WorksheetsCivil War Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The features written on each gear in the graphic describes which section of the United States going into the Civil War?
a)
a. The West
b)
b. The South
c)
c. The North
2.
2. The Union general who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army at Appomattox Court House was...
a)
a. Ambrose Burnside
b)
b. Ulysses Grant
c)
c. George McClellan
d)
d. William Sherman
3.
3. The Battle of Gettysburg was important in the Civil War because it...
a)
a. It allowed the Confederates to seize Washington DC
b)
b. It was a turning point of the war in favor of the Union
c)
c. It allowed the Confederates to seek French help
d)
d. It gave the Union Army control of the Mississippi River
4.
4. What would be the best title for the graphic organizer?
a)
a. Lincoln wins the 1860 Election
b)
b. Why the Confederacy invaded the North
c)
c. The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
d. The Dred Scott Decision
5.
5. How did Southern states react when Abraham Lincoln was elected in
a)
a. Seven states left the Union
b)
b. Senators tried to impeach Lincoln
c)
c. They immediately attacked the North
d)
d. They declared a holiday for celebrating
6.
6. Which item would best complete the list?
a)
a. Inexperienced military leaders
b)
b. Lack of Farmland
c)
c. Lack of Manufacturing and Production
d)
d. Lack of Home Field Advantage
7.
7. The South’s main reason to fight in the war was
a)
a. Keep an alliance with Great Britain
b)
b. Maintain their way of life (slavery)
c)
c. Protect their factories
d)
d. All of the above
8.
8. This term means being loyal to your region or area
a)
a. Unity
b)
b. Segregation
c)
c. Sectionalism
d)
d. Cooperation
9.
9. All of the following were compromises to keep the U.S. together EXCEPT:
a)
a. Missouri Compromise
b)
b. Compromise of 1850
c)
c. Appomattox Compromise
d)
d. Perry v. Mason
10.
10. The South primarily used this form of transportation:
a)
a. Railroads
b)
b. Horse drawn carriage
c)
c. Waterways
d)
d. Automobiles
11.
11. Who won the Presidential election of 1860, which causes SEVEN Southern states to leave the US?
a)
a. Stephen Douglas
b)
b. Abe Lincoln
c)
c. George Washington
d)
d. Jefferson Davis
12.
12. The Southern States identified themselves as the
a)
a. Union
b)
b. United Southern States
c)
c. Confederacy
d)
d. Southern States of America
13.
13. The first shots of the war were fired by the Confederates at
a)
a. Fort Sumter
b)
b. Gettysburg
c)
c. Vicksburg
d)
d. Shiloh
14.
14. Which was an objective of the North during the Civil War
a)
a. Preserve the Union
b)
b. Invade, conquer, and occupy the South
c)
c. Destroy Southern will to resist
d)
d. All of these were Northern objectives
15.
15. All of the following were advantages of the Union EXCEPT:
a)
Booming economy
b)
Better trained military leaders
c)
Easy access to weapon manufacturing
d)
Faster railroad transportation
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