WorksheetsModule 8: The Civil War
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Using the map on the webpage, answer the following question.
In which area did Lincoln receive the most votes?
North
South
Border States
Territories
What did the election of 1860 demonstrate about the United States?
Sectionalism dominated the nation
The Southern states were strongest
The Northern states wanted slavery
There was widespread support for popular sovereignty
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Who believed that the existence of slavery in the territories should be determined by popular sovereignty?
John Bell
John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
Abraham LIncoln
Which of the following correctly pairs the Presidential Candidate with their parties/positions on Slavery? Select three.
John Bell - Tennessee Constitutional Union Party - no position on slavery.
John Breckenridge - Southern Democrat - allow slavery to spread & flourish.
Stephen Douglas - Northern Democrat - wanted to nations so the South could have slavery.
Abraham Lincoln - Republican Party - did not want slavery to spread.
What event marked the start of the Civil War?
Attack on Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
What was the trigger that caused the first state to secede from the Union?
John Brown’s violent raid on Harper’s Ferry
Abraham Lincoln won the Election of 1860
Southern attack on Fort Sumter
Publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Who won the Election of 1860, and how did he win?
Douglas won, because his support for "popular sovereignty" ensured that slavery would be left to the people to decide.
Breckenridge won, because the Republican Party was very new on the scene and did not have much support.
Lincoln won, because the Democrat vote was split three ways and Lincoln received the most electoral votes.
Bell won, because his pro-slavery and pro-Union stance made northerners and southerners happy.
The American Civil War took place between____________
1771 - 1775
1808 - 1812
1914 - 1918
1861 - 1865
What is significant about the Battle of Antietam?
It was the last battle to be fought in the North.
It was the bloodiest day of battle in U.S. history.
It was the first major battle on southern soil.
It was the only sea battle of the Civil War.
Why was the defeat at Vicksburg a significant loss for the Confederate Army?
It allowed the Union Army to have total control of the Mississippi River.
Their defeat caused Confederate leaders to stop sending government aid.
Great Britain refused to support the Confederacy after the defeat.
At this point, all Confederate soldiers lost all hope in their cause.
The Massachusetts 54th Regiment, one of the first official units in the U.S. Army to consist of African Americans, became famous after their attack on Fort Wagner.
True
False
served as a Confederate cavalry commander
• led his command at the Battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded
• embraced the Ku Klux Klan after the war was over
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Sam Watkins
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Andrew Johnson
The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. What was the significance of the location of Gettysburg?
Gettysburg had been part of the Confederacy, and the Union had taken it over.
Gettysburg was a site where one of the most famous slave uprisings took place.
Several months earlier, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War occurred there.
The Civil War began there when Confederate troops fired on Union soldiers.
Which statement is true regarding First U.S. Admiral David Farragut?
Though he was initially a U.S. Union General, he decided to serve for the Confederates due to his wife's ties to the South.
He was the only Navy commander to win a decisive victory for the South.
He served for the Confederacy despite his strong loyalties to the Union and its cause.
Though he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was loyal to the Union and viewed secession as treason.
Which event happened at the Appomattox Court House?
Grant fought a battle against the South that lasted for three days.
Sherman and his Union troops were defeated by Lee in battle.
Stonewall Jackson led Confederate troops to a victory over the Union.
Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to Grant and the Union.
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Vicksburg
Fort Sumter
The Battle of Gettysburg
Which of the following was the last state to secede from the Union?
Arkansas
Texas
South Carolina
Tennessee
Which of the following were technological advances in the Civil War and who had the advantage?
Confederacy - they used telegraphs, railroads, and had better weapons.
Union - the government was in control of the Railroads and telegraphs were used directly on the battlefield.
Union - they used tanks & ships that the Confederacy didn't have.
Confederacy - the south took advantage of cotton diplomacy.
Which of the following identify the military strategies of the Union? Select two.
Anaconda Plan - use of a blockade.
Engage France and Great Britain to help them fight.
Defensive War - protecting their land.
Offensive War
Which of the following identify the military strategies of the Confederacy? Select two.
Anaconda Plan - use of a blockade.
Engage France and Great Britain to help them fight. "Cotton Diplomacy"
Defensive War - protecting their land.
Offensive War
______ ___________ broke off from the state of Virginia during the Civil War over the fact they didn't agree with secession.
(a)
What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners
to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union
to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war
to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
The Union won. It proved that the South was weak.
The Union won this battle. It showed the North would win.
The Confederates won. It proved that the war would be long and difficult for the Union.
It was a tie between both sides. It showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Who was a Confederate general from Virginia that helped the Confederacy to a victory at Bull Run and became Lee's most important lieutenant?
Which of the following Civil War leaders went from being a Union general to the Union Commander during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
David Farragut
Which of the following battles was largest and bloodiest battle of the entire war and is referred to as the "turning point"?
Antetiam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Which of the following were African American regiments that joined the Union Army following the Emancipation Proclamation? Select two.
13th U.S. Colored Troops
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
North Virginia Army
Sherman's Colored Troops
This Confederate soldier published his memoir after the war was over, described the Battle of Shiloh, and used humor and somber feelings in his writings,
PGT Beauregard
William Sherman
Sam Watkins
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
This Union Soldier's great grandson published his journal from the Civil War, which featured Battles from Bull Run, Antietem, Gettysburg, and Appomattox.
PGT Beauregard
William Sherman
Sam Watkins
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Who did the Border States support?
The United States (the Union/North)
The Confederacy (the South)
Why was the Battle of Shiloh so critical?
It gave the Union control of the upper-Mississippi river
It gave the Confederacy control of Tennessee
It gave the Confederacy control of the Midwest
It gave the Union control of the Western Confederate states
Who won the Civil War in 1865?
The Union/North
The Confederacy/South
To break away from a group
state's rights
slavery
Gettysburg
secede
The Civil War was mainly fought over slavery and states' rights.
True
False
What important event occurred at the Appomattox Court House in 1865?
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War.
The first Confederate victory of the Civil War was won.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson received his nickname at this battle.
How did the differences in miles of railroad track between the Union and the Confederacy impact the Civil War?
The Union won by destroying the railroads in the Confederacy
The Union was able to transport supplies and troops more easily
The Confederacy had an advantage because it had fewer railroads to maintain
The difference made little impact since the Union had more ports for trade
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army.
