WorksheetsGeorgia Studies - The Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the South as it prepared for war?
a)
The South had better military leaders.
b)
The South had more factories than the North
c)
The South was fighting for a cause – independence
d)
The South was familiar with the land where most of the fighting took place.
2.
Which battle forced President Lincoln's hand and began the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Fort Pulaski, Georgia
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
c)
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
d)
Battle of Fort Pickens, Florida
3.
Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
a)
The New York court system changed the laws of Missouri.
b)
Missouri granted Scott the right to be free
c)
The US Supreme Court decided against Scott, on the basis that he was a slave, and therefore, could not sue.
d)
The US Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court
4.
What was the “Georgia platform”?
a)
It was a statement supporting states’ rights
b)
It was a statement supporting popular sovereignty.
c)
It was a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850.
d)
It was a statement supporting the abolition movement in the north
5.
Which Civil War battle was the single bloodiest day of the entire war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Atlanta
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Chancellorsville
6.
Which infamous Civil War prisoner of war camp was located in Georgia?
a)
Camp Elmira
b)
Camp Douglas
c)
Andersonville
d)
Point Lookout
7.
What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?
a)
The South had a superior Navy
b)
Blockade runners slipped through the blockade
c)
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the South
d)
The Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade
8.
Which definition BEST defines the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It said slaves captured in free states had to be returned to slave states.
b)
It allowed slavery in Maine but did not allow slavery in Missouri
c)
It stated that Missouri could have slavery
d)
It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states
9.
After the destruction caused by his march through Georgia, why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
a)
He spared the hometown of his West Point roommate.
b)
He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas present and protected 25,000 bales of cotton located there
c)
He knew Savannah’s mayor and took pity on the city
d)
He had divided the upper and lower Confederacy and so did not need to destroy the city.
10.
What is the correct sequence in which the following events occurred? 1. Kansas-Nebraska Act 2. Missouri Compromise 3. Lincoln elected President of the US 4. Dred Scott decision
a)
3-1-4-2
b)
2-4-1-3
c)
2-1-4-3
d)
4-2-1-3
11.
William T. Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to
a)
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war.
b)
retaliate for lives lost in the battle of Atlanta
c)
force Georgian troops to return home to defend Georgia.
d)
punish the South for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy.
12.
Near what city is Chickamauga located?
a)
Brunswick
b)
Chattanooga
c)
Savannah
d)
Birmingham
13.
How did the blockade of Savannah impact the Confederacy?
a)
It protected some cities from being controlled by the Union.
b)
It meant that the Confederacy had trouble getting supplies.
c)
It led to the construction of forts that would not fall to enemy fire.
d)
It made it easier for merchants and farmers to sell their goods.
14.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
It freed all the slaves in the United States
b)
It put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union forces.
c)
It allowed slaves to enlist in the Confederate Army
d)
It freed the slaves in the Confederate states.
15.
Prior to leaving Atlanta, Sherman’s army
a)
burned the city
b)
killed all the inhabitants
c)
allowed the citizens to return
d)
gave the city to Lincoln as a present
16.
What were the two major battles fought on northern soil during the Civil War?
a)
Antietam and Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
c)
Antietam and Gettysburg
d)
Chickamauga and Sharpsburg
17.
Why was Chickamauga important to both the North and the South?
a)
It was a major recruiting center for the South
b)
It was a major railroad center in the South.
c)
It was located halfway between two state capitals.
d)
It had a number of factories that produced war supplies.
18.
In what state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
a)
Maryland
b)
Mississippi
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Virginia
19.
Which was NOT an advantage of the North as it prepared for war?
a)
The North had more laid track of railroad.
b)
The North had better military generals than the South.
c)
The North had a larger population and thus, more men to fight.
d)
The North had a better trained Army and Navy.
20.
The South needed to keep its ports open during the Civil War
a)
to maintain its navy for attacks on northern seaports.
b)
to maintain its only transportation resource in the south
c)
to ship and sell its cotton in Europe in exchange for supplies and arms
d)
to protect the privateers who were making millions in profits from the war.
21.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It made Missouri a free state.
b)
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
c)
It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s southern boundary
d)
It changed the requirements necessary for a territory to become a state.
22.
Why did the South want nullification?
a)
They wanted to be able to ignore federal laws that did not work in their favor.
b)
They wanted each state to be able to force Northern states to follow their laws
c)
They wanted the laws of the Southern states to be applied to all Northern states
d)
They wanted to be able to ignore the taxes of foreign governments were trying to place on them
e)
23.
Which of the following was a Northern strategy to win the Civil War?
a)
To capture the capital of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.
b)
To capture the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half.
c)
To blockade southern ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving southern coasts.
d)
All of the above
24.
Why were states’ rights an issue between the North and the South?
a)
The North wanted each state to form its own laws
b)
The North didn’t want states to be able to make any of their own laws.
c)
The South wanted federal laws that applied to the whole country.
d)
The South didn’t want the federal laws to overrule state laws.
25.
What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
a)
They were meant to peacefully resolve disputes over slavery in the US territories.
b)
They were passed to settle the issue of whether GA should secede from the Union
c)
They were adopted to proclaim that southern states had the right to nullify any federal laws that did not work for their good.
d)
They formally established the Confederate States of America.
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