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WorksheetsCivil War Test Review
Total questions: 136
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
As the war went on, ___________ troops became increasingly younger and more poorly equipped and clothed.
Northern
Southern
Much of the South was devastated at the end of the war. Such as the burning of _________ and_____________.
Boston and New York
Atlanta and Richmond
Vicksburg and Philadelphia
Abolitionist, Conductor on the Underground Railroad, and political activist
Harriet Tubman
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Clara Barton
African Americans fought in the ________________army.
Union
Confederate
Abolitionist and spy for the Union Army
Harriet Tubman
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Clara Barton
Which of the following were general effect of the war?
Select all that apply.
Combat was brutal and often man-to-man.
Confederate money became more valuable
Family members were often pitted against one another, as were friends against friends.
Disease was a major killer.
_____________ was a major killer during the war.
Poverty
Freedom
Disease
True or False?
African American soldiers were treated equally in the Union Army and did not face discrimination.
True
False
African American spy for the Union Army
Harriet Tubman
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Clara Barton
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.
Robert E. Lee
Robert Smalls
Ulysses S. Grant
Clara Barton
African American soldiers were paid ____________ than white soldiers.
More
Less
True or False?
The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans as ship workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers.
True
False
______________were left to run businesses in the North and farms and plantations in the South
Enslaved African Americans
Free African-Americans
Women
Civil War nurse who went on to create the American Red Cross
Harriet Tubman
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Clara Barton
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.
10
50
75
True or False?
African American soldiers were paid the same as white soldiers.
True
False
The _______________ moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers during the war.
Union
Confederate
True or False?
Some African Americans accompanied Confederate units in the field.
True
False
True or False?
The Confederacy moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers to fight for them during the war.
True
False
African American soldiers were discriminated against and served in ______________________units under the command of white officers.
integrated(black and white soldiers all serving together)
segregated(separated by race)
Who believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was determined to preserve the union by force if necessary?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was General of the Union army that defeated Lee?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was a former slave who promoted African American involvement in the Civil War by creating the United States Colored Troops?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Opposed the spread of slavery
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
States that remained a part of the United States during the Civil War (states that did not secede.)
Emancipation Proclamation
Union
Gettysburg Address
Confederate States of America
States that seceded from the United States and formed a new government under the leadership of Jefferson Davis.
Emancipation Proclamation
Union
Gettysburg Address
Confederate States of America
President Abraham Lincoln’s act that declared slavery illegal in the Confederacy.
Emancipation Proclamation
Union
Gettysburg Address
Confederate States of America
Speech made by President Lincoln at Gettysburg cemetery to honor those that had died in battle.
Emancipation Proclamation
Union
Gettysburg Address
Confederate States of America
A plan.
Siege
Border States
Topography
Strategy
Physical features of the earth’s surface such as mountains.
Siege
Border States
Topography
Strategy
The act of surrounding and attacking a fortified area over a period of time.
Siege
Border States
Topography
Strategy
Slave states that remained in the Union (M.K.M.D) (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware).
Siege
Border States
Topography
Strategy
Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government.
Yankee
Rebels
ironclad
Blockade-runner
Union soldier.
Yankee
Rebels
ironclad
Blockade-runner
A fast ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area.
Yankee
Rebels
ironclad
Blockade-runner
Armored naval vessel (an iron plated ship).
Yankee
Rebels
ironclad
Blockade-runner
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.
Ironclad
Total War
Topography
Blockade
War on all aspects of the enemy’s life.
Ironclad
Total War
Topography
Blockade
Lincoln or Lee?
Determined to preserve the Union – by force if necessary
Lincoln
Lee
Lincoln or Lee?
Believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states
Lincoln
Lee
Lincoln or Lee?
Opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force
Lincoln
Lee
Lincoln or Lee?
Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on
Lincoln
Lee
Lincoln or Lee?
Was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war but chose not to fight against Virginia
Lincoln
Lee
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.”
Lincoln
Lee
Lee, Grant, or Jackson?
Was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia
Lee
Grant
Jackson
Lee, Grant, or Jackson?
Was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia
Lee
Grant
Jackson
Lee, Grant, or Jackson?
Was general of the Union army that defeated Lee
Lee
Grant
Jackson
Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln
Was President of the United States
Douglass
Davis
Lincoln
Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln
Was president of the Confederate States of America
Douglass
Davis
Lincoln
Douglass, Davis, or Lincoln
Promoted African American involvement in the Civil War by creating the United States Colored Troops.
