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Key People and Events of the Civil War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which man became a U.S. Navy Captain after stealing a Confederate ship, and later became an elected Congressman?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

Jefferson Davis

2.

This person established the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse in the Civil War:

a)

Mary Bowser

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Harriet Tubman

3.

The first shots fired that began the Civil War happened at:

a)

Manassas

b)

Antietam

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Gettysburg

4.

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War at this location:

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Appomattox Court House, VA

d)

Chancellorsville

5.

This man was the Commander-in-Chief and U.S. President of the Union during the Civil War:

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George McClellan

d)

Robert E. Lee

6.

This man was a former Senator of Mississippi who became the President of the Confederacy:

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

7.

This man was a famous abolitionist who fought to end slavery and promoted the involvement of African Americans to fight during the Civil War:

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert Smalls

8.

This man was one of the main Union Army leaders in the Civil War:

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

This Confederate Civil War General was well-known for his skills in artillery and battle tactics:

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

10.

This man was the Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate):

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

11.

This battle was a heavy Confederate loss and major Union victory, and considered a "turning point" battle in the war:

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

First Manassas

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Siege of Vicksburg

12.

This event gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union, splitting the Confederacy in half.

a)

Siege of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Siege of Petersburg

13.

This Confederate victory was the first major on-field battle in the Civil War:

a)

First Manassas

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter

14.

This document issued by President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in the rebelling/seceded states:

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Gettysburg Address

15.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy