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Civil War Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Commander of the Confederate Army

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

William T. Sherman

2.

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?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

3.

President of the United States during the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham LIncoln

4.

Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Thomas 'Stonewall'' Jackson

5.

Union general who marched my troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying railroads and property. Who am I?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William T. Sherman

6.

President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Who am I?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

7.

The location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant which ended the war.

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta

d)

Fort Sumter

8.

This location is site of the first Civil War battle in 1861. There were no casualties.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Atlanta

d)

Appomattox Court House

9.

This was where several battles were fought near Atlanta during the Civil War.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Appomattox Court House

10.

1Which describes when a Union commander marched his troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying railroads and property in Georgia.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

d)

Appomattox Court House

11.

This battle was a turning point of the Civil War, because the South had been winning until this battle was won by the north.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Sherman's March to the Sea

12.

What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?

a)

To capture President Jefferson Davis

b)

To destroy everything in Georgia so that the South would lose hope that they could win

c)

To fight a French fleet that had arrived in the United States to help the South.

d)

Just to be bullies

13.

What was the purpose of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

a)

To arm the slaves against their owners

b)

To show he was angry and could be violent

c)

To give the southern states weaponry

d)

To steal as much money as he could

14.

What was a major cause of the Civil War?

a)

States rights and Freedman's Bureau

b)

States rights and slavery

c)

Slavery and farming

d)

Factories and farming

15.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's book was published in 1852. What was the impact of this book on the American public?

a)

It led Congress to pass the Jim Crow Laws

b)

It marked the beginning of the Civil War

c)

It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong.

d)

It reduced the threat of violence against slaves

16.

Why did 11 southern states, led by South Carolina, secede from the US right after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?

a)

He was a republican and the didn't like republicans

b)

He was a democrat and they didn't like democrats

c)

The south feared he would end slavery.

d)

He was going to raise taxes

17.

What was the novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to describe the horrors of slavery?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Harriet Tubmans Life Story

c)

Abraham Lincoln's Views on Slavery

d)

The Biography of John Brown

18.

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

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

1, 3, 2, 4

c)

1, 2, 4, 3

d)

3, 4, 1, 2

19.

When did the Civil War, or the "War Between the States", start?

a)

1761

b)

1861

c)

1961

d)

2061

20.

Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham LIncoln

d)

John Brown