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Civil War Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contribute to the start of the Civil War?  

a)

convincing many people that slavery was morally wrong

b)

condemning abolitionists

c)

supporting states' rights

d)

supporting the rights of slaveholders

2.

Where did the Civil War begin?

a)

Harpers Ferry

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettsyburg

d)

Fort Sumter

3.

What were the three main causes of the Civil War?

a)

States’ rights

b)

slavery

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

4.

What was the effect of the Battle of Gettysburg on the war?

a)

Left the South with no chance of winning the Civil War

b)

The South was just as strong after the battle

c)

Both sides felt that neither side would ever win

d)

It had no effect

5.

Which region of the United States wanted to secede from the union and why? 

a)

The North- They wanted to be in control of all states.

b)

The South- They wanted to have states' rights.

6.

What effect did the Raid on Harper’s Ferry have on Southerners?

a)

John Brown was a hero.

b)

abolitionists were not a serious threat

c)

they needed to secede, or withdraw, from the Union

d)

that slavery should be abolished

7.

 What were three reasons the Civil War was more devastating in the South than in the North?  

a)

Most of the fighting took place in the South

b)

The South lacked the industry to produce what it needed

c)

a higher percentage of their male population was killed

8.

 How did the Atlanta Campaign impact the citizens of Atlanta and the Civil War overall?

a)

The city was destroyed.

b)

The citizens lost a lot.

c)

It helped the citizens.

d)

It didn't impact the citizens at all.

9.

What is the March to Sea?

a)

It is Sherman's destructive advance from Atlanta to Savannah.

b)

It is Sherman's destructive advance from Savannah to Atlanta.

10.

 What brought destruction and misery to Georgia and crushed any fighting spirit the South had left? 

a)

Sherman's March to the Sea

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

11.

The general who captured Atlanta

a)

Sherman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

He surrendered to general Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

a)

Sherman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

13.

Confederate general who was victorious at the Battle of Bull Run

a)

Sherman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

US President during the Civil War

a)

Sherman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

Commander of the Confederate army

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

John Brown

e)

Jefferson Davis

16.

Commander of the Union army

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

John Brown

e)

Jefferson Davis

17.

Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

John Brown

e)

Jefferson Davis

18.

Abolitionist who led the Raid at Harper’s Ferry

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

John Brown

e)

Jefferson Davis

19.

President of the Confederacy

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

John Brown

e)

Jefferson Davis

20.

More battles were fought on their home soil

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

21.

Diseases killed ⅔ of their soldiers

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

22.

Farms, homes, railroads, and industries were destroyed

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

23.

Factories expanded to supply the military

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

24.

They faced a long rebuilding process after the war

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

25.

Young teenage boys and old men served in the army

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

26.

Farms produced more crops to feed soldiers

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

27.

Deaths of husbands and fathers who had earned the family’s income

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both

28.

Put the following events in order

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Sherman's March to the Sea

e)

Surrender at Appomattox Court House

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)