WorksheetsAH Module 1 Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Battle of ______ was the start of the American Civil War.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
2.
______ was president during the Civil War.
a)
George Washington
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
3.
An advantage of the ______ was its strong military tradition & leaders.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
East
4.
An advantage of the ______ was its strong industries & railroads.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
5.
The Civil War was the first ______ war with new weapons & technology that were more deadly.
a)
Modern
b)
Present
c)
Past
d)
Civil
6.
The Union’s plan to defeat the Confederacy was called the _____ plan.
a)
Blockade
b)
Fortress
c)
Cannonball
d)
Anaconda
7.
The Confederacy fought a mainly _____ war.
a)
offensive
b)
defensive
c)
guerrilla
d)
total
8.
Both sides started a _____, which forced people to serve in the military.
a)
draft
b)
mobilization
c)
lottery
d)
enlistment
9.
_____ was the main general in charge of Confederate forces.
a)
William Tecumseh Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
10.
_____ was the main general in charge of Union forces at the end of the war.
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
George B. McClellan
11.
The _____ legally freed all of the slaves in rebel territories and made slavery the main issue of the war.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Civil Rights Mandate
c)
Freedom Declaration
d)
Emancipation Act
12.
The Battle of _____ was the deadliest battle in American history.
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Antietam
13.
The _____ is one of the most important speeches in American history, and it begins with “Four score and seven years ago…”
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
I Have a Dream
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
14.
Abraham Lincoln was _____ five days after the South’s surrender.
a)
assassinated
b)
executed
c)
impeached
d)
re-elected
15.
The end of the Civil War strengthened the power of the _____.
a)
military leaders
b)
local authorities
c)
state governments
d)
federal government
16.
The _____ to the Constitution made slavery illegal in the U.S.
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
15th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
17.
_____ is trying to wear down the enemy to make them give up.
a)
overwhelm
b)
exhaustion
c)
distraction
d)
attrition
18.
A _____ is someone who is wounded or killed.
a)
survivor
b)
victim
c)
combatant
d)
casualty
19.
The _____ made it easy for military leaders to communicate with each other.
a)
messenger
b)
radio
c)
telephone
d)
telegraph
20.
Being forced to serve in the military is known as _____.
a)
drafting
b)
mobilization
c)
enlistment
d)
conscription
21.
A _____ is cutting off a city's supply to force them to surrender.
a)
siege
b)
embargo
c)
blockade
d)
quarantine
22.
Which led to the most deaths during the Civil War?
a)
artillery
b)
disease
c)
guns
d)
Minie ball
23.
Which is an advantage that the South had?
a)
They were fighting a defensive war, which was easier
b)
They were fighting an offensive war, which was easier
c)
They had more factories than the North
d)
They had more railroads that the North
24.
Which is an advantage that the North had?
a)
they were fighting a defensive war, which was easier
b)
they only had to invade, conquer and occupy the South
c)
they had almost ten times more industrial power than the South
d)
they had more military leaders than the South
25.
How did the North get an increase in volunteers?
a)
offer free college to all troops after the war
b)
offer them a bonus
c)
pay for their food & uniforms
d)
threaten them
26.
What did both sides have to do when there were not enough volunteers?
a)
ask for more volunteers
b)
started a military draft
c)
stop fighting sea battles
d)
stop fighting land battles
27.
Which was the deadliest SINGLE DAY battle in American History?
a)
the Battle of Antietam
b)
the Battle of Appomattox Courhouse
c)
the Battle of Bull Run
d)
the Battle of Shiloh
28.
President Lincoln suspended ___, or a person's right to appear in front of a judge.
a)
1st amendment
b)
10th amendment
c)
corpus christi
d)
habeus corpus
29.
Both sides of the war ran short of volunteers and decided to set up a ___.
a)
concentration camp
b)
draft
c)
lottery
d)
recruitment facility
30.
Who was targeted the most in the military draft?
a)
Catholic men
b)
black men
c)
poor men
d)
white men
31.
What is a general rise in prices called?
a)
deflation
b)
inflation
c)
reduction
d)
regulation
32.
What battle saw the Union take control of the Mississippi river?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
33.
On General ___ March to the Sea, Union forces destroyed roads, buildings, agricultural fields, and railroad tracks.
a)
Grant's
b)
Lee's
c)
Scott's
d)
Sherman's
34.
Which side of the war saw a rapid rise in prices and a destroyed economy?
a)
South
b)
North
35.
Which side of the war saw an increase in industrialization and a strong economy?
a)
North
b)
South
36.
What caused the most deaths in the Civil War?
a)
Starvation
b)
Disease
c)
Battle injuries
d)
Accidental shootings
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