WorksheetsVicksburg (Exit Quiz) 9.5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
First Battle of Bull Run
Firing on Fort Sumter
Which two states were part of the Union forces at the end of the Civil War?
Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
West Virginia
What three southern ports did the Union army blockade during the Civil War?
Savannah
Boston
Charleston
New Orleans
Who was Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson?
A skilled leader of the Northern military forces
A former enslaved African American who became an abolitionist
A skilled Confederate general from Virginia
A highly honored Union naval captain known for his feats of bravery
Which of the following states did NOT secede from the Union?
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Ohio
If a soldier was at the first major battle of the Civil War, where was he?
Southern Pennsylvania
Southern Mississippi
Northern Virginia
The capital of Virginia
Battle locations were influenced by the location of the capital cities of—
Atlanta and New York
Missouri and Mississippi
Richmond and Washington, D.C.
Kansas and Nebraska
Four border states
Kentucky
Missouri
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Best characterizes Robert E. Lee
Opposed the spread of slavery
Opposed secession, but did not
believe the Union should be held
together by force
Was determined to preserve the
Union, by force if necessary
Was offered command of the Union
forces at the beginning of the war, but
chose not to fight against Virginia
In which battle did the North gain control of the Mississippi River?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Manassas
Ulysses S. Grant was the—
general of the Union army that defeated Lee
skilled Southern general who led Confederate troops at the first Battle of Bull Run
president of the United States during the Civil War
person who crafted the Compromise of 1850
