WorksheetsCivil War Strategies and Events
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Lincoln was elected in...
1860
1861
1865
1859
Fort Sumter was located in...
Charleston, SC
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC
Gettysburg, PA
The Confederate strategy to win the war was known as...
The Anaconda Plan
A Defensive Offense
The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
Blitzkrieg
The Union Strategy to win the war was called...
The Anaconda Plan
The Lincoln Lay-up
An Offensive Defense
The Schlieffen Plan
The South was also known as...
The Confederacy
The Union
The Imperative
The Coalition
The North was also known as...
The Confederacy
The Union
The Imperative
The Coalition
States that allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union were called...
Border States
Border Ruffians
Flip-Floppers
Union Secessionist States
What were the two reasons that the Union had for fighting?
Preserve the Southern way of life
Free the slaves
Preserve the Union
Buried Treasure in the South
Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War?
strong military leadership
larger population
fighting a defensive war
defending their liberty and homes
What was an advantage of the South in the Civil War?
larger population
strong military leadership
more farms
more factories and businesses
Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war
Ohio River
Tennessee River
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War ?
strong military leadership
fighting a defensive war
railroad transportation
few factories
What was the purpose of the Union's naval blockade strategy?
to keep slaves from escaping
to cut-off Southern trade & ruin the Confederate economy
to supply markets for Northern industries
to capture the Mississippi & Missouri Rivers
WHAT IS LINCOLN'S MAIN GOAL WHEN HE IS INAUGURATED?
TO END SLAVERY
TO KEEP THE COUNTRY UNITED
TO START THE WAR
TO REMOVE ALL NATIVE AMERICANS
WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE WORST SINGLE DAY BATTLE?
BATTLE OF VICKSBURG
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
SEVEN DAYS BATTLE
In order to stop cotton from being shipped out of the Confederacy, the Union had to do what?
Burn all the cotton fields
Make diplomatic deals with Europe
Destroy all Confederate ships
A naval blockade
True or False: The Confederates were winning in the early years of the Civil War.
True
False
This is the capital of the Confederacy during the war.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Atlanta, Georgia
Washington DC
Richmond, Virginia
What political party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?
Liberal
Independent
Democrat
Republican
Why was the beginning of the war so difficult for Union troops?
General McClellan was REALLY bad at his job
The South knew the terrain
The South had better generals
All of the above
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Antietam
Minnesota was part of ...
the Union
the Confederacy
Mexico
The Civil War starts in what year?
1856
1861
1872
1894
What was the name of the North's plan to defeat the south?
Tiger Plan
Lincoln Plan
Blue Plan
Anaconda Plan
Who is the person in the picture?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanon
What was the FIRST plan used to determine which states would be free or slave, based on the line of latitude, 36'30?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Comprimise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Emancipation Proclamation
This bill included the "Fugitive Slave Act", which infuriated the Northern states.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Comprimise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Emancipation Proclamation
True of False - During the Civil War, soldiers had rifled guns with cone shaped bullets.
True
False
Why was it extremally important to Lincoln that Maryland did not join the Confederacy?
To prevent the Confederacy from surrounding Washington D.C.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus
Right of a person who has been arrested one brought before a court to determine whether their detention is lawful.
In which state did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
Which event caused the South to begin seceding from the Union?
James Polk's 1844 campaign slogan, “Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” was about the United States taking ownership of which of the following?
Why would John Brown's actions be seen by some Southerners as an act of terrorism?
Brown believed states like Kansas should abolish slavery before entering the Union.
Brown demanded the violent overthrow of southern state governments.
Brown suggested southern slave holders take up arms against northern abolitionists.
Brown urged people to use violence to achieve political change in the South.
Why did John Brown raid the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry?
What was one cause of the tensions that led to the Mexican-American War?
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War?
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunitions
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
larger number of military troops in reserve
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
What outcome best completes this diagram?
War of 1812
Manifest Destiny
American Revolution
Civil War
How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?
The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.
The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war
Which of the following completes this diagram?
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Inaugural Address
Emancipation Proclamation
The thirteenth Amendment
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?
Should the U.S. expand westward?
should slave labor be allowed in new states?
should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
should states be allowed to secede from the Union?
Which leadership quality does President Lincoln demonstrate in this Address?
Inspiration-he wants the Union to be a model a democracy for all nations
Compassion-he wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War
Persistence- he believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace
Confidence-he believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War
How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
What was the main point of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln stressed the importance that founded on the idea that “all men and women are created equal”
Lincoln stressed the importance that founded on the idea that “all soldiers are created equal”
Lincoln stressed the importance that founded on the idea that “all slaves are created equal”
Lincoln stressed the importance that founded on the idea that “all men are created equal”
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
It was the Turning point for the Confederates fighting in the civil war
It was the first battle of Bull Run in the civil war
It was the battle that initiated the fight between the Union and Confederates
It was the turning point of the war in favor of the North during the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation
made slavery legal
began slavery
ended slavery in the Confederate states
ended slavery only in the North
Missouri, Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky are _______________ states.
Free
Slave
Neutral
Border
During the war Civilians helped by _________________.
Raising Money
Sending Supplies
Running Hospitals
All of the above
What does secede mean?
withdraw (leave) formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political organization
to maintain an item, nation, or tradition
two or more groups settle a dispute by agreeing to a portion
of what each group wants.
an agreement that allowed California into the union as a free state, divided the rest of the Mexican cession into two territories, settled land claims between Texas and New Mexico, abolished slave trade in Washington, strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
