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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Winfield Scott
Abraham Lincoln
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 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
What river was an important resource during the war?
Missouri
Mississippi
Amazon
Delaware
Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:
they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life
they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery
he wanted northern states to secede from the Union
he had a plan to raise taxes
The name given to army from the North.
Confederates
Americans
Military
Union
Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.
Battle of Vicksburg
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
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.
What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?
Ban slavery
Restore the Union
Separate from the United States
Make slavery legal everywhere
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
As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...
superior military leadership
enormous industrial capabilities
a complex railroad network
a large population
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.
There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.
Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.
The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
More Troops
They had home fields and familiar lands
Better Weapons
Better Transportation
Southern states believed their support of slavery justified secession after Abraham Lincoln's election. Which of the following BEST explains how Lincoln's perspective was different?
Lincoln thought the Union would be forced to attack the South after the states seceded, saying the Southern forces would be unable to defeat the Union army.
Lincoln thought the Southern state relied on the Northern states for important goods, saying it would be a mistake for them to end a relationship that helped them survive.
Lincoln thought the Union of the states was made permanent by the Constitution and other founding documents, saying he had no intention to interfere with slavery in the South.
Lincoln thought the Southern states should have waited before they seceded, saying they should give him a chance to prove that slavery would be allowed in new territories.
In the “Second Inaugural Address,” the “peculiar and powerful interest” that Lincoln says was “somehow the cause of the war” was
soldiers and their uniforms
slavery and those who owned slaves
horses and carriages
mothers and children
