Free Printable Civil War Unit (Boggan-Beagle)

1.

What landform is shown is red?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

2.

Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired? At the Battle of . . .

a)

Bull Run

b)

Shiloh

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Gettysburg

3.

Which side had a larger population?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

4.

People who were against slavery were called

a)

Secessionists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Unionist

5.

This Civil War location is

a)

New Orleans

b)

Richmond

c)

Chattanooga

d)

Gettysburg

6.

This Civil War location is

a)

Chattanooga

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Washington DC

d)

New Orleans

7.

This Civil War location is

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Chattanooga

c)

New Orleans

d)

Atlanta

8.

This Civil War location is

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Atlanta

c)

Ft. Sumter

d)

New Orleans

9.

This Civil War location is

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Richmond

c)

Baltimore

d)

Gettysburg

10.

This Civil War location is

a)

New Orleans

b)

Chattanooga

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Atlanta

11.

This Civil War location is

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Atlanta

c)

Charleston

d)

Washington DC

12.

This Civil War location is

a)

New York

b)

Illinois

c)

Ohio

d)

Michigan

13.

This Civil War location is

a)

Ohio

b)

Alabama

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

14.

This Civil War location is

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

North Carolina

d)

Tennessee

15.

This Civil War location is

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

Ohio

d)

Pennsylvania

16.

This Civil War location is

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Florida

d)

South Carolina

17.

This Civil War location is

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Illinois

c)

Indiana

d)

Ohio

18.

This Civil War location is

a)

Kentucky

b)

Tennessee

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Virginia

19.

This Civil War location is

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Ohio

20.

This Civil War location is

a)

Florida

b)

Alabama

c)

South Carolina

d)

Mississippi

21.

This Civil War location is

a)

Illinois

b)

Alabama

c)

Indiana

d)

Ohio

22.

What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Rattlesnake Plan

c)

Scorpion Plan

d)

Scott's Blockade Plan

23.

Which one of the following slave states did not remain in the Union?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Missouri

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

24.

What states are colored grey on the map?

a)

Union States

b)

Confederate States

c)

Border States

d)

Neutral States

25.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1861

b)

1977

c)

1619

d)

1865

26.

A group of ships that block other ships from sailing in and out of a harbor is called a ...

a)

import

b)

export

c)

blockade

d)

battle

27.

Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

tariff of abominations

c)

impressment

d)

right of habeus corpus

28.

What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?

a)

It would be legal in all future states

b)

It would be illegal in all future states

c)

It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line

d)

The Southern states had to give up their slaves

29.

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

a)

It considered slaves to be property without rights.

b)

It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states

c)

It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states

d)

It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens

30.

The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall be preserved

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Jefferson Davis

31.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

32.

The name given to the northern army.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

33.

The name given to the southern army.

a)

Confederates

b)

Union

c)

Americans

d)

Military

34.

This was the president of the Confederate States.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Jefferson Davis

35.

This was the President of the Union.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

36.

Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Alabama

38.

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Ohio

39.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

40.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

41.

What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?

a)

Fugitive Dog Acts

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Abolition Act of 1850

d)

I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!

42.

Fort Sumter is in which state

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

43.

Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as

a)

states' rights

b)

secede

c)

sharecropper

d)

sectionalism

44.

Which region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

What do we call the states in red with blue dashed lines?

a)

Confederate States

b)

Union States

c)

Border States

d)

SWAGGER States

46.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?

a)

States' Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act

d)

The Underground Railroad

47.

Divided Public Opinion at Home

This side had a very divided public opinion at home. Not everyone supported the war. In fact many people were content to let the United States be divided into two countries.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

48.

Soldiers were defending own homes and families

The soldiers for this side were fighting on familiar turf. Most of the war would be fought here, so soldiers were defending their own homes and families when they fought.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

49.

Small Population

This side had a much smaller population than the other. In fact it was less than half the total size: 22 million to just 9 million people.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

50.

Very Skilled, Effective Commanders

The generals from this side were some of the most brilliant military minds America has ever produced. They knew how to inspire their men and make do with what resources they had.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

51.

13,000 miles of Railroad Tracks

This side in the Civil War had thousands more miles of railroad track than the other. Over 13,000 miles of rail crisscrossed this side which could bring resources quickly where they were needed.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

52.

Manufactured 9 Times More Goods

This side held a massive advantage when it came to industrial output. The factories in this region manufactured 9 times as much goods as the other. These factory-made goods included weapons of war as well as non-military goods for the civilian population.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

53.

