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Introduction to the Civil War

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
4.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
6.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
7.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
8.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
9.
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
10.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
11.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
12.
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
13.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
14.

The graph above shows how many people lived in the North and in the South before the American Civil War. Compared to the South, the Northern states had

a)

more than twice the population.

b)

a slightly higher population.

c)

about the same population.

d)

less than half the population.

15.

As the Civil War was starting, the railroad was an important manmade resource for both sides. Trains could be used to move troops and to bring them supplies. Compared to the North, the South had

a)

almost as many miles of railroad tracks.

b)

less than half the miles of railroad tracks.

c)

the same number of miles of railroad tracks.

d)

twice as many miles of railroad tracks.

16.

The Confederacy refers to what?

a)

The New England states

b)

The Pacific Northwest states

c)

The Southern states

d)

Pima County

17.

The Southern states seceded from the U.S. What does this mean?

a)

Break away from the U.S.

b)

Make massive donation to the IRS

c)

Declare their loyalty to the U.S.