WorksheetsBattles of the American Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What event marked the beginning of the Civil War? (1st shots fired)
a)
Battle of Ironclads
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
2.
2. Where did Sherman's March begin and end?
a)
Atlanta to Savannah
b)
Atlanta to Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg to Savannah
d)
Vicksburg to Atlanta
3.
3. Which battle split the Confederacy in half?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Manassas
d)
Vicksburg
4.
4. Why was capturing Atlanta important?
a)
It had railroads and industries that could cut off supplies
b)
Its location
c)
It was important
5.
5. Who won the US Civil War?
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
6.
6. The Union blockaded Southern ports to cut off Southern exports and imports.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
7. Who moved his Union Army south from Tennessee to Atlanta through Savannah destroying railroads, farms, and towns along the way?
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
General Grant
c)
General Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
8. Which event cut Confederate supply lines and crushed the spirit of the Confederate army?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
9.
9. What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Manassas
10.
10. Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant ending the Civil War?
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta
d)
Savannah
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