mil 3.5 mil
24 mil 5.8 mil
11 mil 3.2 mil
9 mil 3.5 mil
How much of the nations factories were in the North
75%
65%
85%
90%
the North did NOT contain most of the skilled workers who could make weapons for battle
true
false
what did the south rely on for war materials since they did not have a lot of factories and skilled labor
exports
imports
Transportation in the North came down to what two major ways of travel?
ships and cars
cars and railroads
railroads and ships
railroads and cars
Who were the people that worked on the shipping vessels in the North?
Navy
Merchants
Merchant Marines
Marines
The south had what two systems of travel which were far less superior to the North
cars & planes
railroads & cars
ships & railroads
planes & boats
The North controlled 100% of the nation's wealth
true
false
the north issued money called what?
dollars
pounds
euro
greenbacks
What did the North place high tariffs on?
food
iron
exports
imports
The south controled 30% of the wealth and had trouble getting loans from foreign banks
true
falsoe
People in the South wanted to be taxed for everything?
true
false
Who had the more experienced officers for the war?
North
South
Who fought an offensive war due to inexperience?
North
South
Who fought a defensive war
North
South
In the South men were drafted between the ages of 18-35 unless you owned how many slaves
10
5
20
12
What percent of slave owners owned more than 20 slaves?
10%
12%
24%
5%
The North drafted men aged 20-45 and if you didn't want to find you could find a substitute or pay how much?
$50
$100
$200
$300
Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E Lee
Jeb Stewart
Nathan Bedforest
Severed under Robert E. Lee and was key in winning many battles and died in 1863
George Pickett
Stonewall Jackson
Nathan Bedforest
James Longstreet
Was a military leader of for the Confederate States
George Pickett
Jeb Stewart
James Longstreet
Nathan Bedforest
Corps Commander of Army of Northern Virginia joined the republican party after the war and had a successful post-war career working in the us government.
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E Lee
Jeb Stewart
James Longstreet
Calvary Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Jeb Stewart
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Best known for leading the futile Pickett's Charge on the 3rd day of the Battle of Gettysburg
Jeb Stewart
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
George Pickett
The highest ranking US officer to resign and join the Confederacy fought against Sherman during his March to the Sea and later surrendered at Bennett Farm on April 26, 1865
Joseph E Johnston
Albert Sidney
Jefferson Davis
PGT Beauregard
Commanded armies in teh middle Western theater, surrendered to General Sherman at Bennett Farm in Durham, NC in the largest surrender of Confederate troops on April 26, 1865
PGT Beauregard
PT Barnahm
Jefferson Davis
Albert Finney
Killed during the Battle of Shiloh and was the highest ranked officer on either side to be killed in the war
Albert Finney
Albert Sidney
Sherman Douglas
Ulysses S Grant
Led troops to victory in TN and MS and in 1864 became commanding general of Union Army
Sherman Douglas
Ben Sherman
Ulysses S Grant
George Benson
Organized and led Union army during the 1962 Peninsual Campaign, removed after the Battle of Antietam
Sherman Douglas
George Brinton McClellan
Ben Sherman
Scott Walker
1864 became commander of the Western forces, his March to the Sea devastated the Confederacy
William Sherman
Robert E Lee
Winifred Scott
Jarvis Cocker
Best known for his leadership during the battle of Gettysburg
Winfield Scott Hancock
Michael W Smith
Stephen Patrick Morrissey
Winfield Scott
Led the Union Navy to victory in New Orleans
Scott Walker
David Farragut
Winifred Scott
Williams Sherman
Hero of the Mexican-American was, commanding general of the US army until 1861, came up with the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winifred Scott
Williams Sherman
Francis Scott Key
Had a successful career during the Civil War and , in 1867 was dispatched to lead troops in the west against the native americans
George Washington
George Webster
John Pope
William Sherman
Led troops to victory in North Carolina and TN but suffered a disastrous defeat at Fredericksburg (and the term sideburns was derived from his fashionable wiskers)
Williams Sherman
Geoge Doublas
Sherman Douglas
Ambrouse Burnside
Commanded the army of the Potomac, best known for leading the Union to victory at Gettysburg
George Michael
George Meade
Williams H Macy
WIlliam Shatner
After the disastrous defeat at 2nd Bull Run, he was sent West to command Union forces in the 1862 Dakaota War
John Peel
John Pope
Tim Pope
George Meade
What did woman do during the war?
fought for their side
worked on the farms and businesses
made new communities
went back home to parents
Some women disguised themselves as men and fought in the war. How many did this?
400-500
500-1000
1000-2000
400-750
mainly women served as what in the war in the fields
nurses
guieds
soldiers
cooks
Clara Borton was a famous what during the Civil War?
solider
cook
nurse
spy
Established a network of Union spied made up of former slaves
Harriett Tubman
Teletubies
Clara Barton
Rose O'Neal Green how
Confederate spies name two
Harriet Tubman
Rose O'Neal Greehow
Belle Boyd
Pauline Cushman
female Union Spy
Pauline Cushman
Belle Boyd
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Ellen Monroe
