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WorksheetsCivil War Review 3/31
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Fort Sumter
What date did Lincoln issue the Proclamation?
July 4, 1776
January 1, 1863
April 7, 1860
August 12, 1880
Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?
A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.
A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.
An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.
An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.
The North had _____________ crops than the South.
less
more food
the same amount
more
The South's terrain was helpful because they were fighting what type of war?
offensive (on the attack)
short
defensive
purposeful
Alabama:
free
border
seceded
Delaware:
free
border
seceded
New Jersey:
free
border
slave
Kentucky:
free
border
seceded
Britain and France were extremely concerned about
Jefferson Davis
their supplies of cotton during the war
the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation
compromises around slavery
Throughout the war, one of the strengths of the Confederacy was its
factories
religious beliefs
military leaders
political system
The first official battle of the Civil War was called
Seward Park
Battle of Wilderness
Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
Battle of Fort Sumter
This vocabulary term means to leave or break apart from
(a)
The Emancipation Proclamation was the first presidential action around slavery in the history of the US.
True
False
The Emancipation Proclamation did not free an estimated 1 million enslaved people.
True
False
THROWBACK: The Dred Scott Decision established that
the importance of the 36'30 line of latitude
Scott and his wife Harriet were free since they lived in a free state
black people could not be US citizens
none of these choices
THROWBACK: John Brown was launched an attack on...
the city of Richmond, Virginia
an arsenal in Harpers Ferry
Abraham Lincoln's house
plantations throughout the South
In which year was the attack on Fort Sumter?
(a)
Which of these was the name of the famous Confederate general?
George Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
