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Civil War Sections 3 & 4

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Sherman's March to the Sea impact the War?

a)

It convinced the North that they couldn't win the war.

b)

It devastated Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and weakened the Confederacy.

c)

It caused the Confederacy to fight harder.

d)

It weakened the Union army's ability to fight.

2.

Atlanta was a military target in the war because

a)

it was located on an important river.

b)

it was the capital of Georgia

c)

it was an important railroad and industrial center

d)

it was the most populated city.

3.

General Sherman's attempt to destroy the resources of the South.....

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Battle of Chickamauga

c)

Union Blockade

d)

March to the Sea

4.

Andersonville was a prison for

a)

war criminals

b)

Confederate prisoners

c)

Union prisoners

d)

generals of the war

5.

A conflict in the Civil War in which Union forces were defeated and pushed back to Chattanooga....

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Chickamauga

d)

Battle of Bull Run

6.

The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:

a)

Appomatox

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

7.

The commanding general of the Union army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Sherman

d)

John Wilkes Booth

8.

The commanding general of the Confederate army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William Sherman

9.
Which of these describes General Sherman's march through Georgia?
a)
An example of total war.
b)
A peaceful end to the conflict.
c)
A defeat for both armies.
d)
The bloodiest battle of the war.
10.
Where in Georgia did most of the fighting in the Civil war take place?
a)
In North Georgia
b)
In South Georgia
c)
Between The Blue Ridge Mountains the the Piedmont Region.
d)
Along a line connecting Dalton and Savannah
11.
Who was the commander of the Union Army who led the March to the Sea, and led the Siege of Atlanta?
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
General Braxton Bragg
12.
Who was in charge of Andersonville Prison?
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Henry Wirz
d)
John Hood
13.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
14.

The theft of the General led to the

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Great locomotive Chase

c)

Great Locomotive Race

d)

Battle of Ringgold gap

15.

Confederate general from Georgia who was shot 5 times during the Battle of Antietam and later became Governor of Georgia

a)

John B. Gordon

b)

James Longstreet

c)

Thomas J. Jackson

d)

Braxton Bragg

16.

Andrew's Raiders attempted to

a)

Destroy the railroad in North Georgia

b)

Assassinate President Davis

c)

kidnap President Lincoln

d)

Destroy the railroad in Tennessee

17.

Confederate commander who had his headquarters in Dalton, GA.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

Joseph E. Johnston

d)

James Longstreet

18.

Sherman presented _____ as a Christmas present to Lincoln.

a)

Savannah

b)

Atlanta

c)

Chattanooga

d)

Charleston

19.

On April 9, 1865 General Lee

a)

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse Virginia.

b)

won the Battle of Gettysburg.

c)

left the US and fled to Great Britain.

d)

was assassinated.

20.

Almost 13,000 Union soldiers died at

a)

Andersonville prison

b)

the Battle of Chickamauga

c)

the Battle of Savannah

d)

Stonegate Prison

21.

Which of the following occurred in Dalton during the Civil War? (Check all that apply.)

a)

A huge snowball battle

b)

General Johnston made his headquarters here.

c)

A massive spiritual revival

d)

General Sherman made his headquarters here.

22.

This painting portrays

a)

the burning of Atlanta

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Great Locomotive Chase

d)

burning of Savannah

23.

What is the term we use for the rebuilding of the south?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Redeeming

c)

Industrialization

d)

Occupation

24.

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

19

25.

Which amendment gave male citizens the right to vote, regardless of color?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

19

26.

What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?

a)

radical republicans

b)

radical democrats

c)

republicans

d)

democrats

27.

What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan in the South?

a)

to prevent people from voting for republicans

b)

to prevent people from voting for democrats

c)

to prevent people from voting at all

d)

to incite violence

28.

What is a "freedman"?

a)

a former slave

b)

a former soldier who received 40 acres and a mule

c)

a tenant farmer who finally bought his own farm

d)

a person who got free public education

29.

