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Civil War Vocabulary and Facts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'Secession' mean?

a)

To withdraw

b)

To unite

c)

To celebrate

d)

To negotiate

2.

What event marked the start of the Civil War on April 12, 1861?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

3.

Which battle proved the Civil War would be bloody and had more casualties than any other battle?

a)

Battle of Shiloh

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Bull Run

4.

What was the first battle of the Civil War that proved the war would be a long one?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Shiloh

5.

What was the first battle between metal ships, marking the beginning of the modern navy?

a)

Merrimac vs. Monitor

b)

Battle of Trafalgar

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Jutland

6.

During which battle did more soldiers die in one day than any other single day of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Chancellorsville

7.

What proclamation stated that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in Confederate lands would be free forever?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

8.

Which battle turned the Civil War in favor of the North?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Chancellorsville

d)

Fredericksburg

9.

Which One states something that the North Had/Were?

a)

Experienced Leaders

b)

More Factories

c)

Army - close to supplies

d)

Familiar with the area

10.

Which One states something that the South Had/Were?

a)

Experienced Leaders

b)

More factories

c)

Better navy

d)

More railroad tracks