WorksheetsCivil War POP Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
The right of citizens to choose representatives
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
Several important Confederate generals were killed.
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.
The Confederate territory was divided in half.
Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to —
elect a new president and vice president
complete construction of the Capitol
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
A biography on the military career of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg
The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
What was the result of the events shown on the map above?
General Lee's troops received necessary reinforcements.
General Grant's supply lines were completely cut off.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
General Grant and General Lee combined forces.
Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?
Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations.
Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.
Persistence — He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace.
Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War.
What was a significant outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?
It immediately freed all slaves in the Confederate states.
It allowed for the recruitment of African American soldiers into the Union Army.
It ended all forms of slavery in the United States.
It provided the Confederate states a chance to rejoin the Union without consequences.
How did the Battle of Gettysburg impact the overall course of the Civil War?
It marked the last major Confederate attempt to invade the North.
It resulted in the Union gaining control over all Southern ports.
It led to the immediate surrender of the Confederate Army.
It initiated a series of diplomatic negotiations that ended the war.
Explain the significance of the Gettysburg Adress
TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR
BLOODIES SINGLE DAY BATTLE
THOMAS STONE WALL JACKSON
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
