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WorksheetsCivil War Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Commander of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
William T. Sherman
Confederate General in the Civil War. I was given a nickname by a fellow general when he saw me standing like a stone wall in the middle of the Battle at Bull Run. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
President of the United States during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
George Washington
Abraham LIncoln
Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas 'Stonewall'' Jackson
Union general who marched my troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying railroads and property. Who am I?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
William T. Sherman
President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
The location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant which ended the war.
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg
Atlanta
Fort Sumter
This location is site of the first Civil War battle in 1861. There were no casualties.
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Atlanta
Appomattox Court House
This was where several battles were fought near Atlanta during the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
Appomattox Court House
1Which describes when a Union commander marched his troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying railroads and property in Georgia.
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Sherman's March to the Sea
Appomattox Court House
This battle was a turning point of the Civil War, because the South had been winning until this battle was won by the north.
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's March to the Sea
What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?
To capture President Jefferson Davis
To destroy everything in Georgia so that the South would lose hope that they could win
To fight a French fleet that had arrived in the United States to help the South.
Just to be bullies
What was the purpose of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia in 1859?
To arm the slaves against their owners
To show he was angry and could be violent
To give the southern states weaponry
To steal as much money as he could
What was a major cause of the Civil War?
States rights and Freedman's Bureau
States rights and slavery
Slavery and farming
Factories and farming
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book was published in 1852. What was the impact of this book on the American public?
It led Congress to pass the Jim Crow Laws
It marked the beginning of the Civil War
It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong.
It reduced the threat of violence against slaves
Why did 11 southern states, led by South Carolina, secede from the US right after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?
He was a republican and the didn't like republicans
He was a democrat and they didn't like democrats
The south feared he would end slavery.
He was going to raise taxes
What was the novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to describe the horrors of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Tubmans Life Story
Abraham Lincoln's Views on Slavery
The Biography of John Brown
Choose the answer choice that places the events listed below in order from first to last. 1-The Union forces surrendered Fort Sumter, 2-Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 3- Appomattox Courthouse surrender, 4-Sherman's March to the Sea
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
3, 4, 1, 2
When did the Civil War, or the "War Between the States", start?
1761
1861
1961
2061
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham LIncoln
John Brown
