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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the first years of the Civil War, things went well for the _____
South
North
Up to now, most of the war was fought in the South (T/F)
True
False
Lee was trying to take his troops to the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
The battle lasted _____________.
4 days
3 weeks
3 days
2 weeks
Another great victory, during the same days, was the siege of ___________________.
Victory
Vicksburg
Valley Forge
Valdosta
In defeat, General Lee had his troops _____________.
retreat and head south
surrender
retreat and head west
board ships traveling south
Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
Large population
Strong military leadership
Control of the railway system
Many factories and businesses
Which of the following was NOT a key battle of the Civil War?
Antietam
Bull Run
Lexington
Gettysburg
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?
Wounds
Disease
Frostbite
Starvation
What piece of legislation did Lincoln create which freed slaves in Confederate states?
Gettysburg Address
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation
Which of these describes General Sherman's march through Georgia?
An example of total war
A defeat for both armies
A peaceful end to the conflict
The bloodiest battle of the war
Where was the location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War?
The Capitol Building
The Smithsonian
The White House
Appomattox Court House
This is considered to be the first battle of the Civil War & ended in a Confederate victory.
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Manassas
Gettysburg
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
Washington D.C.
New Orleans
Tallahassee
The bloodiest DAY of the Civil War
Antietam
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Fort Sumter
Who was the leading general of the Confederate (southern) Army?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
James Longstreet
Who was the leading general of the Union (northern) Army?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
James Longstreet
During Day 1, the _____ army pushed the _____ army through the town of Gettysburg.
Union, Confederate
Confederate, Union
Day 1 was a stalemate
By Day 2, the Union Army was pushed back onto the high ground, their lines forming a giant fishhook.
fishhook
V-shape
W-shape
The Civil War was mainly fought over this divisive issue
Cotton profits
tariffs
slavery
Lincoln's hipster beard
What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
to free the slaves
to preserve the Union
to write Emancipation Proclamation
to preserve the states' rights of the South
The significance of the Union victory at Vicksburg was--
all Confederate supply routes across the Mississippi river were occupied by the Union
Mississippi would now have to rejoin the Union
New Orleans would be blockaded by the Union Army
South can no longer trade with Europe
What was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory?
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
What was the Union strategy to win the Civil War called?
The Python Plan
The Anaconda Plan
The Barracuda Plan
The Union Plan
This Union general took 62,000 men and marched from Atlanta to Savannah.
General Jackson
General Smith
General Sherman
What was the official name of the South during the Civil War?
Confederate States of America
Rebel States of America
Southern States of America
Confederate States of the South
All of the following were part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:
Block all southern ports to cut off shipping
Divide the north into sections
Control the Mississippi River
Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond
In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
1861
1863
1865
1781
Why was the Union general fired after winning the Battle of Gettysburg?
He was rude to President Lincoln
He did not chase after the Confederates as they retreated, crushing their army once and for all
