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WorksheetsCivil War!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Civil War began with:
The secession of South Carolina
The illegal formation of the Confederate States of America
The attack on the Lawrence, Kansas, a center of free-soiler activity
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?
more experienced generals
more money to spend on war
military support from Britain
larger population
Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?
blockading the North’s Atlantic coast
attacking the North by way of the Mississippi River
seeking support from Britain with northern victories
limiting the upper draft age to 35
The Emancipation Proclamation freed
All the enslaved people in the United States
enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
enslaved people living in the Union states.
enslaved people living in the territories.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln
condemned the use of total war.
promised the nation a new birth of freedom.
declared that slavery was moral.
offered forgiveness to the South.
Where was the first real battle of the war?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Vicksburg
If Grant’s army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the Confederacy
was defeated
was assured of victory.
was forced to invade the North.
would be split into two parts.
Where did General Lee surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865?
Richmond
Washington D.C.
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after which Union victory?
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Texas
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
General Sherman's led what specific campaign which probably ensured that Lincoln was reelected?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
the "March to the Sea"
The Anaconda
In what speech did Lincoln dedicate a battlefield in honor of the Union Troops?
Gettysburg Address
inaugural address
Gettysburg Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
What technological advance contributed most to the Civil War's high casualty rate?
the ironclad ship
the minie ball
the land mine
the camera
Who did Lincoln appoint as the General-in-Chief of the Union army in 1864?
Lee
Grant
Sherman
McClellan
Why was the Monitor and Merrimack battle so significant?
the battle was a huge military success for the Confederates
the battle was a huge military success for the Union
showed that the weight of ships made with iron armor could easily sink
It showed ships made from just wood were now obsolete in warfare
Northern Democrats who wanted peace with the South, not victory were called
Copperheads
Ironclads
Freeman
Patriots
The Northern strategy that included splitting the South in half was called
The Anaconda Plan
The Serpent Special
The Squeeze method
The Strategic squeeze
A draft that forced men to serve in the military was called
a conscription
habeus corpus
emancipation
the anaconda
The capital of the Confederate States of America was
Richmond
Atlanta
Savannah
Gettysburg
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysseses S Grant
Abraham Lincoln
