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WorksheetsKey People and Events of the Civil War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which man became a U.S. Navy Captain after stealing a Confederate ship, and later became an elected Congressman?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Robert Smalls
Jefferson Davis
This person established the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse in the Civil War:
Mary Bowser
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Van Lew
Harriet Tubman
The first shots fired that began the Civil War happened at:
Manassas
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War at this location:
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C.
Appomattox Court House, VA
Chancellorsville
This man was the Commander-in-Chief and U.S. President of the Union during the Civil War:
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
This man was a former Senator of Mississippi who became the President of the Confederacy:
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
This man was a famous abolitionist who fought to end slavery and promoted the involvement of African Americans to fight during the Civil War:
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Smalls
This man was one of the main Union Army leaders in the Civil War:
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
This Confederate Civil War General was well-known for his skills in artillery and battle tactics:
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
This man was the Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate):
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
This battle was a heavy Confederate loss and major Union victory, and considered a "turning point" battle in the war:
Fort Sumter
First Manassas
Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
This event gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union, splitting the Confederacy in half.
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Petersburg
This Confederate victory was the first major on-field battle in the Civil War:
First Manassas
Antietam
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
This document issued by President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in the rebelling/seceded states:
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
U.S. Constitution
Gettysburg Address
Who won the Civil War?
Union
Confederacy
