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The Civil War

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the forces in the North called?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

c)

the English

d)

Abraham Lincoln

2.

What were the forces in the South called?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

c)

the English

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1961

b)

1681

c)

1861

d)

1761

4.

Where did the war begin?

a)

Fort Summer

b)

Fort Sutter

c)

Fort Sutmer

d)

Fort Sumter

5.

Who was the president of the Union?

a)

Lincoln Continental

b)

Father Abraham

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Linham Abracoln

6.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Davis Jefferson

d)

Jeffrey Pinney

7.

How many border states were there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

11

8.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

9.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the South?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

10.

What advantages did the North have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

wise president

e)

excellent military leaders

11.

What advantages did the South have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

fought on familiar land

e)

excellent military leaders

12.

Why is the Battle of Antietam famous?

a)

It was the turning point of the war.

b)

It was the biggest battle of the war.

c)

It had the most soldiers fight in the war.

d)

It was the bloodiest day of fighting in the war.

13.

In July 1863, what 2 major battles were won by the Union forces? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Anteitam

c)

Battle of Vickburg

d)

Battle of Mississippi River

14.

What does "turning point" mean?

a)

events that change the way things are going

b)

lead an army into land to take it over

c)

defeat

d)

injured or hurt

15.

p.169: What does civil war mean?

a)

a war between parts of the same country

b)

a country between parts of the same war

c)

a war between two different countries

d)

the same country between two wars

16.

What does Memorial Day honor?

a)

It honors the wars where people have died.

b)

It honors the wars of the Civil War.

c)

It honors those who have died in war.

d)

It honors the honor of the honorable honors.

17.

P.170: What did Lincoln write in 1863?

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

the Constitution

c)

the property of the Confederates

d)

the President Lincoln

18.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It freed the slaves in the United States.

b)

It changed the Constitution.

c)

It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.

d)

It saved the Union.

19.

When did the war end?

a)

April 2, 1865

b)

the Appomattox Court House

c)

April 8, 1965

d)

April 9, 1865

20.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

the Union

b)

the Onion

c)

the Confederacy

d)

the British

21.
The Civil War began in which year?
a)
1861
b)
1862
c)
1863
d)
1860
22.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
23.
Robert E. Lee was a general for the Union.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What years did the civil war last?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1865-1880
c)
1781-1785
d)
1861-1865
25.
Who is this?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Thomas Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
26.
What Union strategy caused the people in the South to suffer from a lack of supplies? 
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
The Blockade
d)
The Two Front War
27.
How much did people in the North have to pay to avoid having to get drafted by the army? 
a)
$50
b)
$100
c)
$300
d)
$500
28.
There were more  railroad lines in the ______ than in the South which allowed for industry to grow into new areas.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
West
d)
North
29.
Vocabulary:
When 11 southern states left the Union to create the Confederacy
a)
Secession
b)
Imperialism
c)
Indoctrination
d)
Popular Soverignty
30.
President of the Confederate states
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
31.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
32.
4. Which is not an advantage the North had over the South?
a)
Industry
b)
Population
c)
$Money$Banks$
d)
Will to Fight 
33.
3. In what plan did the South attempt to trade cotton for war supplies with Europe (GB & France)?
a)
King Cotton Diplomacy 
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
Scorch and Burn
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
34.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
35.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
36.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
37.
What was the South's main strategy for fighting the Civil War?
a)
split the North into two sections
b)
blockade Northern ports
c)
fight a defensive war until the North was worn down
d)
destroy the railroads and telegraph networks of the North
38.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
39.
Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War? 
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Vicksburg 
c)
The Battle of Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
40.
The Merrimac and Monitor were
a)
The first submarines
b)
Ironclad ships
c)
Guns that could fire multiple shots
d)
Larger cannons
41.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
42.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
43.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
44.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
45.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
46.

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

a)

to abolish slavery

b)

to end British control of the Western territories

c)

to make a profit selling war supplies

d)

to preserve the Union

47.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
48.

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

49.
What was the first battle on northern soil?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Shermans March
50.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
51.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
52.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
53.

Who gave the Gettysburg Address speech?

a)

John Adams

b)

Ulysess S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Victoria Alexander

54.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
55.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
56.
This person was the President of the Confederate States of America. 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
John Brown
57.

13th Amendment

a)

Abolished slavery in the South

b)

Abolished slavery

c)

Granted citizenship

d)

Granted voting rights to black men

58.

This abolitionist wrote the powerful novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

a)

Ida Wells-Barnett

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

59.
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property and not citizens when this person sued for freedom.
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Dred Scott
60.
What was the immediate effect, in terms of slavery, during the Civil War after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued? 
a)
Nothing
b)
Freed all Slaves
c)
Only freed slaves in the South
d)
Only freed slaves in Border States

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