WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?
Their situation got worse
Their opportunities expanded
They helped the Confederacy win
Their rights were taken away
What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?
Better Generals
Stronger allies
Natives were on their side
More people, more factories and food, more railroads
The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.
North
South
South
North
North
East
West
East
How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?
He ordered them free
Congress passed the 13th Amendment
He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"
He did nothing
How did the Unions victory strengthen the power of the national government?
It forfeited the states power
It ensured that states would never again secede
It let the Confederacy quit without a fight
It declared that states rights do not matter
How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?
By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico
By attacking railroads
By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River
By taking over Southern farms and factories
What was ONE reason why there were food shortages in the South?
Farming machinery was taken by the Union army
Farmland was used as Prisoner camps
Farm products became too expensive to buy
Most of the farm workers fought in the military
Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?
It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River
It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city
It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads
It allowed the Union to occupy new territories
Why did Lincoln think it was necessary for the country to ratify the 13th Amendment?
To give citizenship to former slaves
To officially abolish slavery in the entire country
To allow slaves to vote in the upcoming election
To provide a way to educate former slaves
The Republican party was established on the belief of
Destroying the South
Helping slavery spread
Opposing slavery
Going to war
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.
What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Manassas
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vickburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?
Fort Wagner
Fort Sumter
Fort Hood
For Warren
Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?
The 54th
The Sons of Liberty
The Avengers
The Army of Northern Virginia
