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Civil War (Speeches and Documents)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

The Emancipation Proclamation

made slavery legal

began slavery

ended slavery in the Confederate states

ended slavery only in the North

Lincoln came to believe the only way he could save the Union is if he did what?

Put the Irish in Prison

Let the South win the war

Emancipate the Slaves

Ask France to fight for the Union

Slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?

Only the states still at war with the Union

In the four loyal slave states

Confederate lands already captured by the Union

Kansas

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

Benjamin Franklin

Ulysses S. Grant

Who won the Civil War?

The Union

The Confederacy

Mexico

Europe

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

It freed all the slaves.

It changed the Constitution.

It meant the country would be unified when the Union won the war.

It made Southern states happy, so they decided to surrender.

What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?

to commemorate a great Union victory

to dedicate a cemetery

to launch his reelection campaign

to consecrate the ground

According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.

to hallow the ground

that the nation might live

to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania

so that slavery would be abolished

What does perish mean?

continue

liberate

spoil

die

10.

What does Lincoln mean when he says, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” (lines 13–15)?

Actions are more important than words.

It is more important to talk about beliefs than to take action about those beliefs.

The consequences of commemoration will last far longer than the consequences of their heroism.

The soldiers dedication to the Union should be honored with our words and the commemoration of the cemetery.

11.

In the Gettysburg Address, which set of values does Abraham Lincoln most clearly associate with the nation he leads?

freedom and equality

creativity and ingenuity

prosperity and opportunity

self-reliance and individuality

12.

Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?

Texas

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

13.

Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?

Texas

Ohio

Missouri

West Virginia

14.

Which one of these was a "Free" or Union state?

California

North Carolina

Virginia

Florida

15.

Which word means to leave or withdraw from?

Secede

Ironclad

Border State

Casualty

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Civil War (Speeches and Documents)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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