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AH2.5 Civil War: Military Conflict

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following were advantages the Union held during the Civil War?

a)

more people

b)

most factories

c)

defensive war

d)

more money

2.

What was Lincoln's most pressing concern during the Civil War?

a)

ending slavery

b)

protecting federal property

c)

preserving the Union

d)

controlling the presidency

3.

What event is credited as the first conflict of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Bombing of Ft. Sumter

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Bombing of Ft. McHenry

4.

Which of the following are border states?

a)

Missouri

b)

Kentucky

c)

Maryland

d)

Illinois

5.

What name was given to the Union's three-part plan to win the war?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Baxter Plan

c)

Potomac Plan

d)

Pennsylvania Plan

6.

Who was the aggressive general that Lincoln found that could compete with the military brilliance of Confederate generals like Robert E. Lee?

a)

Gen. McClellan

b)

Gen. Meade

c)

Gen. Grant

d)

Gen. Sherman

7.

What is the bloodiest single-day in United States history?

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

8.

What major 3-day battle of the American Civil War was the turning point of the war when a Confederate army invaded Union territory and lost?

a)

Battle of Shiloh

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Bull Run

9.

Which Union general conquered Atlanta and carved a 40-mile path of destruction to the sea?

a)

Gen. Grant

b)

Gen. Sheridan

c)

Gen. Meade

d)

Gen. Sherman

10.

Which Confederate general surrendered to which Union general?

a)

Lee surrendered to Grant

b)

Grant surrendered to Lee

c)

Lee surrendered to Sherman

d)

Sherman surrendered to Grant