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Gettysburg and More

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the first years of the Civil War, things went well for the _____

a)

South

b)

North

2.

Up to now, most of the war was fought in the South (T/F)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Lee was trying to take his troops to the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.

a)

Harrisburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Pittsburgh

4.

The battle lasted _____________.

a)

4 days

b)

3 weeks

c)

3 days

d)

2 weeks

5.

Another great victory, during the same days, was the siege of ___________________.

a)

Victory

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Valdosta

6.

In defeat, General Lee had his troops _____________.

a)

retreat and head south

b)

surrender

c)

retreat and head west

d)

board ships traveling south

7.

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Large population

b)

Strong military leadership

c)

Control of the railway system

d)

Many factories and businesses

8.

Which of the following was NOT a key battle of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Lexington

d)

Gettysburg

9.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Frederick Douglass

10.

Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?

a)

Wounds

b)

Disease

c)

Frostbite

d)

Starvation

11.

What piece of legislation did Lincoln create which freed slaves in Confederate states?

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

12.

Which of these describes General Sherman's march through Georgia?

a)

An example of total war

b)

A defeat for both armies

c)

A peaceful end to the conflict

d)

The bloodiest battle of the war

13.

Where was the location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War?

a)

The Capitol Building

b)

The Smithsonian

c)

The White House

d)

Appomattox Court House

14.

This is considered to be the first battle of the Civil War & ended in a Confederate victory.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Bull Run

c)

Manassas

d)

Gettysburg

15.

Where was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Richmond

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

New Orleans

d)

Tallahassee

16.

The bloodiest DAY of the Civil War

a)

Antietam

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Fort Sumter

17.

Who was the leading general of the Confederate (southern) Army?

a)

George McClellan

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Meade

d)

James Longstreet

18.

Who was the leading general of the Union (northern) Army?

a)

George McClellan

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Meade

d)

James Longstreet

19.

During Day 1, the _____ army pushed the _____ army through the town of Gettysburg.

a)

Union, Confederate

b)

Confederate, Union

c)

Day 1 was a stalemate

20.

By Day 2, the Union Army was pushed back onto the high ground, their lines forming a giant fishhook.

a)

fishhook

b)

V-shape

c)

W-shape

21.

The Civil War was mainly fought over this divisive issue

a)

Cotton profits

b)

tariffs

c)

slavery

d)

Lincoln's hipster beard

22.

What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

a)

to free the slaves

b)

to preserve the Union

c)

to write Emancipation Proclamation

d)

to preserve the states' rights of the South

23.

The significance of the Union victory at Vicksburg was--

a)

all Confederate supply routes across the Mississippi river were occupied by the Union

b)

Mississippi would now have to rejoin the Union

c)

New Orleans would be blockaded by the Union Army

d)

South can no longer trade with Europe

24.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory?

a)

The Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Vicksburg

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

25.

What was the Union strategy to win the Civil War called?

a)

The Python Plan

b)

The Anaconda Plan

c)

The Barracuda Plan

d)

The Union Plan

26.

This Union general took 62,000 men and marched from Atlanta to Savannah.

a)

General Jackson

b)

General Smith

c)

General Scott

d)

General Sherman

27.

What was the official name of the South during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

Rebel States of America

c)

Southern States of America

d)

Confederate States of the South

28.

All of the following were part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

a)

Block all southern ports to cut off shipping

b)

Divide the north into sections

c)

Control the Mississippi River

d)

Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

29.

In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

a)

1861

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1781

30.

Why was the Union general fired after winning the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

He was rude to President Lincoln

b)

He did not chase after the Confederates as they retreated, crushing their army once and for all