WorksheetsCivil War & Reconstruction Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
highly trained soldiers
abundant natural resources
fighting in familiar territory
control of the Mississippi River
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
It proved that the South was weak.
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
large population to fight a war
abundant natural resources
fighting in familiar territory
abolitionist support
Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?
He was in favor of slavery.
He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.
He believed in the rights of states to secede.
He had been defeated in the presidential election.
What was Jefferson Davis’s role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?
He was a Northern abolitionist
He was a wealthy plantation owner.
The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except __ .
A. Dividing the South.
B. Blocking Southern ports.
C. Capturing Richmond, Virginia.
D. Capturing Atlanta, Ga.
Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except.
spying on the enemy.
working in factories.
fighting on the battlefield.
treating wounded soldiers.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that
slaves in U.S. territories were free.
slaves throughout the world were free.
slaves in Confederate states were free.
slaves in Union slave states were free.
What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?
A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy.
B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end.
C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac.
D. Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union.
The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North after this battle.
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
Which document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg Address?
U.S. Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation
Preamble to the Constitution
Declaration of Independence
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Confederate troops deserted.
The Union controlled all Southern ports.
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.
13. Which of these was a danger for African American troops who fought for the Union?
Being paid less than white soldiers
Receiving medals of honor
Serving as generals
Being promoted faster than others
Match the name of the Civil War battle to the description:
A key Union victory in 1863 that gave control of the Mississippi River to the North, splitting the Confederacy.
Battle of Vicksburg
The first battle of the Civil War, fought in 1861 in South Carolina, resulting in a Confederate victory.
Battle of Fort Sumter
The first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia in 1861, resulting in a Confederate victory.
Battle of Bull Run / Battle of Manses
The bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history, fought in Maryland in 1862, leading to a strategic Union victory.
Battle of Antietam
A Union victory that lasted three days and resulted in over 50,000 casualties for both sides of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This agency served as an early welfare agency providing food, shelter and medical aid for both African Americans and whites who were made destitute by the war.
The Red Cross
Bureau of Welfare
The Freedmen's Bureau
Bureau of Land Management
Match the following:
Wanted the South to recognize and accept that slavery was abolished. But, proposed very few additional provisions for Southern states to be readmitted into the Union.
Conservative Republicans
Wanted to provide former slaves with both civil and political rights.
Radical Republicans
Rejected the more extreme measures but did support protecting American Americans right to vote.
Moderate Republicans
President Andrew Johnson did not wanted to work with Republicans to ensure former slaves had strong support post slavery.
True
False
What are considered Black Codes?
Laws that emerged in the south
Granted privilege to African Americans in the south
Prohibited African Americans from owning land
Protected the Civil Rights for all southerns post Civil War
Limit rights of newly freed African Americans
Jim Crow law violated the (a) amendment.
13th
15th
16th
24. PLESSY V. FERGUSON established the " (a) " principle.
Superior and Separate
United and Equal
Separate but Equal
Different but the same
The only success of reconstruction would be (a) .
Passing laws protecting African Americans' right to vote in the south.
Encouraging African Americans to run for local office in the south.
Establishment of public education benefiting both whites and African Americans in the south.
What was one of the main advantages of the North?
a larger population
excellent military leaders
belief in states' rights
home territory
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
highly trained soldiers
abundant natural resources
fighting in familiar territory
control of the Mississippi River
Label each phase of the Anaconda Plan.
Match description and tile for each phase of the Anaconda Plan.
Phase 1
Control the seas
Phase 2
Divide the south
Phase 3
Take the capital Richmond
What does the following statement mean: "the North won the Civil War but the South won the peace."
The South was able to practice segregation.
The North won the military battle.
The North kept the Union together.
The South won influence over a racial divided society.
