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Unit 7.2 Civil War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "secede" mean?

a)

to file a lawsuit

b)

to break away

c)

to protest

d)

to join

2.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
3.

What was the main cause of South Carolina's secession in the 1860s?

a)

the Kansas Nebraska Act

b)

the Missouri Compromise

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

the firing on Ft Sumter

4.

What was the name of the new country formed from the states that seceded?

a)

Southern States of America

b)

Confederate States of America

c)

Freedonia

d)

Seceded States of America

5.

Fort Sumter defends which city

a)

Charleston

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

Boston

6.

What was the point of blockading southern ports?

a)

To Cripple the Confederate economy by ending the cotton trade

b)

To stop British ships from importing weapons

c)

To Capture the Capital City of Richmond

d)

To train the new US Navy

7.
True or False: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The bloodiest single day in American military history ended in a draw, but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the
a)
Declaration of Independence.
b)
13th Amendment.
c)
Gettysburg Address.
d)
Emancipation Proclamation.
9.

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

a)

Better Generals

b)

Stronger allies

c)

Natives were on their side

d)

More people, more factories and food, more railroads

10.

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

a)

North

South

b)

South

North

c)

North

East

d)

West

East

11.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

12.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Siege of Vickburg

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

13.

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

a)

Fort Wagner

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Hood

d)

For Warren

15.

The painting above originally produced in 1872 by John Gast is known as-

a)

Lady Liberty

b)

American Progress

c)

Westward Destiny

d)

Amber Waves of Grain

16.

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

b)

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

c)

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

17.

This Civil War-era illustration is showing

a)

Grant's victory at Shiloh.

b)

Sherman's "March to the Sea".

c)

Scott's victory at Gettysburg.

d)

the Union blockade of the South.

18.

The main purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 was to

a)

convince France and Britain to get out of the war.

b)

capture the important railroad depot at Charleston.

c)

permanently destroy Georgia's ability to produce cotton.

d)

destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.

19.

Why was the south dependent on slave labor?

a)

it was a need for the factory industry

b)

slaves made the population bigger

c)

for silk production

d)

for cotton production

20.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Rebels

c)

CSA

d)

Union

21.
The name given to the southern army.
a)

Confederates

b)

Union

c)

Federals

d)

Blues

22.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
23.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

24.

What effect did the overpopulation of Andersonville have on its prisoners?

a)

low wages for work

b)

sold into slavery to make room

c)

hunger, poor water supply, and disease

d)

no more soldiers for the Union to win the war

25.

What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?

a)

Due to its railroads and industry, it was the center of major trade and transportation.

b)

It was the capital of the CSA

c)

All of the Confederate Military spent their nights there

d)

The French allies were stationed there.

26.

Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA, and was over control of the south's railroads?

a)

Battle of Alexandria

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Ft. Sumter

d)

Chickamauga

27.

What was William Sherman's goals with the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea?

a)

punish and destroy the south, take away their ability to fight the war

b)

convince England to join forces with the Northern Union

c)

rebuild the farms and plantation lost in the war

d)

conquer the Spanish threat in the southern Florida

28.

What was the primary goal of the Union Blockade?

a)

to prevent Confederate support from Spain.

b)

to keep the South from building up a powerful navy.

c)

prevent the South from shipping cotton to Britain and France in exchange for weapons

d)

to block African slaves from being brought in the southern ports.

29.

Slavery, States' Rights, and Sectionalism were the major causes of

a)

the Civil War.

b)

the American Revolution.

c)

the Mexican-American War.

d)

the French and Indian War.

30.
Who was the president of the Union?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William T. Sherman
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
31.
Why did Sherman march the Union through Georgia civilian towns?
a)
To get back at Jefferson Davis for owning slaves.
b)
To set slaves in Georgia free so they could run to the North.
c)
To ruin public opinion of the war, and bring down the morale of the South, and shorten the war
d)
The show President Lincoln that he was the best canidate for Vice President.
32.
What was The Anaconda Plan also known as?
a)
The Union Attack
b)
The Union Brigade
c)
The Confederate Defeat Plan
d)
The Union Blockade
33.
Why was it important to destroy  Atlanta?
a)
It was Jefferson Davis' favorite place in the South.
b)
It was the industrial and transportation center of the confederacy.
c)
It was the city with the largest population of slaves to be freed.
d)
It was the city with the highest number of Government buildings.
34.
In what town was the notorious Confederate prison located?
a)
Augusta
b)
Atlanta
c)
Andersonville
d)
Antietam
35.
Who was in charge of Andersonville Prison?
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Henry Wirz
d)
John Hood
36.
Where did Antietam take place?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Maryland
37.

William T Sherman's march to the sea headed toward

a)

Charleston, South Carolina

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Savannah, Georgia

d)

Baltimore, Maryland

38.

Confederate ships that broke through the North's line of defense were called

a)

schooners

b)

blockade runners

c)

ironsides

d)

clippers

39.

Which battle did Lincoln use to take action against slavery

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Vicksburg

40.

What battle was the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a victory for the South? The Union army escaped to Chattanooga...

a)

Kennesaw

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Atlanta

d)

Antietam

41.

Andersonville Prison held ______.

a)

Confederate POWs

b)

Rebellious slaves

c)

Union POWs

d)

confederates that peid the tariff of 1832

42.

What city did General Sherman's army destroy in order for the Union army to continue the March to the Sea?

a)

Mobile

b)

Dahlonega

c)

Atlanta

d)

Valdosta