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Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the person to their role.

Abraham Lincoln

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

2.

Match the person to their role.

Jefferson Davis

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

3.

Match the person to their role.

Ulysses S. Grant

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

4.

Match the person to their role.

Robert E. Lee

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

5.

Match the person to their role.

William T. Sherman

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

6.

Match the person to their role.

Stonewall Jackson

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

President of the Union

c)

General for the Confederacy

d)

General for the Union

7.

What happened right after Lincoln won the Presidential Election of 1860?

a)

There was a parade.

b)

He declared slavery illegal.

c)

South Carolina seceded because they didn't trust Lincoln.

d)

The Southern Confederate states attacked the north.

8.

What were some of the advantages the Union had over the Confederacy?

Mark all that apply.

a)

The Union had a well developed rail system.

b)

The Union had more plantations.

c)

The Union had a harder time borrowing money.

d)

The Union could manufacture more goods and weapons.

e)

The Union had control of the nation's banks (wealth).

9.

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

(a)  

10.

In what state was the only major battle in the North fought?

(a)  

11.

Match the states to their section.

Union

a)

West Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

Kentucky

e)

South Carolina

12.

Match the states to their section.

Confederacy

a)

West Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

Kentucky

e)

South Carolina

13.

Match the states to their section.

Border States

a)

West Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

Kentucky

e)

South Carolina

14.

Part of the reason Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was he thought...

Pick 2.

a)

Lincoln just wanted to set them free

b)

Northerners would want to help the slaves in the south

c)

Britain would ally with the Union

d)

It would weaken the southern war effort

15.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation prevented Britain from helping the Confederacy.

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation prevented Britain from helping the Union.

16.

This battle was the bloodiest single day in the war and was the first major win for the Union, which meant Lincoln could deliver his Emancipation Proclamation.

a)

Siege of Petersburg

b)

Appomattox

c)

Bull Run

d)

Antietam

17.

This battle allowed the Union troops to shut off supply lines to the south and lead to the Surrender at Appomattox.

a)

Siege of Petersburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Siege of Vicksburg

18.

What founding document does Lincoln refer to during the Gettysburg Address when he says, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

19.

In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln says, “we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain,” what is he is encouraging his listeners to do?

a)

seek revenge

b)

protect and rebuild the "one nation"

20.

According to the Gettysburg Address Lincoln believes that the Civil War is a test of what american system?

This is also known as the "great experiment".

a)

Liberty

b)

Democracy

c)

Equality

d)

Justice