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Unit 8 quizizz

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

2.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
3.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
4.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
6.

Most soldiers died in the war because of

a)

disease/infection

b)

battle wounds

c)

hunger

d)

desertion

7.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

8.

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

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

9.

Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

10.

Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.


According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The West

d)

All regions had equal amount of resources

11.

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

The Union won. It proved that the South was weak.

b)

The Union won this battle. It showed the North would win.

c)

The Confederates won. It proved that the war would be long, $$ and difficult for the Union.

d)

It was a tie between both sides. It showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

12.

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Ban slavery

b)

Restore the Union

c)

Separate from the United States

d)

Make slavery legal everywhere

13.

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Gettysburg Address

14.

As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...

a)

superior military leadership

b)

enormous industrial capabilities

c)

a complex railroad network

d)

a large population

15.

Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.

a)

Lack of agricultural land

b)

larger population

c)

Inexperienced military leaders

d)

Lack of industries

16.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage for the Union going into the Civil War?

a)

Excellent military leaders

b)

larger population

c)

more railroads

d)

more resources

17.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

a)

General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.

b)

There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.

c)

Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.

d)

The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.

18.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for which main reason?

a)

to force citizens to join the Union army.

b)

to free slaves throughout the Confederacy

c)

to free slaves throughout the Union and western territories.

d)

to keep Confederate supporters in jail

19.
Choose the best definition of the term "border state".  A border state is a state . . . 
a)
that had slaves but officially remained loyal to the United States. 
b)
that was on the border between Canada and the United States. 
c)
that was on the border between Mexico and the United States.
d)
that bordered one of the western territories. 
20.
Of the following, which is synonymous with the term, "Union".
a)
The slave states. 
b)
 The United States of America. 
c)
The free states. 
d)
 The border states. 
21.
Of the following, which one was an advantage held by the South during the war?  The South . . . 
a)
 had greater industrial resources than the North. 
b)
 had more transportation resources than the North. 
c)
was defending their own territory. 
d)
 could count on the support of Native Americans. 
22.
Which Union fort was bombarded for 34 hours before surrendering to the Confederates?
a)
Fort Pickens 
b)
 Fort Sumter 
c)
Fort Moultrie 
d)
Fort Wagner 
23.
The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of
a)
Antietam
b)
Appomattox
c)
Chancelorsville
d)
Vicksburg
24.
Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casulties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?
a)
Second Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
25.
In which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson earn his nickname by standing firm, then chasing his enemy off the field?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Chancellorsville
d)
Antietam
26.
When a navy tries to prevent its enemy from trading overseas they create
a)
 an embargo 
b)
 a cut-off attack 
c)
 a flank attack
d)
 a blockade 
27.
What is an ironclad?
a)
 a submarine 
b)
a treaty or agreement 
c)
 a cannon 
d)
 a ship covered by metal plates 
28.

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Richmond, VA

29.

What document does Lincoln refer to in the Gettysburg Address to remind people that "all men are created equal"?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Mayflower Compact

30.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

31.

Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:

a)

keep a closer watch on the South

b)

keep the South from getting any supplies

c)

catch seafood along the coast

d)

keep southerners from escaping to the North

32.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
33.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
34.

What's important about Fort Sumter?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

35.

To withdraw from the country to form a separate country, state, or territory

a)

Secede

b)

Border States

c)

Union Army

d)

Confederate

36.

A slave state that bordered states in which slavery was illegal

a)

Secede

b)

Border States

c)

Union Army

d)

Confederate

37.

To give freedom, or give political/legal rights

a)

Confederate Army

b)

Emancipate

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

54th Massachusetts Regiment

38.

One of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War

a)

Confederate Army

b)

Emancipate

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

54th Massachusetts Regiment

39.

The courthouse in a Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War

a)

Appomattox Court 'House

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

40.

__________________________ was a Confederate General who surrender at Appomattox Court House.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

41.

President Lincoln gave a famous speech at the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. This speech became known as the __________________________________.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

13 U.S. Colored Troops

42.

General Sherman marched troops from Tennessee to the east coast of Georgia destroying and burning towns along the way. This became known as Sherman’s ________________________.

a)

March to the Sea

b)

54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

43.

The Battle of _________________________ was the start of the Civil War.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

March to the Sea

d)

Appomattox Court House

44.

African American regiment, attack Charleston, SC, half wounded, captured, or killed, gained respect

a)

64th Massachusetts

b)

54th Massachusetts

c)

44th Massachusets

d)

34th Massachusetts

45.

Union naval leader David Farragut captured and control almost all Mississippi River

a)

New Orleans

b)

Richmond

c)

Antietam

d)

Shiloh

46.

What plan used the geographic features of the South against the Confederacy?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Proclamation plan

c)

Emancipation plan

d)

Defensive Strategy

47.

Lee's most dependable general who was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

c)

J.E.B Stuart

d)

William Sherman

48.

What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bull Run

49.

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)

b)

It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region

c)

It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia

d)

It allowed the Union to attack Richmond

50.

Which event pushed South Carolina to secede from the Union?

a)

Firing at Fort Sumter

b)

Election of 1860

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Abolition of slavery

51.

What is the name given to slave states that did not secede from the Union prior to the Civil War?

a)

Border states

b)

Kansas, Missouri, and the Dakotas

c)

Free-soiler States

d)

Mid-Atlantic Seaboard

52.
This battle gave the Union control of the Tennessee River and help block supplies from the border states.
a)
Fort Donelson
b)
Fort Henry
c)
Shiloh
d)
Nashville
53.
This battle was the last battle of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The Union Army was an African American troop. It is thought that this was the biggest lose of life of African American troops of the war.
a)
Battle of Fort Henry
b)
Battle of Shiloh
c)
Battle of Franklin
d)
Battle of Nashville
54.

What was the significance of the Siege of Fort Donelson?

a)

it provided the Union access to the Mississippi River as a route to get supplies.

b)

It provided the Confederacy access to Kentucky as a route to attack the North.

c)

It provided the Union access to the Cumberland River as a route to invade the South.

d)

It provided the Confederacy with a morale boost.

55.

What are the 3 grand divisions of Tennessee?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

Middle

d)

South

e)

East

56.

Which grand division of Tennessee did not depend on slavery for the region’s economy?

a)

East

b)

Middle

c)

West

d)

South