True or False. Most of Georgia's factories, businesses, and railroads survived the civil war.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
On what day was Lincoln assassinated? 
a)
April 30, 1865
b)
January 10, 1864
c)
April 14, 1865
d)
April 4, 1865
31.
How was Lincoln assassinated?
a)
He was stabbed
b)
he was strangled
c)
he died in a house fire
d)
He was shot with a small gun in the back of the head
32.
Booth went to the home of Dr. Mudd because
a)
they were friends
b)
he needed horses
c)
His leg was broken
d)
he needed money
33.
What was John Wilkes Booth's occupation?
a)
Bricklayer
b)
Actor
c)
Clerk
d)
Soldier
34.
Less than a week after the end of the Civil War, Lincoln was shot in the head by ____________________.
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Mark David Chapman
d)
Sirhan Sirhan
35.
In which theater did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln take place?
a)
Ford's Theater
b)
Kennedy Center Performing Arts Theater
c)
Strathmore Theater
d)
Warner Theater
36.

What was the name for the military strategy used by General William Sherman as he led Union forces through Georgia?

a)

Hail Mary

b)

Survive and advance

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Total warfare

37.

"Total Warfare" meant destroying the Southern infrastructure to force Confederates to admit defeat. Which of these was NOT a part of Sherman's "total warfare"?

a)

Tearing up railroad tracks

b)

Destroying cities and towns

c)

Feeding hungry southerners along the way

d)

Burning down crops

38.

Sherman's March to the Sea began in Atlanta and ended at the Georgia port city of __________________.

a)

Savannah

b)

Hilton Head

c)

Charleston

d)

Augusta

39.

This place marked the final battle of the Civil War AND the site where the Confederate Army surrendered.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox

c)

Savannah

d)

Richmond

40.

On April 9, 1865, ______________ surrendered, ending the Civil War.

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General William Sherman

c)

General Ulysses S. Grant

d)

General George Custer

41.

A murder or attack for a specific political reason is called an ________________.

a)

Assault

b)

Coup d'etat

c)

Embezzlement

d)

Assassination

42.

Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________

a)

Union Army

b)

Special Field Order 15

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

43.

President Johnson was impeached because _________________.

a)

he lied to the country

b)

he opposed radical reconstruction

c)

lied to Congress

d)

he was caught cheating on his income taxes

44.

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

45.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

46.

The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.

a)

religion

b)

previous condition of servitude.

c)

gender

d)

education

47.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
48.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
49.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
50.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
51.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
52.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
53.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
54.

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

An abolitionist

b)

a carpetbagger

c)

a former slave owner

d)

a northern business owner

55.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
56.
The 14th Amendment granted...
a)
freedom of speech
b)
citizenship and equal protection
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to a speedy and fair trial
57.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
58.
Who could hold public office in the south during Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans
b)
Confederate Leaders
c)
Southern Women
d)
American Indians
59.
The Ku Klux Klan was a group that believed...
a)
in white supremacy
b)
in equality for all
c)
in black supremacy
d)
in southern supremacy
60.
Carpetbaggers were...
a)
Newly freed slaves
b)
Southern Republicans
c)
Confederate Soldiers
d)
Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 
61.
Organizations like these worked for which of these goals? 
a)
To encourage southerners to fight against the Union 
b)
to legalize discrimination against African 
Americans
c)
To encourage African American education
d)
to promote Confederate rights
62.
Scalawags were...
a)
Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 
b)
Southern Republicans
c)
former Confederate Leaders
d)
African Americans
63.

These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

a)

Amendments

b)

White Codes

c)

Black Codes

d)

Civil Rights

64.

Which of the following is NOT a policy?

a)

Southern military leaders were barred from public office.

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866 was enforced by federal troops.

c)

African Americans could be elected to public office.

d)

Southerners resented (felt angry about) carpetbaggers.

65.
After President Lincoln was assassinated, the Vice President became President. The new President was
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
George Bush
d)
John Wilkes Booth
66.
Black Codes made it difficult for African Americans to enjoy their freedoms.
a)
True
b)
false
67.
Jim Crow laws enforced segregation based on race.
a)
True
b)
false
68.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists 
69.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction

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