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Civil War Test Review

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As the war went on, ___________ troops became increasingly younger and more poorly equipped and clothed.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

2.

Much of the South was devastated at the end of the war. Such as the burning of _________ and_____________.

a)

Boston and New York

b)

Atlanta and Richmond

c)

Vicksburg and Philadelphia

3.

Abolitionist, Conductor on the Underground Railroad, and political activist

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Clara Barton

4.

African Americans fought in the ________________army.

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

5.

Abolitionist and spy for the Union Army

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Clara Barton

6.

Which of the following were general effect of the war?


Select all that apply.

a)

Combat was brutal and often man-to-man.

b)

Confederate money became more valuable

c)

Family members were often pitted against one another, as were friends against friends.

d)

Disease was a major killer.

7.

_____________ was a major killer during the war.

a)

Poverty

b)

Freedom

c)

Disease

8.

True or False?

African American soldiers were treated equally in the Union Army and did not face discrimination.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

African American spy for the Union Army

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Clara Barton

10.

An African American sailor and later a Union naval captain, was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives after the war.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Robert Smalls

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Clara Barton

11.

African American soldiers were paid ____________ than white soldiers.

a)

More

b)

Less

12.

True or False?

The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans as ship workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

______________were left to run businesses in the North and farms and plantations in the South

a)

Enslaved African Americans

b)

Free African-Americans

c)

Women

14.

Civil War nurse who went on to create the American Red Cross

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Clara Barton

15.

Abraham Lincoln sought to reconstruct the nation by bringing Southern states back into the Union when ______ percent of voters in a former Confederate State accepted the end of slavery and reunion.

a)

10

b)

50

c)

75

16.

True or False?

African American soldiers were paid the same as white soldiers.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The _______________ moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers during the war.

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

18.

True or False?

Some African Americans accompanied Confederate units in the field.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False?

The Confederacy moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers to fight for them during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

African American soldiers were discriminated against and served in ______________________units under the command of white officers.

a)

integrated(black and white soldiers all serving together)

b)

segregated(separated by race)

21.

Who believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

22.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

23.

Who opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

24.

Who urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

25.

Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

26.

Who was determined to preserve the union by force if necessary?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

27.

Who was General of the Union army that defeated Lee?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

28.

Who was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

29.

Who was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war but chose not to fight against his home state of Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

30.

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

31.

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

32.

Who wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, for the people”?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

33.

Who was a former slave who promoted African American involvement in the Civil War by creating the United States Colored Troops?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Frederick Douglass

34.

Opposed the spread of slavery

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

35.

States that remained a part of the United States during the Civil War (states that did not secede.)

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Union

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Confederate States of America

36.

States that seceded from the United States and formed a new government under the leadership of Jefferson Davis.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Union

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Confederate States of America

37.

President Abraham Lincoln’s act that declared slavery illegal in the Confederacy.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Union

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Confederate States of America

38.

Speech made by President Lincoln at Gettysburg cemetery to honor those that had died in battle.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Union

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Confederate States of America

39.

A plan.

a)

Siege

b)

Border States

c)

Topography

d)

Strategy

40.

Physical features of the earth’s surface such as mountains.

a)

Siege

b)

Border States

c)

Topography

d)

Strategy

41.

The act of surrounding and attacking a fortified area over a period of time.

a)

Siege

b)

Border States

c)

Topography

d)

Strategy

42.

Slave states that remained in the Union (M.K.M.D) (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware).

a)

Siege

b)

Border States

c)

Topography

d)

Strategy

43.

Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government.

a)

Yankee

b)

Rebels

c)

ironclad

d)

Blockade-runner

44.

Union soldier.

a)

Yankee

b)

Rebels

c)

ironclad

d)

Blockade-runner

45.

A fast ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area.

a)

Yankee

b)

Rebels

c)

ironclad

d)

Blockade-runner

46.

Armored naval vessel (an iron plated ship).

a)

Yankee

b)

Rebels

c)

ironclad

d)

Blockade-runner

47.

To cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country’s ports.

a)

Ironclad

b)

Total War

c)

Topography

d)

Blockade

48.

War on all aspects of the enemy’s life.

a)

Ironclad

b)

Total War

c)

Topography

d)

Blockade

49.

Lincoln or Lee?


Determined to preserve the Union – by force if necessary

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

50.

Lincoln or Lee?


Believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

51.

Lincoln or Lee?


Opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

52.

Lincoln or Lee?


Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

53.

Lincoln or Lee?


Was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war but chose not to fight against Virginia

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

54.

Lincoln or Lee?


Wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lee

55.

Lee, Grant, or Jackson?


Was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia

a)

Lee

b)

Grant

c)

Jackson

56.

Lee, Grant, or Jackson?


Was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia

a)

Lee

b)

Grant

c)

Jackson

57.

Lee, Grant, or Jackson?


Was general of the Union army that defeated Lee

a)

Lee

b)

Grant

c)

Jackson

58.

Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln


Was President of the United States

a)

Douglass

b)

Davis

c)

Lincoln

59.

Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln


Was president of the Confederate States of America

a)

Douglass

b)

Davis

c)

Lincoln

60.

Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln


Promoted African American involvement in the Civil War by creating the United States Colored Troops.

a)

Douglass

b)

Davis

c)

Lincoln

61.

The firing on _____________ were the first shots that began the Civil War . (April 1861)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

62.

The first battle ___ of in Northern Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. (July 1861)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas (Bull Run)

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

63.

