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WorksheetsUnit 3 Topic 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was the Union Admiral who took New Orleans in 1862?
David Farragut
P.G. T. Beauregard
George Armstrong Custer.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What Union General was put in charge of the city of New Orleans and issued Order #28?
Adm. David Farrgut
Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard
Gen. Benjamin "Beast" Butler
Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What plan created by Gen. Winfield Scott, called for blockading Southern ports and taking the Mississippi River in order to split the Confederacy?
The Anaconda Plan
The Encirclement Plan
The Cotton Plan
The Blockade Plan
Why did General Butler issue General Order #28 in the city of New Orleans?
The men of New Orleans who supported the Confederacy were rising up against the Union soldiers occupying the city.
To prevent Confederate smugglers from using the port of New Orleans.
The slaves of New Orleans were rising up and this Order freed them.
The women of New Orleans would disrespect Union soldiers by laughing at funerals of Union soldiers, dumping chamber pots on Union soldiers and spitting on Union soldiers.
What skills did African American soldiers learn in Union Army?
These soldiers learned to read and write
These soldiers gained an understanding of the political process by serving.
These soldiers learned little to nothing in the Union Army and the unit was soon disbanded.
These soldiers learned leadership skills that would later allow them to be part of the leadership class of African-Americans after the Civil War.
Why was New Orleans valuable to the Confederacy and the Union?
New Orleans was the South’s largest manufacturing center and very valuable to the Confederate war effort.
New Orleans was of little value that is why it was lightly defended.
New Orleans was valuable for the value of its beachfront property.
New Orleans was a valuable port that would help the Confederate war effort.
Using Source 1, which statement explains why Louisiana was most likely an important Civil War battleground?
New Orleans was the major military manufacturing center in the South.
Louisiana cities contained storehouses of military goods for the Confederate Army.
New Orleans was one of the largest ports for commerce in the United States.
Louisiana was a major source of manufactured goods for the Confederate Army.
Using Source 3, which statement best explains why many battles took place along the Mississippi River in Louisiana?
The Union wanted to free enslaved people in the region
The Union wanted to prevent Confederate troops from escaping to the West.
The Union wanted to gain control of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Union wanted to separate the Confederacy into two parts.
Based on Source 4, why did the Union use the blockade policy against Louisiana during the Civil War?
to weaken Louisiana’s military and economy
to force Louisiana to sell cotton to the North
to encourage trade between Central America and Louisiana
to make Louisiana buy food and supplies from the North
Based on Source 2, which statement best explains how the Civil War was viewed by some people in Louisiana, like Sarah Morgan Dawson?
They feared the Confederacy would use the war to spread slavery throughout the nation.
They wanted the Confederacy to win the war and return to the Union while maintaining their freedom.
They hoped that the war would end quickly with a Union victory and the abolition of slavery.
They believed that secession was worse for the Confederacy than remaining part of the Union.
