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WorksheetsTCI Chapter 21 Review: The Civil War
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order to...
free enslaved people in the South.
leave the Union.
protect the homeland.
keep the country together.
What was the purpose of the draft during the Civil War?
to destroy railroads
to improve training
to provide better food
to get enough soldiers
The phrase “the blue and the gray” refers to...
battleships.
hospitals.
technology.
uniforms.
Unlike most Civil War battles, the Battle of Gettysburg
ended the Civil War.
took place in the North.
resulted in very few deaths.
was won by the Confederacy.
Which tactics and technology did not help defenders in battles?
positions on low ground
hot-air balloons
trenches and dirt walls
rifles and artillery
What was the greatest cause of death for Civil War soldiers?
bayonets
disease
gunshots
poison
Soldiers who fought in the Civil War...
always had plenty of supplies.
had very good medical care.
always had clean water to drink.
had to search for food and water.
Why did workers riot in New York City in 1863?
They were running out of food.
They wanted to stop making weapons.
They did not want to be forced to fight.
They believed that enslaved people should be freed.
What happened at Appomattox?
Pickett's Charge failed.
Lincoln freed the people who were enslaved.
Lee surrendered to Grant.
Ships with iron sides fought.
What was the process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union?
Abolition
Assassination
Ratification
Reconstruction
Sharecroppers rented farmland by giving the landowner...
40 acres and a mule.
part of what they grew.
wages they earned in town.
payments toward buying the land.
Lincoln passed the ____________ _______________, which freed people who were enslaved in Confederate states.
draft
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
technology
The turning point in the Civil War was the battle at...
draft
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
technology
Railroads and rifles were two types of ____________ that made the Civil War deadly.
draft
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
technology
The ____________ is the selection of people to serve in the army whether or not they wish to serve.
draft
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
technology
A system of farming in which the worker is paid with a share of the crop he or she raises.
technology
sharecropping
Gettysburg
draft
The process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War.
technology
sharecropping
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
Who was president of the Union during the Civil War?
George Bush
Joe Biden
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Why did armies often dig trenches when defending themselves against attackers?
Trenches helped improve their aim when shooting.
Trenches let them to camp while waiting for attackers.
Trenches protected them while firing at attackers.
Trenches stopped attackers from coming near them.
What was a benefit of the Civil War for women in the North and South?
Women were allowed to join the army during the war.
Women gained the right to vote during the war.
Women received higher wages during the war.
Women had more job opportunities during the war.
Soldiers during the Civil War often had to eat dry biscuits called ____________.
hardtack
jerky
What organization did Clara Barton go on to found or start?
Virginia Red Cross
American Red Cross
