WorksheetsCivil War (Practice Quiz)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
A civil war is a conflict between?
Two countries that share the same form of government
Two groups of citizens in one country
Two countries that share a border
Two nations that were once allies
Which river was the South’s biggest geographic disadvantage if the Union was able to get control of it?
Missouri River
Hudson River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande River
What was the Confederacy?
A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there
The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully
An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves to be set free
The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there
An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves in the south to be set free
The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully
The 11 states that seceded from the Union
What was one of the North’s biggest advantages over the South at the start of the war?
The North had better weather to fight wars in
The North had better military leadership
They had the help of other countries to help in the war effort
They had a larger population of people
How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?
It made him question whether the keeping the Union together was worth fighting for
It made him realize that ending the war would be much harder than expected
It made him determined to punish the South severely for leaving the Union
It made him decide to let the Southern states go rather than continue fighting
The Union completed the first two steps of the Anaconda Plan by the end of 1861. What did that accomplish?
The Union convinced the British to stop buying cotton from the South
The Union gained control over the Missouri River and divided the Confederacy
The Union Navy set up a blockade of the East coast and was able to access the Mississippi River through New Orleans.
The Union was able to take out Richmond, VA.
Which statement BEST reflects why many called the Battle of Antietam a defeat for both sides?
Both sides lost the will to continue fighting
The generals of both armies were killed in the battle
It was the bloodiest single day of the war and showed that nobody had the upper hand
Neither side claimed victory in the battle
What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?
Freed all the slaves in the United States
Allowed families to leave the U.S. to get away from the war
Freed the slaves in the North
Freed the slaves in the South
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
The Confederate victory convinced European nations to lend their support to the South
The battle convinced both sides to declare a truce and end the war
General Lee lost so much of his army that he could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil
The morale of Union soldiers was so low that their determination to win had vanished
What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?
They risked death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates
They risked being banished to Africa if the Southern army captured them
They faced death by Union firing squads if they did not win their battles
They faced a higher risk of disease because they were only allowed to tend the sick
The Massachusetts 54th Regiment was one of the first organized black regiments. It was commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and included two of what famous abolitionists' sons?
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Bleeding Kansas illustrated
that the North and the South were preparing to battle.
that giving the states a choice caused division.
that people can get along and ignore differences.
that the slave rebellion was about to start.
Which statement is true for the North?
The North were fighting on their home turf.
The North had little resources but great Generals.
The North had material advantages like RR and industry.
The North had a smaller population compared to the South.
The 1860 election sparked
the North to secede.
the South to secede.
a slave riot.
the 14th Amendment.
A violent conflict between pro and antislavery was referred to as
The Great Compromise
The Battle of the Radicals
Bleeding Kansas
Kansas and Nebraska Act
Battle took place in Maryland and was the closest Civil War battle to Washington D.C. The Union won and gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.
According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?
The South
The North
The West
All regions had equal amount of resources
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 created the most controversy?
the admission of California as a free state
the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery
the ending of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to
end fighting between mid-western farmers and Native Americans
encourage manufacturing in the West
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to western territories
This was the first battle of the Civil War. Confederate troops fired upon Union troops at...
Bull Run/ Manassas 1
Antietam
Appomattox Courhouse
Fort Sumter
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.
Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Which of the following is a formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation?
Civil War
Secession
Emancipation
Sherman's March
