Worksheets9.2 Civil War: The Course of War
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
The Union's Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except
a)
dividing the South.
b)
blocking Southern ports.
c)
capturing Richmond, Virginia.
d)
assassinating the Confederate president.
2.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that
a)
slaves in U.S. territories were free.
b)
slaves throughout the world were free.
c)
slaves in the rebelling Confederate states were free.
d)
slaves in Union slave states were free.
3.
Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?
a)
The generals of both armies were killed in the battle.
b)
Both sides lost the will to continue fighting.
c)
It was the bloodiest single day of the war.
d)
Neither side claimed victory in the battle.
4.
How did the Battle of Vicksburg help in accomplishing one goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?
a)
The Confederate troops deserted.
b)
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
c)
The Union controlled all Southern ports.
d)
The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.
5.
What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
a)
to bring about a peaceful end to the war
b)
to weaken Southern morale and destroy anything useful to their army
c)
to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union
d)
to provide Union troops with needed supplies
6.
What was the main effect of General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House? House?
a)
It caused the Civil War to continue for several more years.
b)
It marked the end of the Civil War.
c)
It resulted in a divided country with seperate governments.
d)
It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.
7.
Which 3-day battle was the turning point of the war for the Union army?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Cold Harbor
c)
Antietam
d)
Fall of Richmond
8.
When was the Civil War?
a)
1800-1850
b)
1961-1965
c)
1761-1765
d)
1861-1865
9.
Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?
a)
It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
b)
The first shots of the Civil War were fired.
c)
The Confederacy surrendered.
d)
General Pickett charge the Union line.
10.
Which of the following is true about the Confederate strategy in the Civil War?
a)
To fight a defensive war until the Union gave up.
b)
To blockade Union ports.
c)
To capture the Union capital city of Washington, DC.
d)
To destroy Union rail lines.
11.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the Union's goal in the Civil War?
a)
It made the Union's war goal into a morale goal to end slavery throughout the US.
b)
It had no effect on the Union's goal in the war.
c)
It was a strategy to get Europe to support the Confederacy.
d)
It was meant to make the Confederacy give up and surrender.
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