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Civil War Study Guide

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called?:

"Being loyal to a certain part of the country; southerners grew more loyal to the south."

a)

Government Power

b)

Secession

c)

Election of 1860

d)

Sectionalism

2.

What is the name for when "7 southern states broke away from the union to for the confederacy."

a)

Government Power

b)

Secession

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Election of 1860

3.

What is this called?:

"Republican candidate: Abraham Lincoln. Democratic candidate Stephen Douglass. Lincoln won but many did not agree with his beliefs."

a)

Government Power

b)

Election of 1860

c)

Secession

d)

Sectionalism

4.

What is this called?:

"Southerners wanted to have the right to vote on their laws. They believed this would help them keep slavery."

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Secession

c)

Election of 1860

d)

Government Power

5.

Who had control of Fort Sumter before the civil war?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederates

6.

When Lincoln refused to turn over control of Fort Sumter, Confederate leaders declared his actions to be an (a)  

7.

How long did the Battle of Fort Sumter last?

a)

The Battle of Fort Sumter did not happen

b)

20 Hours

c)

34 Hours

d)

60 Hours

e)

10 Hours

8.

What is the significance to the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

It marked the beginning of the American Revolution

b)

It marked the end of the Civil War

c)

It marked the beginning of the Civil War

d)

It marked the beginning of WWI

9.

On July 21st, Union and Confederate armies fought at a stream called what?

(a)  

10.

Who won the battle of Bull Run?

a)

The Union

b)

The Chinese

c)

The Confederate

d)

The Japanese

11.

What is the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Everybody realized that this would be a short war.

b)

Everybody realized that this would be an easy war.

c)

Everybody realized that this would be a long and difficult war.

d)

It made both sides give up.

12.

Which battle became known as the deadliest DAY of war?

(The Battle of ___________)

a)

Bull Run

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Appomattox court house

13.

Who won the battle of Antietam? What happened as a result of this battle?

a)

The Union, the result was that the Confederate surrendered.

b)

The Confederate, the result was that the Union surrendered.

c)

The battle of Antietam never happened.

d)

No one won, the South lost its support from Britain.

e)

No one won, the North lost its support from Britain.

14.

How long did the battle of Gettysburg last?

a)

1 hour

b)

1 day

c)

1 week

d)

3 days

e)

3 months

15.

The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in how many casualties?

a)

About 1,000,000

b)

About 53

c)

About 53,000

d)

About 100,000

e)

About 53,000,000

16.

The __________won the Battle of Gettysburg.

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

17.

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

It was considered the turning point in the war

b)

It made the Union surrender

c)

It made the Confederate surrender

d)

It was not significant

18.

In early 1863, the ____________ army was too weak to continue fighting the ____________ army.

a)

Union, Confederate

b)

Confederate, Union

c)

Confederate, Chinese

d)

Union, Japanese

19.

General Lee and General Grant met at the ___________________.

a)

Bull Run court house

b)

Appomattox court house

c)

Gettysburg court house

20.

TERM:

Who was the leader of the Union army?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

21.

TERM:

What is the term when enslaved people are freed.

a)

Emancipation

b)

Casualty

c)

Ironclad

d)

Secession

22.

TERM:

What is the term when a solider is wounded or killed during battle

a)

Emancipation

b)

Casualty

c)

Ironclad

d)

Secession

23.

TERM:

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

24.

TERM:
Who left the U.S. to form their own country?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

25.

TERM:

What is it called when a part of a country breaks off from the rest of the country?

a)

Emancipation

b)

Casualty

c)

Secession

d)

Ironclad

26.

TERM:

Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

27.

TERM:

What is the name that is given to the states that stayed loyal to the U.S. government.

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

28.

TERM:

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

29.

TERM:

What is the name of a warship that is fully covered and protected by iron?

a)

Emancipation

b)

Casualty

c)

Secession

d)

Ironclad

30.

TERM:

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slavery in the U.S.?

a)

It freed slaves in only the states that were at war with the Union.

b)

It freed slaves in only the states that were at war with the Confederate.

c)

It didn't do anything for the slaves.

d)

It freed all slaves in all countries

31.

SOCIAL CLASSES:

Upper Class, Middle Class, or Lower Class:

Wealthiest group; most powerful people; owned plantations and many slaves; state leaders; educated

a)

Lower Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Upper Class

32.

SOCIAL CLASSES:

Upper Class, Middle Class, or Lower Class:

Poor whites; who were not land owners; unskilled and uneducated; had very little social and political influence

a)

Lower Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Upper Class

33.

SOCIAL CLASSES:

Upper Class, Middle Class, or Lower Class:

Made a good living, but not rich; tradesman, merchants, doctors, and lawyers; owned a few slaves; somewhat educated; local government leaders

a)

Lower Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Upper Class

34.

Who gave the Gettysburg address?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln