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the civil war prat 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Robert E. Lee was a Virginian and unfortunately for Lincoln, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and eventually Virginia all joined the _________

a)

United States

b)

Union

c)

Confederacy

2.

To make the first __________, the Confederacy covered an old Union ship, The Merrimack, with iron plates.

a)

ironsides

b)

ironclad

c)

Monitor

d)

Virginia

3.

This battle was fought on April 6 and 7, 1862

On April 6, about ______ Confederate soldiers attacked the Union soldiers at Shiloh Church in Tennessee.

a)

40,000

b)

10,743

c)

50,000

d)

30,000

4.

On July 21, 1861 he sent 35,000 troops to the Confederate capitol in Richmond, Virginia, which is only 100 miles from Washington D.C.

They met a Confederate force near a stream called _________

a)

calf run

b)

moo run

c)

Bull Run

d)

cow run

6.

In June of ____, Gen. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac hoped to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond

a)

1862

b)

2222

c)

7294

d)

1624

7.

Slaves in Galveston, Texas would become that last to be set free, they won’t find out about emancipation until June 19, 1865 a full _ months after the fighting had stopped

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

9

8.
Robert E. Lee was a general for the Union.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

At this point in the war, the _____ was winning, but still lacked the money, ammunition, and resources that the Union had

They looked to England and France as potential allies or at least a resource for supplies.

a)

North

b)

east

c)

South

d)

west

10.

At the end of the battle ______ American soldiers would be dead, wounded, or missing

a)

5,934

b)

2,1372

c)

25,000

d)

70,000

11.

the South were also fighting for their livelihood, whereas the North fought because they were professional soldiers

{how is soldiers of the South have a advantage?}

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