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WorksheetsAmerica: The Story of Us – The Civil War (Worksheet Questions)
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 4hrs 23mins
What is the special new bullet used in the war called?
Minie ball
Round musket ball
Spitzer cartridge
Sabot slug
What determines if you live or die during many battles of the Civil War?
Whether you are hit by artillery
Whether you are in a fortified trench
Whether the doctor reaches you in time
Whether you are struck by a Minie ball fired from a rifled musket
Complete the quote: “What made it particularly tragic (the Civil War), was the modern ______ meeting ______ tactics, so the death rates were truly appalling.”
technology; outdated
weapons; naval
industry; guerrilla
strategy; defensive
What do soldiers do to make sure they can be identified if they die?
Wear metal dog tags issued by the army
Pin or write their names on their clothing and gear
Carry government photo IDs
Tattoo serial numbers on their arms
For the 1st time in history ______ is put behind the war effort.
religion
industry
foreign diplomacy
public education
What makes the railroad Lincoln’s secret weapon during the Civil War?
It can hide troop movements underground
It rapidly moves large numbers of troops and supplies
It serves as armored firing platforms
It blocks enemy cavalry charges
What other invention helps Lincoln and the North win the war?
Telegraph
Airplane
Submarine
Tank
What can Lincoln send to officers that usually the president doesn’t do?
Personal gifts
Direct orders by telegraph
Foreign policy memos
Draft exemptions
How did most people die during the Civil War?
Who joins the war effort after the Emancipation Proclamation?
African Americans
Women
Native Americans
European immigrants
What does Lincoln do in 1863 that shocks everyone?
Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Resigns the presidency
Invades Canada
Suspends the Constitution permanently
How was the Union able to “win” the Civil War? Select all the determining factors that led to the Union’s military victory over the Confederacy.
Greater industrial capacity and resources
Larger population and manpower
Effective leadership and naval blockade strategy
Decisive foreign military intervention on the Union’s side
Assess the role that technology played in determining the outcome of the Civil War. Select all the ways new technology impacted the war.
Rifled muskets and Minie balls vastly increased battlefield lethality
Railroads enabled rapid movement of troops and supplies
Telegraph allowed real-time command and control
Radio communications coordinated armies across fronts
States in the South believed:
They should have more representatives in Congress than the Northern states.
That all territories in America should NOT be allowed to vote on the issue of slavery.
That State's Rights should have more political power than the Federal Government.
The Southern senators should be allowed to create bills without approval from their State Governments.
Showing loyalty to a certain region or section rather than the whole country is known as:
States' Rights
Secede
Sharecropper
Sectionalism
Which was a cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
State's Rights
Sectionalism
All of the above
Popular Sovereignty was the idea that
slavery would be banned in all future states.
the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
slavery would be allowed in every future state.
What did the Wilmot Proviso state?
Slavery should not expand into the territory acquired after the Mexican American War
All runway slaves who are captured must be brought back to their plantations in the southern states
The Slave Trade would end in 1845 for all states of the Union
Slavery would be permitted in some Northern states
The section of the country was industrialized and had more factories and railroads.
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
Secede means to:
rebel.
declare war on.
leave or withdraw.
become part of.
In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?
Mississippi
California
Indiana
Texas
Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?
Nullification
Abolitionism
Secession
Segregation
This political compromise over the spread of slavery drew a line between free and slave states.
Missouri Compromise
Kansas Compromise
Compromise of 1850
The Wilmot Proviso
This party was formed in 1848 to stop the spread of slavery in the new territories.
The democratic Party
The republican Party
Federalist Party
The Free Soil Party
Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor
North
South
West
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
Which act of Congress temporarily ended the slavery debate.
Fugitive Slave Law
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty
South Carolina seceded from the Union after -
a major tax increase from the federal government
Lincoln freeing all enslaved African Americans in the South
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA
Charleston's port being blockaded by the Lincoln
What was Lincoln's public position on slavery in 1860?
full support
against slavery expansion
full abolition immediately
believed it was a states' rights issue
Which event officially started the Civil War?
the attack on Fort Sumter
the burning of Lawrence, Kansas
the election of Abraham Lincoln
the raid on Harpers Ferry
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It was signed by Abraham Lincoln after the Civil War ended
It granted voting rights to all African Americans
It declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
It abolished slavery in all states
Read the paragraph from the section "Civil War Photography". Which question is answered in this paragraph?
Why were people so against the Civil War?
What impact did the telegram have on war?
How did people get news of the war?
What differences in technology did the two sides have?
Prior to the Civil War, rifles were ineffective under battle conditions. What TWO developments made these effective weapons for Union soldiers from 1863 to 1865? Please select BOTH correct answers.
the invention of the "Minié ball" which expanded, spinning more accurately toward its target
invention of lever-action "repeating rifles" that could fire more quickly
invention of "rifled barrels" that were more accurate than their predecessors, smooth bore muskets
the invention of telescopic sights to more accurately aim fire at enemy soldiers
the invention of the "steel jacketed" bullet cartridge
Which selection explains why the North had an edge in firepower over the South?
Rifles could shoot farther than muskets.
"Repeating rifles" were invented in 1860, just before the war.
These weapons could fire more than one bullet before being reloaded.
Southern factories did not have the equipment to produce them.
Which side gained an advantage with repeating rifles?
Union advantage
Confederate advantage
Which side gained an advantage with the use of miles of railroad lines?
Union advantage
Confederate advantage
Which side gained an advantage with the use of telegraph technology?
Union advantage
Confederate advantage
Which side was better able to deal with the economic demands of war?
The North
The South
During the Civil War women worked as ________.
nurses
spies
factory workers
government workers
________ became famous for her work with wounded soldiers during the Civil War. She later went on to found the Red Cross.
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Belle Boyd
Dorthea Tompkins
Lincoln suspended the right of _______ meaning people could be jailed without a hearing.
inflation
habeas corpus
Miranda rights
draft dodging
The selection of persons for military service
habeas corpus
draft
bounty
deficit
Civil War Medicine: An Overview of Medicine:
One of the many problems in the Civil War was doctors were using old remedies to help heal the soldiers which actually contributed to the soldier's death.
True
False
Civil War Medicine: An Overview of Medicine:
What was not a positive aspect that resulted from the Civil War?
The Ambulance Corp
Nurses
Hospital buildings
Better and complete records
A cure for amputation
This battle was the last major attempt from the SOUTH
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of the Bull
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
Which statement is true for the North?
The North were fighting on their home turf.
The North had little resources but great Generals.
The North had material advantages like RR and industry.
The North had a smaller population compared to the South.
The 1860 election sparked
the North to secede.
the South to secede.
a slave riot.
the 14th Amendment.
POTUS Lincoln's first major goal was to
unify the nation.
make the South pay.
create and support the Freedmen's Bureau.
go to the theater.
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
A firefighter
The military leader for The Union soldiers
The guy who played Wonder Woman's father in her new movie
Abraham Lincoln's brother
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
The leader of the fight to end slavery
Abraham Lincoln's spiritual advisor
The military leader for the Confederate (South) soldiers
The founder of KFC original recipe chicken
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The president of the Confederacy.
The Governor of Virginia.
The lead general for the Confederate army of the South.
The leader of the Confederate Congress.
Which medical advancement was widely used to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
Antibiotics
Anesthesia
Vaccines
Blood transfusions
What was the primary purpose of the newly established ambulance corps during the Civil War?
Carrying ammunition
Sending messages between generals
Delivering food to soldiers
Transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield
True or False: The Civil War led to improvements in surgical techniques and the organization of military hospitals.
False
True
name the money currency in the south
