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Civil War Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
2.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
3.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
4.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
5.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
7.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
8.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
9.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
10.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

11.

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

b)

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

c)

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

12.

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Ban slavery

b)

Restore the Union

c)

Separate from the United States

d)

Make slavery legal everywhere

13.

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Gettysburg Address

14.

Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.

a)

Lack of agricultural land

b)

larger population

c)

Inexperienced military leaders

d)

Lack of industries

15.

As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...

a)

superior military leadership

b)

enormous industrial capabilities

c)

a complex railroad network

d)

a large population

16.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage for the Union going into the Civil War?

a)

Excellent military leaders

b)

larger population

c)

more railroads

d)

more resources

17.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

a)

General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.

b)

There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.

c)

Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.

d)

The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.

18.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

19.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

20.

Most soldiers died in the war because of

a)

disease

b)

battle wounds

c)

hunger

d)

desertion

21.
Who was this important general?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George Washington
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jefferson
22.
A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.
a)
a plantation owner
b)
a protester
c)
an abolitionist
23.
Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?
a)
He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
b)
He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
c)
He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
d)
He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.
24.
Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to seced?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
25.
Who won the war?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Union
c)
England
d)
France
26.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
27.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
slavery was profitable 
d)
this is wrong. 
28.
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
29.
Secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
30.
The primary issue of the war changed. What was the underlying issue that became profound?  
a)
Money
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Slavery
d)
Self-defense
31.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
32.
What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?
a)
They thought slavery was profitable.
b)
They believed slavery had its place.
c)
They saw slavery as a luxury.
d)
They wanted to outlaw slavery.