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WorksheetsCivil War Lessons 1-5
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 49mins
Were Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri bitterly divided between supporting the Union or the Confederacy?
Yes!
NO!
Which of the four border states was the most Important?
(a)
Name the four border state during the Civil War.
(a)
Which of the following wasn't one of the south's main advantages in the Civil War?
They had a stronger fighting spirit.
The fighting was on their turf.
Strong Leadership on the Battlefield.
Railroads & Industry.
The South's main goal in the Civil War was to get rid of slavery
NO!
Yes
What was the North's main goal at the start of the Civil War
To preserve the Union of the States.
To abolish slavery.
Out of everything the South grew, what was its main export?
Wheat
Maze
Cotton
Cannabis
Which of these was the first state to succeed from the United States of America? (The Union)
South Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Mexico
What was the first major battle of the American Civil War?
Antietam Creek
Shiloh
Bull Run (Manassas)
Richmond
Who said “No terms except and unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted”
David Farragut
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
In the West, the Union's goal was to control what?
Texas
The Tennessee River
Missouri
The Mississippi River
The single bloodiest day of the entire Civil War took place where?
Bull Run (Manassas)
Shiloh
Antietam
Richmond
Together the Union and Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties at?
New Orleans
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Shiloh
Richmond
What was General Thomas Jackson's nickname after the first battle of Bull Run?
Stonewall Jackson
Brick house Jasckson
Mecha Jackson
Steadfast Jackson
What were the iron-reinforced battle ships of the Civil War called?
Ironclad
Metalclad
Steelclad
Goofy Ahh Ships
What was the name of the South's ironclad ship?
The Virginia
The Monitor
The Merrimack
Bussin Buster
What was the name of the Union's ironclad ship?
The Virginia
The Merrimack
The Monitor
Piglet Dog
Who won the First Battle of Bull Run?
The South
The Union
What are small bodies of water that fed into bigger rivers called?
Ponds
Tributaries
People killed, wounded, captured, or missing.
Casualties
Fatalities
Victims
Were the Virginia and the Monitor able to sink each other?
Yes
No
The Battle of Shiloh was narrowly won by who after two days of hard fightinh?
The USA
The CSA
How did the loss of New Orleans affect the Confederacy?
The Confederacy could no longer use the Potomac River to transport goods.
The Confederacy could no longer use the Mississippi River to transport goods.
The Confederacy could no longer use the Tennessee River to transport goods.
The Confederacy could no longer use the Nile River to transport goods.
Where was the Confederate’s capital?
Richmond, Virginia
Fazbear, Freddy
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Richmond, Virginia was closer to the Union than it was to much of the South?
Yes!
No!
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?
Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S Grant and Abraham Lincoln
George Mcclellan and George Washington
Cliff Custard and Andrew Aardvark
Who was the President of the CSA?
Andrew Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Peter Peterson
Abolitionists were people in favor of doing what?
Growing slavery
Getting rid of slavery
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Further the industry of slavery
Free all slave in rebel territories.
Did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free any slaves in rebel territory?
NO!
Yes!
No one under the age of 18 could join the army.
True
False
The South was self-sufficient because of its many resources.
False
True
Belle Boyd spied for the South.
False
True
Habeas corpus guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed.
False
True
Providing food for the soldiers made Southern farmers very wealthy.
True
False
Which women fought for the Confederacy at the First Battle of Bull Run?
Loretta Janeta Velázquez
Fanading Lingle Snigle
Harriet Tubman
Belle Boyd
Who was the Southerner who established a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Sally Tompkins
Clara Barton
William Sheppard
The law that required men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years was the?
White-Gold Concordat
draft
bounty
habeas corpus
The worst disturbance concerning opposition to draft laws took place in?
Washington D.C.
New York City
Boston
Verdansk
To raise money for the war, the North printed
V-Bucks
Promissory Notes
Greenbacks
Handbills
How were men able to avoid the draft during the Civil War?
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.
Men were able to respectfully decline the draft
With so many children having to help in the war effort, what did schools get used as?
Theaters
Hospitals
Churches
Restaurants
Most of the Civil War was fought in the
North
South
Women kept the farms and businesses going while the men were off to war.
False
True
Everyone was welcoming to the women serving as nurses at wartime hospitals
True
False
Women on both the North and South served each of their sides as spies
False
True
Led missons to both free slaves in the south and disrupte southern supply lines.
