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Civil War - EAHS

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This state was the first to secede from the Union.

a)

South Carolina

b)

Mississippi

2.

The "divided house" referred to in this speech was caused primarily by?

a)

war with Mexico

b)

slavery

3.

Based on this excerpt, what was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

a)

To free all the slaves

b)

To keep the Union together

4.

"Secession" is best described as

a)

legally freeing all slaves in a state or region

b)

to leave

5.

This side had a population of over 20 million people in 1861 (larger than the other side).

a)

north

b)

south

6.

The Union was the ?

a)

South

b)

North

7.

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

a)

industrial resources/Factories

b)

superior military leadership

8.

It had an advantage, because the soldiers were fighting to defend their own homes from invasion.

a)

south

b)

north

9.

It had more factories and railroads

a)

south

b)

north

10.

Robert E. Lee was a southern general?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This General became the leader of Union forces after the war began, and led the Union to victory.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

12.

President Lincoln believed _____

a)

slavery was a problem because it made the South wealthy.

b)

slavery was wrong and should be made illegal.

13.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves

a)

only in the border states

b)

in areas of the Confederacy.

14.

The First Battle of Bull Run (aka Manassas) demonstrated that...

a)

the South would quickly lose and surrender.

b)

the war would not be short or entertaining.

15.

Fort Sumter is best remembered as...

a)

the first battle of the Civil War

b)

the final battle of the Civil War

16.

Robert E. Lee surrendered because

a)

his troops were trapped by General Grant's army

b)

he was seriously wounded

17.

This is remembered as the place where the Civil War ended.

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Fort Sumter

18.

A major result of the Civil War was that the

a)

nation's industrial development came to a standstill

b)

slavery was ended, and the Fed. gov. had more power over states

19.

The Battle of Gettysburg is best remembered as...

a)

the turning point of the Civil War

b)

the final battle of the Civil War

20.

What is a border state?

a)

A slave state between the North and South that remained in the Union.

b)

Where all freed slaves moved.

21.

A person not concerned a soldier is a

a)

Casualty

b)

Civilian

22.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

ten years

b)

four years

23.

In the Civil War more people died then in World War I and World War II

a)

True

b)

False