WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Match the person to their role.
Abraham Lincoln
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
Match the person to their role.
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
Match the person to their role.
Ulysses S. Grant
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
Match the person to their role.
Robert E. Lee
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
Match the person to their role.
William T. Sherman
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
Match the person to their role.
Stonewall Jackson
President of the Confederacy
President of the Union
General for the Confederacy
General for the Union
What happened right after Lincoln won the Presidential Election of 1860?
There was a parade.
He declared slavery illegal.
South Carolina seceded because they didn't trust Lincoln.
The Southern Confederate states attacked the north.
What were some of the advantages the Union had over the Confederacy?
Mark all that apply.
The Union had a well developed rail system.
The Union had more plantations.
The Union had a harder time borrowing money.
The Union could manufacture more goods and weapons.
The Union had control of the nation's banks (wealth).
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
(a)
In what state was the only major battle in the North fought?
(a)
Match the states to their section.
Union
West Virginia
New York
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Match the states to their section.
Confederacy
West Virginia
New York
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Match the states to their section.
Border States
West Virginia
New York
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Part of the reason Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was he thought...
Pick 2.
Lincoln just wanted to set them free
Northerners would want to help the slaves in the south
Britain would ally with the Union
It would weaken the southern war effort
Which statement is TRUE?
The Emancipation Proclamation prevented Britain from helping the Confederacy.
The Emancipation Proclamation prevented Britain from helping the Union.
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.
Siege of Petersburg
Appomattox
Bull Run
Antietam
This battle allowed the Union troops to shut off supply lines to the south and lead to the Surrender at Appomattox.
Siege of Petersburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Siege of Vicksburg
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"?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
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?
seek revenge
protect and rebuild the "one nation"
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".
Liberty
Democracy
Equality
Justice