Weak Commanders at First

When the war began, this side was led by military commanders who were afraid to use many soldiers and often hesitant in battle. They thought the other side did not stand a chance and would easily surrender. As a result, they hesitated to use many troops because they did not want to risk their men’s lives.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

54.

Controlled Most of the Wealth

This side of the Civil War controlled most all of the nation’s wealth. Most of America’s banking and manufacturing industries were located in this region. As a result, this side had much more money at its disposal.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

55.

No Army or Navy

When the war began, this side had no organized army or navy. Although a fighting force was quickly assembled, they would need to catch up to the other side’s larger, more prepared fighting forces.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

56.

Few Supplies for War

When the Civil War began, this side had very few of the military supplies needed to fight a war. Most of America’s armories were located in the other region of the country. As a result, this side lacked guns, cannons, and even military uniforms.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

57.

Agricultural Economy

This region of the United States before the war had an economy based mostly on agriculture. Huge plantations produced thousands of bushels of cotton, tobacco, and other goods for export around the world. Many other countries actually depended on these exports for their own economies.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

58.

Fighting in Unfamiliar Territory

This side needed to invade the other region, as a result its soldiers were fighting in unfamiliar territory. Most had never ventured into these parts of America and would need to learn the landscape as they pushed deeper into unfamiliar land.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

59.

No National Government

When the Civil War began, this side had no formal national government. While each state had its government intact, there was no Executive or Legislative Branch to hold them all together and make decisions for all of the states together.

a)

ADVANTAGE

b)

DISADVANTAGE

60.

Divided Public Opinion at Home

This side had a very divided public opinion at home. Not everyone supported the war. In fact many people were content to let the United States be divided into two countries.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

61.

Soldiers were defending own homes and families

The soldiers for this side were fighting on familiar turf. Most of the war would be fought here, so soldiers were defending their own homes and families when they fought.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

62.

Small Population

This side had a much smaller population than the other. In fact it was less than half the total size: 22 million to just 9 million people.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

63.

Very Skilled, Effective Commanders

The generals from this side were some of the most brilliant military minds America has ever produced. They knew how to inspire their men and make do with what resources they had.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

64.

13,000 miles of Railroad Tracks

This side in the Civil War had thousands more miles of railroad track than the other. Over 13,000 miles of rail crisscrossed this side which could bring resources quickly where they were needed.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

65.

Manufactured 9 Times More Goods

This side held a massive advantage when it came to industrial output. The factories in this region manufactured 9 times as much goods as the other. These factory-made goods included weapons of war as well as non-military goods for the civilian population.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

66.

Weak Commanders at First

When the war began, this side was led by military commanders who were afraid to use many soldiers and often hesitant in battle. They thought the other side did not stand a chance and would easily surrender. As a result, they hesitated to use many troops because they did not want to risk their men’s lives.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

67.

Controlled Most of the Wealth

This side of the Civil War controlled most all of the nation’s wealth. Most of America’s banking and manufacturing industries were located in this region. As a result, this side had much more money at its disposal.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

68.

No Army or Navy

When the war began, this side had no organized army or navy. Although a fighting force was quickly assembled, they would need to catch up to the other side’s larger, more prepared fighting forces.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

69.

Few Supplies for War

When the Civil War began, this side had very few of the military supplies needed to fight a war. Most of America’s armories were located in the other region of the country. As a result, this side lacked guns, cannons, and even military uniforms.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

70.

Agricultural Economy

This region of the United States before the war had an economy based mostly on agriculture. Huge plantations produced thousands of bushels of cotton, tobacco, and other goods for export around the world. Many other countries actually depended on these exports for their own economies.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

71.

Fighting in Unfamiliar Territory

This side needed to invade the other region, as a result its soldiers were fighting in unfamiliar territory. Most had never ventured into these parts of America and would need to learn the landscape as they pushed deeper into unfamiliar land.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

72.

No National Government

When the Civil War began, this side had no formal national government. While each state had its government intact, there was no Executive or Legislative Branch to hold them all together and make decisions for all of the states together.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

73.

What state did General Sherman burn to the ground during his Atlanta Campaign?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

Georgia

d)

Texas

74.

Which battle happened where NO ONE died?

a)

Ft. Sumpter

b)

Bull Run

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

75.

Where did the war end?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

General Lee's home

d)

Washington, D.C.

Civil War Unit (Boggan-Beagle)

Total questions: 75

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