Harriet Tubman
Belle Boyd
Rose O' Neal Greenhow
Tgandan Pnuckles
War Democrats supported the war while criticizing President Lincolns handling of it at the same time.
False
True
The nickname of the Peace Democrats given to them by their critics.
Coppertails
Copperheads
Greenbacks
Dinglenut
Andersonville, Georgia held the worst prison camp in the Civil War
False
True
General Stonewall Jackson was killed at Chancellorsville by a fall from his horse
False
True
Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside
False
True
The Union army was comprised of mostly African American soldiers
True
False
The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery
False
True
The 54th Massachusetts was an all female regiment
False
True
Which of the following did not lead the Union forces?
Joseph Hooker
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
Robert E. Lee
General Lee hoped that a win in the North might impress
Britain and France
France and Spain
Spain and Germany
Spain and Britain
General Grant led a 47-day siege against
Mobile, Alabama
Port Hudson, Louisiana
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Atlanta, Georgia
By the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly what percentage of the Union army?
100 percent
10 percent
20 percent
50 percent
President Lincoln’s address at what battlefield helped war-weary Americans focus on their shared ideals?
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Why was Lincoln frustrated with the Union generals?
Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not aggressive enough.
Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not nice enough.
Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not good enough.
Lincoln was frustrated because his generals were not old enough.
What city in Mississippi was extraordinary important for the Union to take control of
Vicksburg
Figglebottom
Tupelo
Gulfport
The military leadership of Generals __________ and Stonewall Jackson was a key factor in the Confederates' military success in the East.
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Quandale Dingle
Andrew Jackson
The first failed attempt by the South to invade the North
Battle of Gulf Shores
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Naboo
Battle of Antietam
Flank
Rear
Above
At which Battle did Stonewall Jackson sustain the injury that later lead to his death?
9/11
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of the Wilderness
Robert E. Lee once said, " He has lost his left arm, and i have lost my ___"
Epic Games Password
Right
Head
Stomach
At what battle did Thomas Jackson get his nickname?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Cold Harbor
President Lincoln was happy with his generals throughout the whole war.
True
False
At first, both the North and the South barred African Americans from serving in their armies.
False
True
Confederates let black men serve in their armed forces.
False
True
What percentage did black soldiers make up in the Union's army?
10
15
5
2.5
Second attempt by the South to take the war into the North.
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Second Battle of Bull Run
Pickett's Charge was a Failure
True
False
How Many Days was the Battle of Gettysburg
4
6
7
3
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg
The Union
The South
How Many Days was the Siege of Vicksburg?
30
40
42
47
Who Won at the Siege of vicksburg
The Union
The South
The systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army—is called
slash-and-burn
zero-build
terminal war
total war
A nine-month siege resulted from Ulysses S. Grant's assault on the railroad center of
Vicksburg
Petersburg
Dirty Docks
Richmond
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election?
winning at Gettysburg
Lee's surrender
William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta
promotion of Grant
Sherman's march to Savannah was called
undeclared war
cold war
malicious war
total war
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in a small Virginia village called
Tilted Towers
Appomattox Court House
Richmond
Gettysburg
What important River in the South was the Union in control of?
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Mississippi
What General was in charge of the entire Union army by the end of the Civil War
Grant
Sherman
Chungus
Hooker
There was a clear winner in the Battle of the wilderness
False
True
What General lead the march to the sea?
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
David Farragut tied himself in place in order to have a good view.
False
True
The Amendment that ended slavery in the United States.
14
420
21
13
President Lincoln won his second term.
True
False
Sherman's March to the Sea was relatively peaceful.
True
False
Which of the following did not happen during Sherman's March to the Sea.
They burnt crops
They tore up railroads
They planted crops for the Southerners
They killed livestock
The Confederacy did what to their capital city of Richmond when they heard Petersburg fell to the Union
Gathered documents and burned anything useful to the Union
Laid out flowers
Continued to fight in Richmond
Turned off Building
The Civil War ended with Confederate troops being able to keep their firearms, horses, and could go home in peace.
True
False
The end of the Civil War allowed for the Union to be?
Restored
Split
The era of American history following the Civil War is called?
Sigma
Reconstruction
World War 1
Industrilzation
