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WorksheetsCivil War Study Guide
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is this called?:
"Being loyal to a certain part of the country; southerners grew more loyal to the south."
Government Power
Secession
Election of 1860
Sectionalism
What is the name for when "7 southern states broke away from the union to for the confederacy."
Government Power
Secession
Sectionalism
Election of 1860
What is this called?:
"Republican candidate: Abraham Lincoln. Democratic candidate Stephen Douglass. Lincoln won but many did not agree with his beliefs."
Government Power
Election of 1860
Secession
Sectionalism
What is this called?:
"Southerners wanted to have the right to vote on their laws. They believed this would help them keep slavery."
Sectionalism
Secession
Election of 1860
Government Power
Who had control of Fort Sumter before the civil war?
The Union
The Confederates
When Lincoln refused to turn over control of Fort Sumter, Confederate leaders declared his actions to be an (a)
How long did the Battle of Fort Sumter last?
The Battle of Fort Sumter did not happen
20 Hours
34 Hours
60 Hours
10 Hours
What is the significance to the Battle of Fort Sumter?
It marked the beginning of the American Revolution
It marked the end of the Civil War
It marked the beginning of the Civil War
It marked the beginning of WWI
On July 21st, Union and Confederate armies fought at a stream called what?
(a)
Who won the battle of Bull Run?
The Union
The Chinese
The Confederate
The Japanese
What is the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
Everybody realized that this would be a short war.
Everybody realized that this would be an easy war.
Everybody realized that this would be a long and difficult war.
It made both sides give up.
Which battle became known as the deadliest DAY of war?
(The Battle of ___________)
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Appomattox court house
Who won the battle of Antietam? What happened as a result of this battle?
The Union, the result was that the Confederate surrendered.
The Confederate, the result was that the Union surrendered.
The battle of Antietam never happened.
No one won, the South lost its support from Britain.
No one won, the North lost its support from Britain.
How long did the battle of Gettysburg last?
1 hour
1 day
1 week
3 days
3 months
The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in how many casualties?
About 1,000,000
About 53
About 53,000
About 100,000
About 53,000,000
The __________won the Battle of Gettysburg.
Confederate
Union
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
It was considered the turning point in the war
It made the Union surrender
It made the Confederate surrender
It was not significant
In early 1863, the ____________ army was too weak to continue fighting the ____________ army.
Union, Confederate
Confederate, Union
Confederate, Chinese
Union, Japanese
General Lee and General Grant met at the ___________________.
Bull Run court house
Appomattox court house
Gettysburg court house
TERM:
Who was the leader of the Union army?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
TERM:
What is the term when enslaved people are freed.
Emancipation
Casualty
Ironclad
Secession
TERM:
What is the term when a solider is wounded or killed during battle
Emancipation
Casualty
Ironclad
Secession
TERM:
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
TERM:
Who left the U.S. to form their own country?
Confederacy
Union
TERM:
What is it called when a part of a country breaks off from the rest of the country?
Emancipation
Casualty
Secession
Ironclad
TERM:
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
TERM:
What is the name that is given to the states that stayed loyal to the U.S. government.
Union
Confederate
TERM:
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
TERM:
What is the name of a warship that is fully covered and protected by iron?
Emancipation
Casualty
Secession
Ironclad
TERM:
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for slavery in the U.S.?
It freed slaves in only the states that were at war with the Union.
It freed slaves in only the states that were at war with the Confederate.
It didn't do anything for the slaves.
It freed all slaves in all countries
SOCIAL CLASSES:
Upper Class, Middle Class, or Lower Class:
Wealthiest group; most powerful people; owned plantations and many slaves; state leaders; educated
Lower Class
Middle Class
Upper Class
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
Lower Class
Middle Class
Upper Class
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
Lower Class
Middle Class
Upper Class
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
