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Name: _______________________
Core: _____
Civil War Test
Directions: For each following battle, indicate which side won the war. Do so by
placing a “U” for Union, “C” for Confederacy, or “D” for draw.
_____1. Gettysburg
_____2. 1st Bull Run
_____3. Shiloh
_____4. Vicksburg
_____5. Appomattox
_____6. Which of the following was a cause of the Civil War?
A. Slavery
B. Argument over states’ rights C. Tariffs
D. All of these were causes
_____7. What was the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It freed all the slaves
. It freed slaves in the North
It allowed West Virginia into the Union
It shifted the focus of the war and kept foreign powers from allying themselves
with the Confederacy.
_____8. The turning Point of the war in the West
_____9. The turning point of the war in the East
_____10. Battle where Stonewall Jackson was
shot and eventually died from that wound
_____11. Most casualties in 20 minutes
_____12. “Battle of the Crater”
_____13. Only battle with no casualties
_____14. “Battle in the Clouds”
_____15. Victory that allowed Lincoln to issue
the Emancipation Proclamation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Cold Harbor
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chattanooga
Fort Sumter
Petersburg
Chancellorsville
Name: _______________________
Core: _____
Place the names of the proper leaders on the lines next to the battle. (2pts. Each)
Union
vs.
Confederate
16 Fort Sumter
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17. Gettysburg
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18. Shiloh
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19. Vicksburg
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20. Antietam
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21. The Wilderness
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22. Appomattox
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23. Fredericksburg
______________________
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24. Atlanta
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25. Chancellorsville ______________________
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_____26. What did Lincoln mean in the Gettysburg Address when he said the following
line: “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of devotion…”
A. The Union should give up
B. The Confederacy should give up.
C. Do not give up because to give up would mean the men who fought and died at
Gettysburg to keep the nation whole would have died for no reason
D. Slaves should give up hope of ever being free
_____27. 13th Amendment
_____28. 14th Amendment
_____29. 15th Amendment
A. Gave free black men the right to vote
B. Gave equal citizenship to all citizens regardless
of race
C. Made slavery illegal in ALL parts of the US
_____30. Who won the American Civil War?
A. Confederate Army B .Everyone C. Slaves
D. Union Army