WorksheetsGA in the Civil War
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
When Southern states left the Union, they formed a new nation called _____________________________.
a)
United States of the South
b)
Confederate States of America
c)
Southern States of the Confederacy
d)
Southern States of America
2.
What was the first conflict of the Civil War?
a)
Andersonville, GA
b)
Battle of Chicamauga
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in South Carolina
3.
How did the Union's naval blockades impact the South? SELECT ALL that apply.
a)
Caused a scarcity of available goods in Southern states
b)
Limited the export of cotton to Europe
c)
Increased the export of cotton to Europe
d)
Weakened the economies of Southern states
e)
Strengthened the economies of Southern states
4.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William Sherman
d)
Jefferson Davis
5.
What was the Atlanta Campaign?
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6.
Why did the Union want to capture Atlanta?
a)
Atlanta was the largest Southern city at the time.
b)
Atlanta was the capital of Georgia, and the Union wanted all capitals captured.
c)
Atlanta was the center of railroads and factories that were vital to the Confederacy.
d)
Jefferson David lived in Atlanta.
7.
What type of destruction did General Sherman's army cause on their "March to the Sea"?
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8.
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
SELECT TWO
a)
Allowed freed Blacks to enlist in the Union army
b)
Declared all slaves in Union states to be free
c)
Declared all slaves in rebel Confederate states to be free
d)
Allowed freed Blacks to enlist in the Confederate army
9.
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant to the Union?
SELECT TWO
a)
Avoided the real focus of economy as a divisive point
b)
Encouraged Northerners to liberate slaves in the South
c)
Gave many Northerners a reason to fight
d)
Changed the focus of the war to freeing slaves
10.
What was the first Civil War battle on Georgia soil?
a)
Atlanta Campaign
b)
Battle of Savannah
c)
Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Battle of Chickamauga
11.
What did General Sherman present to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?
a)
A nice tie
b)
The city of Atlanta
c)
The city of Savannah
d)
The state of Georgia
12.
What was the location of the Confederate military prison camp with the highest death rate of any Civil War prison?
a)
Milledgeville, GA
b)
Andersonville, GA
c)
Gettysburg, PA
d)
Savannah, GA
13.
Why did 13,000 Union soldiers die in this prison?
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14.
General Sherman ended his march to the sea here.
a)
Andersonville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Milledgeville
e)
Savannah
15.
This was the site of a battle that the Confederate forces won.
a)
Andersonville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Milledgeville
e)
Savannah
16.
This was the location of a notorious Confederate prison camp.
a)
Andersonville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Milledgeville
e)
Savannah
17.
General Sherman sacked this capital of Georgia on his march to the sea.
a)
Andersonville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Milledgeville
e)
Savannah
18.
General Sherman began his march to the sea here after burning this town.
a)
Andersonville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Milledgeville
e)
Savannah
19.
Who was from Georgia, supported the Georgia Platform, and became the Vice President of the Confederacy?
a)
Alexander Stephens
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Carl Vinson
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
20.
Who was William T. Sherman?
a)
A. He was the Confederate general who tried to invade the North twice but failed.
b)
B. He was the appointed governor of Georgia during Reconstruction.
c)
C. He was the Union general who conquered Atlanta and marched all the way to Savannah.
d)
D. He was the Union general who finally defeated Robert E. Lee and forced him to surrender.
21.
Who was Dred Scott?
a)
an abolitionist Senator
b)
a slave owner from Georgia
c)
a conductor on the Underground Railroad
d)
a slave who sued for his freedom
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