Douglass
Davis
Lincoln
The firing on _____________ were the first shots that began the Civil War . (April 1861)
Fort Sumter
Manassas
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
The first battle ___ of in Northern Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. (July 1861)
Fort Sumter
Manassas (Bull Run)
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
The siege at ___ in southern Mississippi divided the South and the North gained control of the Mississippi River. (May-July 1863)
Fort Sumter
Manassas
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
The Battle of ___ in southern Pennsylvania was the turning point of the war in which the North repelled Lee’s invasion. (July 1863)
Fort Sumter
Manassas
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Lee’s surrender to Grant at ___ in 1865 ended the war. (April 1865)
Fort Sumter
Manassas
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
The signing of ___ made “freeing the slaves” the new focus of the war.
Lee's surrender to Grant
the Gettysburg Address
the Emancipation Proclamation
the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
After ___________ many free slaves joined the Union army. (January 1863)
Lee's surrender to Grant
the Gettysburg Address
the Emancipation Proclamation
the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
The Union blockade of Southern ports included the ports in ___.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Savannah
Charleston
Washington D.C.
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Which city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Washington D.C.
Manassas
Richmond
Which city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Washington D.C.
Manassas
Richmond
The Battle at Gettysburg is an example of when __________ influenced the outcome of a battle.
capture of the capital
gaining control of the major rivers
control of the high ground
blockading ports
In what year did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant(ending the Civil War)?
1861
1865
1820
Draft Riots in Cities
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
180,000+ African American soldiers
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Fighting a defensive strategy
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Fewer trained officers
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Large population
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Manufactured goods
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Few Railroads
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Anaconda Plan /Blockade
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Effective use of the telegraph
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Large slave population
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Total War tactics
Union Advantage
Union Disadvantage
Confederate Advantage
Confederate Disadvantage
Which Battle took place at #2 on the map?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run/Manassas
Attack on Fort Sumter
Which Battle took place at #4 on the map?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run/Manassas
Attack on Fort Sumter
Which event took place at #1 on the map?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run/Manassas
Attack on Fort Sumter
Which event took place at #3 on the map?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run/Manassas
Attack on Fort Sumter
Which state was formed when it's western counties refused to secede from the Union.?
7 - Kansas
8- West Virginia
3- Mississippi
2- Virginia
Which state came into the Union as a slave state during the Missouri Compromise?
7
8
3
9
Which state came into the Union as a free state during the Missouri Compromise?
1
3
5
9
Which state was at the center of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, where violence in that territory came to be known as "Bleeding Kansas"?
1
5
7
9
Which state came into the Union as a free state during the Compromise of 1850?
5
6
7
9
Which event took place at #2 on the map?
Lee's Surrender to Grant(Appomattox Courthouse)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Battle of Vicksburg
Attack on Fort Sumter
Where was the Confederate Capitol was located?
1
2
3
4
What is #13?
Pennsylvania
California
Mississippi River
Port of Charleston
The Union blockaded the southern port of New Orleans, Louisiana during the (Anaconda Plan).
Where is this port on the map?
10
11
12
13
The Union blockaded the southern port of Savannah, Georgia during the (Anaconda Plan).
Where is this port on the map?
10
11
12
13
The Union blockaded the southern port of Charleston, South Carolina during the (Anaconda Plan).
Where is this port on the map?
10
11
12
13
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
TARIFF
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
CULTURE
NULLIFY
to cancel or make ineffective
TARIFF
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
CULTURE
NULLIFY
A tax on imported or exported goods
TARIFF
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
CULTURE
NULLIFY
A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
TARIFF
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
CULTURE
NULLIFY
To leave or withdraw from
STATES’ RIGHTS
PLANTATION
MANUFACTURE
SECEDE
To make or produce goods
STATES’ RIGHTS
PLANTATION
MANUFACTURE
SECEDE
A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived there
STATES’ RIGHTS
PLANTATION
MANUFACTURE
SECEDE
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
STATES’ RIGHTS
PLANTATION
MANUFACTURE
SECEDE
Relating to farming
STATES’ RIGHTS
AGRICULTURE
MANUFACTURE
SECEDE
Relating to that within a city
STATES’ RIGHTS
AGRICULTURE
MANUFACTURE
URBAN
1820 agreement in which Missouri entered the United States as a slave state, and Maine was admitted as a free state.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and the southwest territories would decide by voting on the slavery issue
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The people of these territories would decide the slavery issue.(popular-sovereignty)
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Mississippi 19:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
New York 10:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Delaware 8:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Alabama 18:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Maine 1 :
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Is Kentucky(21) A Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Tennessee 20 :
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Virginia 12 :
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
California 36:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Is 29 a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Is Tennessee (20) A Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Is South Carolina a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Kentucky 21:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Where did the battle of Gettysburg take place?
10
11
12
14
Is Pennsylvania(11) A Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Texas 32:
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Free
Border
Slave
Is Georgia a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
11
12
16
19
Is Louisiana a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Free?
Border?
Slave?
Where did the battle of Vicksburg take place?
11
12
16
19
Is Delaware a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Is Maryland a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
Where did the first major battle of the Civil War take place?
11
12
16
19
Is Maine a Free, Border, or Slave state?
Free
Border
Slave
