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The Civil War

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.                     The bloodiest single day of the Civil War was the Battle of ________.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Antietam

d)

Fort Pulaski

2.

        Lincoln freed slaves in rebellious states with the ____________ _____________.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Inaugural Address

d)

Exclamation Proclamation

3.

The South never recovered from the defeat at the Battle of ______________

a)

Antietam

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Gettysburg

4.

The greatest battle ever fought in Georgia was the Battle of ______________

a)

Kennesaw Mountain

b)

Griswoldville

c)

Fort Pulaski

d)

Chickamauga

5.

General Sherman's military objective was to capture the important rail city of _______________

a)

Atlanta

b)

Chattanooga

c)

Richmond

d)

Augusta

6.

Sherman's "March to the Sea" ended in the city of _____________

a)

Atlanta

b)

Milledgeville

c)

Savannah

d)

Augusta

7.

The most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War was ________________

a)

Elmira

b)

Camp Douglas

c)

Andersonville

d)

Rock Island

8.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ___________________

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Charleston

c)

Fort Pulaski

d)

Fort Washington

9.

Four states chose not to secede; Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. There were known as _________________

a)

Border States

b)

Busted States

c)

Backward States

d)

Boneheaded States

10.

The Union Blockade of Southern port cities was known as ___________________________

a)

Steve's Great Snake

b)

Scott's Great Snake

c)

Sam's Great Snake

d)

Stewart's Great Snake

11.

The Southern plan to enlist the aid of France and England by stopping the export of cotton to them was known as __________________________

a)

The Great Cotton Embargo

b)

King Cotton Diplomacy

c)

King Cotton Embargo

d)

King Cotton Stoppage

12.

The first battle ever fought in Georgia was the Battle of _______________________. It lasted two days and was a Union victory.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Gordon

c)

Fort Benning

d)

Fort Pulaski

13.

The Confederate officers imprisoned at Fort Pulaski are known today as the ______________________________

a)

Immortal 500

b)

Immortal 600

c)

Immoral 600

d)

Immortal 700

14.

___________________ led a raid into Georgia, stole a train, and started what became the _____________________

a)

James J. Andrews

b)

Jesse James

c)

Great Locomotive Chase

d)

Western and Atlantic Railroad Caper

15.

______________ and ______________ chased down the locomotive_______________ and recaptured it.

a)

William Fuller and Anthony Murphy

b)

William Fuller and Andrew Murray

c)

Texas

d)

General

e)

Yonah

16.

General __________________ led the Union army into Georgia on his March to the Sea.

a)

US Grant

b)

Lafayette McClaws

c)

Phil Sheridan

d)

William T. Sherman

17.

The Union Army laid ______ to Atlanta during the Summer of 1864.

a)

Siege

b)

Waste

c)

Tracks

d)

fire

18.

The ______________________ was used by the Union army to bring the war home to the citizens of Georgia and hasten the end of the war.

a)

Lay Waste Strategy

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Boa Constrictor

d)

Rattlesnake Plan

19.

General ______________ surrendered to General _______________ at Appamattox Court House, Va on April 9, 1865.

a)

John Bell Hood, William T. Sherman

b)

Joe Johnston, William T. Sherman

c)

US Grant, Robert E. Lee

d)

Robert E. Lee, US Grant

20.

__________________ is the sole individual tried for war crimes committed during the Civil War.

a)

Captain Henry Wirtz

b)

Captain IM Crunch

c)

Captain Henry Winkles

d)

Captain Henry Wirds

21.

_________________________ was awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Little Round Top.

a)

Sir Lawrence Chamberlain

b)

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

c)

Jeffery Lawrence Chamberlain

d)

Joshua Lawrence Chambermaid

22.

The native of Milledgeville who served as General Sherman's personal escort was _________________.

a)

Daniel R. Snelling

b)

David R. Snelling

c)

Thomas R. Snelling

d)

Rufus Kelly

23.

_________________ was one legged man who took on the entire 17th Corps.

a)

Robert Kelly

b)

Rufus Kelly

c)

Richard Kelly

d)

Rufino Kelly

24.

_________________ replaced General Joe Johnston as commander of the Confederate army during the Battle of Atlanta.

a)

Joseph B. Hood

b)

Jonathon Bell Hood

c)

John Bell Hood

d)

Jesus Bell Hood

25.

____________ was a veteran of the War of 1812 who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.

a)

Josh Burns

b)

George Burns

c)

John Burns

d)

Joseph Burns

26.

The last slave ship to make port in America did so at Jekyll Island. It was named _________________.

a)

The Welcomer

b)

The Wanderlust

c)

The Wanderer

d)

The Woebegone

27.

The sale of 436 men, women, and children in March of 1859 became known as the _________________ for the African-Americans of Savannah.

a)

The Wandering Time

b)

The Crying Time

c)

The Mourning Time

d)

The Weeping Time

28.

President Lincoln called for _______ volunteers to put down the rebellion and defend Washington, DC.

a)

100,000

b)

25,000

c)

75,000

d)

1,000,000

29.

The bloodiest single day in American history is the ____________________

a)

Battle of Chickamauga

b)

Battle of Griswoldville

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

30.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in _____________.

a)

The United States

b)

The Northern States

c)

The Border States

d)

The Southern States

31.

The bloodiest battle in American history is the _______________.

a)

Battle of Chickamauga

b)

Battle of Griswoldville

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

32.

Confederate general who fought at Gettysburg and later became the governor of Georgia is _________________

a)

General George Doles

b)

General John B. Gordon

c)

General Howell Cobb

d)

General Horatio Haymaker

33.

The first battle fought in Georgia was the _____________________.

a)

Battle of Ft. McAllister

b)

Battle of Ft. Gordon

c)

Battle of Ft. Pulaski

d)

Battle of Ft. Benning

34.

Prison camp located in SW Georgia that is considered the harshest of the Civil War prison camps is ____________________.

a)

Camp Elmira

b)

Camp Douglas

c)

Camp Andersonville

d)

Camp Rock Island

35.

The major problem facing the United States after the Civil War was ___________________________.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Slavery

c)

Repopulation

d)

Burial of the dead