Worksheets11. The Civil War - Death and the Gettysburg Address
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The first national cemetery is located where?
Shiloh National Battlefield
Gettysburg, PA
Arlington, VA
Arlington, TX
Clara Barton eventually founded which organization?
The Salvation Army
The Sanitation Commission
Doctors Without Borders
The American Red Cross
Why is Henry Bowditch famous?
He helped begin the Army's ambulance service
He successfully petitioned for the creation of MASH units
He created the American Red Corss
He founded the National Cemetery System
What made Lincoln's use of "Four Score and Seven Years Ago?"
He was using a fancy dating system
He was saying that our nation began with the Declaration of Independence and not the Constitution
He was saying that our nation began with the Constitution and not the Declaration of Independence
He was trying to confuse them darn Confederates!
What made the Gettysburg Address special? (pick 2)
It was only 2-3 minutes long
It assured the American people that the outcome of the war was worth the price
It inspired the American people to try to settle for peace
It was the shortest speech ever given by an elected official
Who is the new overall Union commander?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
What hotel did General Grant stay in during his trip to Washington?
The Watergate Hotel
The Willard Hotel
The Wilson Hotel
The White House
What were Grant's 2 aims in 1864?
Destroy McClellan's Army and attack the heart of the Union
Destroy John Bell Hood's Army of Georgia and strike at the heart of the Confederacy at Richmond
End the war in 2 years and bomb Atlanta
Destroy Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
and Attack the heart of the Confederacy at Atlanta
Lincoln's invitation to the Gettysburg Cemetery planned out and completely normal for a president of the time.
True
False
What process became normalized during the Civil War?
Arial Bombing
Sending dead people through the mail
Embalming of the dead
Permanent mass graves for the Union soldiers
