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Civil War Lessons 1-5

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Were Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri bitterly divided between supporting the Union or the Confederacy?

a)

Yes!

b)

NO!

2.

Which of the four border states was the most Important?

(a)  

3.

Name the four border state during the Civil War.

(a)  

4.

Which of the following wasn't one of the south's main advantages in the Civil War?

a)

They had a stronger fighting spirit.

b)

The fighting was on their turf.

c)

Strong Leadership on the Battlefield.

d)

Railroads & Industry.

5.

The South's main goal in the Civil War was to get rid of slavery

a)

NO!

b)

Yes

6.

What was the North's main goal at the start of the Civil War

a)

To preserve the Union of the States.

b)

To abolish slavery.

7.

Out of everything the South grew, what was its main export?

a)

Wheat

b)

Maze

c)

Cotton

d)

Cannabis

8.

Which of these was the first state to succeed from the United States of America? (The Union)

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Dakota

c)

South Dakota

d)

New Mexico

9.

What was the first major battle of the American Civil War?

a)

Antietam Creek

b)

Shiloh

c)

Bull Run (Manassas)

d)

Richmond

10.

Who said “No terms except and unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted” 

a)

David Farragut

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

George B. McClellan

11.

In the West, the Union's goal was to control what?

a)

Texas

b)

The Tennessee River

c)

Missouri

d)

The Mississippi River

12.

The single bloodiest day of the entire Civil War took place where?

a)

Bull Run (Manassas)

b)

Shiloh

c)

Antietam

d)

Richmond

13.

Together the Union and Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties at?

a)

New Orleans

b)

The Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Shiloh

d)

Richmond

14.

What was General Thomas Jackson's nickname after the first battle of Bull Run?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Brick house Jasckson

c)

Mecha Jackson

d)

Steadfast Jackson

15.

What were the iron-reinforced battle ships of the Civil War called?

a)

Ironclad

b)

Metalclad

c)

Steelclad

d)

Goofy Ahh Ships

16.

What was the name of the South's ironclad ship?

a)

The Virginia

b)

The Monitor

c)

The Merrimack

d)

Bussin Buster

17.

What was the name of the Union's ironclad ship?

a)

The Virginia

b)

The Merrimack

c)

The Monitor

d)

Piglet Dog

18.

Who won the First Battle of Bull Run?

a)

The South

b)

The Union

19.

What are small bodies of water that fed into bigger rivers called?

a)

Ponds

b)

Tributaries

20.

People killed, wounded, captured, or missing.

a)

Casualties

b)

Fatalities

c)

Victims

21.

Were the Virginia and the Monitor able to sink each other?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

The Battle of Shiloh was narrowly won by who after two days of hard fightinh?

a)

The USA

b)

The CSA

23.

How did the loss of New Orleans affect the Confederacy?

a)

The Confederacy could no longer use the Potomac River to transport goods.

b)

The Confederacy could no longer use the Mississippi River to transport goods.

c)

The Confederacy could no longer use the Tennessee River to transport goods.

d)

The Confederacy could no longer use the Nile River to transport goods.

24.

Where was the Confederate’s capital?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Fazbear, Freddy

c)

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

d)

Nashville, Tennessee

25.

Richmond, Virginia was closer to the Union than it was to much of the South?

a)

Yes!

b)

No!

26.

Which two leaders in the Confederacy were able to inspire troops so well that they could defeat Union forces that were much larger than them?

a)

Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson

b)

Ulysses S Grant and Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Mcclellan and George Washington

d)

Cliff Custard and Andrew Aardvark

27.

Who was the President of the CSA?

a)

Andrew Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Peter Peterson

28.

Abolitionists were people in favor of doing what?

a)

Growing slavery

b)

Getting rid of slavery

29.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Further the industry of slavery

b)

Free all slave in rebel territories.

30.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free any slaves in rebel territory?

a)

NO!

b)

Yes!

31.

No one under the age of 18 could join the army.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The South was self-sufficient because of its many resources.

a)

False

b)

True

33.

Belle Boyd spied for the South.

a)

False

b)

True

34.

Habeas corpus guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed.

a)

False

b)

True

35.

Providing food for the soldiers made Southern farmers very wealthy.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which women fought for the Confederacy at the First Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Loretta Janeta Velázquez

b)

Fanading Lingle Snigle

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Belle Boyd

37.

Who was the Southerner who established a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Sally Tompkins

c)

Clara Barton

d)

William Sheppard

38.

The law that required men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years was the?

a)

White-Gold Concordat

b)

draft

c)

bounty

d)

habeas corpus

39.

The worst disturbance concerning opposition to draft laws took place in?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

New York City

c)

Boston

d)

Verdansk

40.

To raise money for the war, the North printed

a)

V-Bucks

b)

Promissory Notes

c)

Greenbacks

d)

Handbills

41.

How were men able to avoid the draft during the Civil War?

a)

Men were able to pay the government $300 to buy a replacement for them in the war. This was the same for the north and south. Also in the south, if you were a slave owner of more then 20 then you were able to be exempt.

b)

Men were able to respectfully decline the draft

42.

With so many children having to help in the war effort, what did schools get used as?

a)

Theaters

b)

Hospitals

c)

Churches

d)

Restaurants

43.

Most of the Civil War was fought in the

a)

North

b)

South

44.

Women kept the farms and businesses going while the men were off to war.

a)

False

b)

True

45.

Everyone was welcoming to the women serving as nurses at wartime hospitals

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Women on both the North and South served each of their sides as spies

a)

False

b)

True

47.

