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WorksheetsChapter 17 History Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri had close ties to both the Union and the Confederacy.
True
False
Slavery was banned in the border states.
True
False
An efficient railway network was one of the South's strengths
True
False
For the South, the primary aim of the war was to preserve slavery.
True
False
For the North, the primary goal was to preserve the Union.
True
False
Which was the most vital border state for the Union?
Deleware
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
The South expected support from Britain and France because these two European nations relied on the South for ______.
cotton
rice
manufactured goods
goods and services
What was one of the main advantages of the South?
a large population
excellent military leaders
belief in states' rights
strong industries
From where did most Confederate and Union soldiers come?
cities
the far west
farms
coastal areas
General ____ headed the Union army of the East after the Battle of Bull Run.
Burnside
Lee
Grant
McClellan
The Confederacy used ironclads to _____ their harbors and rivers.
attack
build
defend
The ______ and the Monitor took part in a battle that raised spirits in the North and the South.
Virgina
Merrimack
Tennessee
Hartford
A key victory for the North was when Union naval forces under David Farragut captured ______ on April 25, 1862.
Mexico City
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Antietam Creek
Richmond
Shiloh
Bull Run
Who was the Union general who captured Fort Henry?
Ulysses S. Grant
David Farragut
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
What was the Union goal in the West?
to control the Tennessee River
to control California
to control Texas
to control the Mississippi River
Together the Union and Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties in which battle?
Bull Run
New Orleans
Richmond
Shiloh
egal order that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Habeas Corpus
Clara Barton
bounty
Peace Democrat
Southern spy
Habeas Corpus
bounties
Clara Barton
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Peace Democrats
Northerner who helped wounded soldiers
bounty
Clara Barton
Habeas Corpus
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Peace Democrats
called "Copperheads" by critics
Peace Democrats
Habeas Corpus
Clara Barton
bounty
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
payments to encourage enlistment
Habeas Corpus
Peace Democrats
Clara Barton
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
bounties
Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?
because most battles were fought in Georgia
because most of the fighting took place there
because of its extensive railroad mileage
because schools and churches were used as hospitals
Which type of law required Confederate men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years?
bounty
draft
Habeas Corpus
corpus
Which Northern city saw the most violent opposition to laws requiring military service?
Charleston
New York City
Richmond
Washington D.C.
To raise money for the war, what did the North print?
promissory notes
handbills
paper checks
greenbacks
Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
True
False
Lincoln replaced General George McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside.
True
False
The Union army was composed mostly of African American soldiers.
True
False
The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery.
True
False
The 54th Massachusetts was an all-female regiment
True
False
Confederate leaders hoped that a victory in Union territory would win support from ____.
Britain and France
France and Spain
Spain and Britain
Spain and Germany
General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city?
Atlanta, Georgia
Mobile, Alabama
Port Hudson, Louisiana
Vicksburg Mississippi
By the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly which percentage of the Union army?
10%
20%
50%
100%
President Lincoln's address at which battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Because of the huge loss of life among his own troops, critics of _______ in the North called him a "butcher."
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
In November 1864, Abraham Lincoln defeated _______ and won reelection.
George B. McClellan
James Madison
James Buchanan
Millard Filmore
The formal end of the war came on April 9, ________.
1862
1860
1864
1865
The Civil War made it clear that the national government was more powerful than the government of the ________.
states
girl scouts
counties
South
Which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land - not just an army?
blockade
slash-and-burn
terminal war
total war
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election?
Lee's surrender
promotion of Grant
Sherman's capture of Atlanta
winning at Gettysburg
What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called?
Cold War
March to the Sea
Long Siege
March to the Atlantic
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg Cemetery
Richmond
Vicksburg
