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Civil War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation?

a)

Civil War

b)

Secession

c)

Emancipation

d)

Sherman's March

2.

Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

3.

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

5.

Which of the following was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free?

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Army of Northern Virginia

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

6.

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

a)

Fort Wagner

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Hood

d)

For Warren

7.

Which was the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Vicksburg

8.

Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?

a)

The 54th

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

The Avengers

d)

The Army of Northern Virginia

9.

Which Civil War battle did the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland and was considered the bloodiest battle of the war?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

10.

Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

a)

The confederates tried to bring the war north

b)

The confederates lost almost 1/4 of their army

c)

The union re-dedicated themselves to the war effort

d)

All these reasons are correct

11.

True or false: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people?

a)

True: All enslaved people were freed

b)

False: Only enslaved people behind confederate lines were freed

12.

Which Union General led a destructive march through Georgia toward the end the war, destroying civilian property, and taking anything of military value?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Tecumseh Sherman

d)

Jefferson Davis

13.

Abraham Lincoln made this speech in 1863 after a serious battle. The speech referenced the founding of the US, self-government, and the re-dedication to the belief that all people are created equal.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Gettysburg Address

c)

The Army of Northern Virginia

d)

The 54th of Massachusetts

14.

Which of the following was the first major battle of the Civil War, in which the Confederacy attempted to invade?

a)

The Battle of Bull Run

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

The Battle of Fort Wagner

15.

True or False: The Confederacy had most of the advantages at the start of the war.

a)

True: The Confederacy had more factories, railroads, and fighting age men.

b)

False: The Union had more factories, railroads, and fighting age men.