Led missons to both free slaves in the south and disrupte southern supply lines.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Belle Boyd

c)

Rose O' Neal Greenhow

d)

Tgandan Pnuckles

48.

War Democrats supported the war while criticizing President Lincolns handling of it at the same time.

a)

False

b)

True

49.

The nickname of the Peace Democrats given to them by their critics.

a)

Coppertails

b)

Copperheads

c)

Greenbacks

d)

Dinglenut

50.

Andersonville, Georgia held the worst prison camp in the Civil War

a)

False

b)

True

51.

General Stonewall Jackson was killed at Chancellorsville by a fall from his horse

a)

False

b)

True

52.

Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside

a)

False

b)

True

53.

The Union army was comprised of mostly African American soldiers

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery

a)

False

b)

True

55.

The 54th Massachusetts was an all female regiment

a)

False

b)

True

56.

Which of the following did not lead the Union forces?

a)

Joseph Hooker

b)

George McClellan

c)

Ambrose Burnside

d)

Robert E. Lee

57.

General Lee hoped that a win in the North might impress

a)

Britain and France

b)

France and Spain

c)

Spain and Germany

d)

Spain and Britain

58.

General Grant led a 47-day siege against

a)

Mobile, Alabama

b)

Port Hudson, Louisiana

c)

Vicksburg, Mississippi

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

59.

By the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly what percentage of the Union army?

a)

100 percent

b)

10 percent

c)

20 percent

d)

50 percent

60.

President Lincoln’s address at what battlefield helped war-weary Americans focus on their shared ideals?

a)

Chancellorsville

b)

Shiloh

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

61.

Why was Lincoln frustrated with the Union generals?

a)

Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not aggressive enough.

b)

Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not nice enough.

c)

Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not good enough.

d)

Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not old enough.

62.

What city in Mississippi was extraordinary important for the Union to take control of

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Figglebottom

c)

Tupelo

d)

Gulfport

63.

The military leadership of Generals __________ and Stonewall Jackson was a key factor in the Confederates' military success in the East.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Quandale Dingle

d)

Andrew Jackson

64.

The first failed attempt by the South to invade the North

a)

Battle of Gulf Shores

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Naboo

d)

Battle of Antietam

65.

Flank

a)

Rear

b)

Above

66.

At which Battle did Stonewall Jackson sustain the injury that later lead to his death?

a)

9/11

b)

Battle of Chancellorsville

c)

Battle of Shiloh

d)

Battle of the Wilderness

67.

Robert E. Lee once said, " He has lost his left arm, and i have lost my ___"

a)

Epic Games Password

b)

Right

c)

Head

d)

Stomach

68.

At what battle did Thomas Jackson get his nickname?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Chancellorsville

c)

First Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Cold Harbor

69.

President Lincoln was happy with his generals throughout the whole war.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

At first, both the North and the South barred African Americans from serving in their armies.

a)

False

b)

True

71.

Confederates let black men serve in their armed forces.

a)

False

b)

True

72.

What percentage did black soldiers make up in the Union's army?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

5

d)

2.5

73.

Second attempt by the South to take the war into the North.

a)

Battle of Cold Harbor

b)

Battle of Fredericksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Second Battle of Bull Run

74.

Pickett's Charge was a Failure

a)

True

b)

False

75.

How Many Days was the Battle of Gettysburg

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

3

76.

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg

a)

The Union

b)

The South

77.

How Many Days was the Siege of Vicksburg?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

42

d)

47

78.

Who Won at the Siege of vicksburg

a)

The Union

b)

The South

79.

The systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army—is called

a)

slash-and-burn

b)

zero-build

c)

terminal war

d)

total war

80.

A nine-month siege resulted from Ulysses S. Grant's assault on the railroad center of

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Petersburg

c)

Dirty Docks

d)

Richmond

81.

What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election?

a)

winning at Gettysburg

b)

Lee's surrender

c)

William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta

d)

promotion of Grant

82.

Sherman's march to Savannah was called

a)

undeclared war

b)

cold war

c)

malicious war

d)

total war

83.

General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in a small Virginia village called

a)

Tilted Towers

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

Richmond

d)

Gettysburg

84.

What important River in the South was the Union in control of?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Kentucky

c)

Ohio

d)

Mississippi

85.

What General was in charge of the entire Union army by the end of the Civil War

a)

Grant

b)

Sherman

c)

Chungus

d)

Hooker

86.

There was a clear winner in the Battle of the wilderness

a)

False

b)

True

87.

What General lead the march to the sea?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Tecumseh Sherman

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

88.

David Farragut tied himself in place in order to have a good view.

a)

False

b)

True

89.

The Amendment that ended slavery in the United States.

a)

14

b)

420

c)

21

d)

13

90.

President Lincoln won his second term.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Sherman's March to the Sea was relatively peaceful.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Which of the following did not happen during Sherman's March to the Sea.

a)

They burnt crops

b)

They tore up railroads

c)

They planted crops for the Southerners

d)

They killed livestock

93.

The Confederacy did what to their capital city of Richmond when they heard Petersburg fell to the Union

a)

Gathered documents and burned anything useful to the Union

b)

Laid out flowers

c)

Continued to fight in Richmond

d)

Turned off Building

94.

The Civil War ended with Confederate troops being able to keep their firearms, horses, and could go home in peace.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

The end of the Civil War allowed for the Union to be?

a)

Restored

b)

Split

96.

The era of American history following the Civil War is called?

a)

Sigma

b)

Reconstruction

c)

World War 1

d)

Industrilzation