The siege at ___ in southern Mississippi divided the South and the North gained control of the Mississippi River. (May-July 1863)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

64.

The Battle of ___ in southern Pennsylvania was the turning point of the war in which the North repelled Lee’s invasion. (July 1863)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

65.

Lee’s surrender to Grant at ___ in 1865 ended the war. (April 1865)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

66.

The signing of ___ made “freeing the slaves” the new focus of the war.

a)

Lee's surrender to Grant

b)

the Gettysburg Address

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

67.

After ___________ many free slaves joined the Union army. (January 1863)

a)

Lee's surrender to Grant

b)

the Gettysburg Address

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

68.

The Union blockade of Southern ports included the ports in ___.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Savannah

b)

Charleston

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

New Orleans

e)

Vicksburg

69.

Which city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

70.

Which city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

71.

The Battle at Gettysburg is an example of when __________ influenced the outcome of a battle.

a)

capture of the capital

b)

gaining control of the major rivers

c)

control of the high ground

d)

blockading ports

72.

In what year did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant(ending the Civil War)?

a)

1861

b)

1865

c)

1820

73.

Draft Riots in Cities

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

74.

180,000+ African American soldiers

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

75.

Fighting a defensive strategy

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

76.

Fewer trained officers

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

77.

Large population

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

78.

Manufactured goods

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

79.

Few Railroads

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

80.

Anaconda Plan /Blockade

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

81.

Effective use of the telegraph

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

82.

Large slave population

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

83.

Total War tactics

a)

Union Advantage

b)

Union Disadvantage

c)

Confederate Advantage

d)

Confederate Disadvantage

84.

Which Battle took place at #2 on the map?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run/Manassas

d)

Attack on Fort Sumter

85.

Which Battle took place at #4 on the map?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run/Manassas

d)

Attack on Fort Sumter

86.

Which event took place at #1 on the map?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run/Manassas

d)

Attack on Fort Sumter

87.

Which event took place at #3 on the map?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run/Manassas

d)

Attack on Fort Sumter

88.

Which state was formed when it's western counties refused to secede from the Union.?

a)

7 - Kansas

b)

8- West Virginia

c)

3- Mississippi

d)

2- Virginia

89.

Which state came into the Union as a slave state during the Missouri Compromise?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

3

d)

9

90.

Which state came into the Union as a free state during the Missouri Compromise?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

9

91.

Which state was at the center of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, where violence in that territory came to be known as "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

92.

Which state came into the Union as a free state during the Compromise of 1850?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

93.

Which event took place at #2 on the map?

a)

Lee's Surrender to Grant(Appomattox Courthouse)

b)

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Attack on Fort Sumter

94.

Where was the Confederate Capitol was located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

95.

What is #13?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

California

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Port of Charleston

96.

The Union blockaded the southern port of New Orleans, Louisiana during the (Anaconda Plan).


Where is this port on the map?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

97.

The Union blockaded the southern port of Savannah, Georgia during the (Anaconda Plan).


Where is this port on the map?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

98.

The Union blockaded the southern port of Charleston, South Carolina during the (Anaconda Plan).


Where is this port on the map?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

99.

Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people; before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there

a)

TARIFF

b)

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

c)

CULTURE

d)

NULLIFY

100.

to cancel or make ineffective

a)

TARIFF

b)

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

c)

CULTURE

d)

NULLIFY

101.

A tax on imported or exported goods

a)

TARIFF

b)

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

c)

CULTURE

d)

NULLIFY

102.

A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

a)

TARIFF

b)

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

c)

CULTURE

d)

NULLIFY

103.

To leave or withdraw from

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

PLANTATION

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

SECEDE

104.

To make or produce goods

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

PLANTATION

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

SECEDE

105.

A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived there

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

PLANTATION

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

SECEDE

106.

Rights and power independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; the belief that states’ rights supersede federal rights and law

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

PLANTATION

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

SECEDE

107.

Relating to farming

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

AGRICULTURE

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

SECEDE

108.

Relating to that within a city

a)

STATES’ RIGHTS

b)

AGRICULTURE

c)

MANUFACTURE

d)

URBAN

109.

1820 agreement in which Missouri entered the United States as a slave state, and Maine was admitted as a free state.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

110.

California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and the southwest territories would decide by voting on the slavery issue

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

111.

The people of these territories would decide the slavery issue.(popular-sovereignty)

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

112.

Mississippi 19:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

113.

New York 10:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

114.

Delaware 8:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

115.

Alabama 18:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

116.

Maine 1 :

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

117.

Is Kentucky(21) A Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

118.

Tennessee 20 :

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

119.

Virginia 12 :

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

120.

California 36:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

121.

Is 29 a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

122.

Is Tennessee (20) A Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

123.

Is South Carolina a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

124.

Kentucky 21:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

125.

Where did the battle of Gettysburg take place?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

14

126.

Is Pennsylvania(11) A Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

127.

Texas 32:

Free?

Border?

Slave?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

128.

Is Georgia a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

129.

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

16

d)

19

130.

Is Louisiana a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

131.
West Virginia:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
a)
Free
b)
Border
c)
Slave
132.

Where did the battle of Vicksburg take place?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

16

d)

19

133.

Is Delaware a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

134.

Is Maryland a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave

135.

Where did the first major battle of the Civil War take place?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

16

d)

19

136.

Is Maine a Free, Border, or Slave state?

a)

Free

b)

Border

c)

Slave