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Civil War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

2.

In what year does the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

a)

1861

b)

1862

c)

1863

d)

1864

3.

What year did the Civil War end?

a)

1863

b)

1864

c)

1865

d)

1866

4.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.

What river was an important resource during the war?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Amazon

d)

Delaware

6.

At the end of which battle did General Grant and his troops secure control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Richmond

7.

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Richmond, VA

8.

Which 3-day battle was the turning point of the war for the Union army?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Cold Harbor

d)

Fall of Richmond

9.

What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?

a)

Sherman's men gave out medical supplies and food to soldiers.

b)

Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.

c)

His march helped South Carolinians by giving them some entertainment to take their mind off the war.

d)

Sherman's march freed slaves all over South Carolina and made Confederate soldiers angry.

10.

In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

11.

Which states were apart of "The Union"?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

c)

Eastern states

d)

Western states

12.

Rebels were soldiers from the:

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

East

13.

Who lead "The Union" army?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

George Washington

14.
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
15.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton 
d)
to preserve the Union