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Title: The Civil War
1. The graph above shows how many people lived in the North and in the South before the
American Civil War. Compared to the South, the Northern states had
A. more than twice the population.
B. a slightly higher population.
C. about the same population.
D. less than half the population.
2.
At this battle, Union troops under the command of General Joseph Hooker tried for
the fifth time to invade Richmond. Lee and Jackson devised a strategy to attack both
sides of the Union flanks by surprise and successfully threw back the Union forces in
Lee's greatest victory of the war.
What was the name of the Confederate victory described above?
A. the Battle of Fort Donelson
B. the Battle of Murfreesboro
C. the Battle of Fredericksburg
D. the Battle of Chancellorsville
3. In April of 1865, outside of Richmond, with his forces surrounded by Grant's and vastly
outnumbered, General Robert E. Lee was forced to meet with General Ulysses S. Grant. Where
did Lee and Grant agree on the terms of Lee's surrender?
A. Gettysburg
B. Fort Stedman
C. Appomattox Court House
D. Petersburg
4. Which of these statements is true regarding black soldiers in the Union army?
A. They made up about 30% of the army.
B. They were not allowed to be in the army.
C. They were paid less than white soldiers.
D. They could only serve as cooks.
5. Which of the following describes what happened at the Battle of Bull Run (referred to as the
Battle of Manassas in the South) in July of 1861?
A. Rebel troops moving to attack Washington were stopped by Union forces.
B. Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
C. The armored ships the Monitor and the Merrimac clash for the first time.
D.
General Robert E. Lee earned the nickname "Stonewall" for refusing to give up his
position.
6. The bombardment of what fort in April of 1861 ignited the Civil War?
A. Fort Bunker Hill
B. Fort Albany
C. Fort Sumter
D. Fort Moultrie
7. Which Civil War leader wrote and delivered an address at Gettysburg that has been admired
ever since as one of the best speeches in the English language?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
C. Jefferson Davis
D. Frederick Douglass
8. What did Robert E. Lee accomplish at the Second Battle of Bull Run?
A. He drove the Union soldiers out of Northern Virginia.
B. He invaded the North for the first time.
C. He killed General Johnston.
D. He defended Richmond from near invasion by the Union forces.
9. What did Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson do to gain his nickname and become a noted Civil War
figure?
A. He led the famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia.
B. He refused to give up his position at the Battle of Bull Run.
C. He marched the Confederate Army up to Pennsylvania to invade the North.
D. He led the Union's fifth attempt at capturing the Confederate capital.
10. Which person was named the Confederacy's president when the first Southern states seceded
from the Union in February of 1861?
A. Jefferson Davis
B. Robert E. Lee
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Abraham Lincoln
11.
Taking over command of the Richmond forces in 1862 after General Johnston
was injured defending the southern capital, this leader was once offered the command
of all Union troops. Choosing instead to remain loyal to his home state, Virginia, he
became the South's greatest military figure.
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Robert E. Lee
12. Which Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox
Court House?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. George G. McClellan
C. George Meade
D. Abraham Lincoln
13.
By 1863, control of most of the Mississippi River was in Union hands. To gain
control of the last major port city serving as an open shipping door to the South, Grant
weakened the enemy with a military campaign that lasted several months. First he
isolated the port city by gaining control of the railroad, and then he began a seven-week
artillery siege to force surrender.
What is the port city described above?
A. Chancellorsville
B. New Orleans
C. Vicksburg
D. Appomattox
14.
This key Civil War leader claimed to be fighting to preserve the Union, not to
abolish slavery. However, on January 1, 1863, after a show of Union strength at
Antietam, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared certain slaves
"forever free."
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
A. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Jefferson Davis
15. Which of the following did the North's General William T. Sherman accomplish in 1864?
A. He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah.
B.
He faced Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in order to defend Washington from Southern
invasion.
C. He conquered Richmond.
D. He killed General Joseph Johnston in battle.
16. About 3000 union women served as battlefield nurses during the war. Though they couldn’t
join the military and often worked without pay, their services were necessary because
A. men refused to serve as nurses.
B. blacks weren’t allowed to serve as nurses.
C. hospitals couldn’t handle the injured.
D. disease killed more soldiers than fighting did.
17. What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
A. It was the first battle in which African American troops participated.
B. It was the first battle fought on Southern soil.
C. This battle was an important victory for the Confederate Army.
D. The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North.
18. Often named the single greatest northern military leader in the Civil War, this West Point
graduate was known for his victory at Vicksburg in 1863 and his leadership over the Union
Army during the latter half of the war.
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Jefferson Davis
C. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
D. Robert E. Lee
19. Which of the following describes why Lincoln was worried about winning re-election in
1864?
A. The North had just been badly beaten near Atlanta and driven out of Confederate Georgia.
B.
Lincoln's opponent, General McClellan, was a hero of the war for being such a decisive
leader.
C.
Many Northerners were angered by the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's disregard for the
Union dead.
D.
Many Northerners were angered by the Emancipation Proclamation and the length of the
war.
20. What was the significance of the battle at Antietam Creek?
A. After this battle, McClellan was promoted by Lincoln for pursuing Lee’s beaten troops.
B.
The bloodiest single-day battle of the war, this attempt of Lee's to invade the North was
thwarted.
C. This was the site of the first ironclad ship battle.
D.
This battle was a turning point of the war, showing Britain and France that the
Confederates had the clear advantage.
21. Based on the map above, which of these was a Union state that did not allow slavery?
A. Illinois
B. Kentucky
C. South Carolina
D. Texas
22. Based on the map above, which of these slave states chose not to leave the Union?
A. Kentucky
B. Tennessee
C. Louisiana
D. Georgia
23. The map above shows the division of states during the American Civil War. Which of these
states was a Confederate state?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Alabama
C. Ohio
D. West Virginia
http://www.civilwarhome.com/statesdivison.htm
24. Which section of the country depended most on its large cotton crop before the Civil War?
A. border States
B. both North and South
C. the North
D. the South
Pre-Civil War Timeline
25. In the months leading up to the Civil War, the North and South had many conflicts. For
example, the South felt that slavery should be legal, and the Northern states did not. These
conflicts led the South to take action. On December 20, 1860, what did the Southern states begin
to do?
A. secede from the Union
B. elect Jefferson Davis
C. fire on Fort Sumter
D. elect Abraham Lincoln
26. The bar graph above shows about how many soldiers the North and South had when the
American Civil War began. Based on the graph above, which of these statements is true?
A. Troops in the North and South were almost equal in number.
B. The South had thousands more soldiers than the North.
C. The North had only a small advantage over the South.
D. The North had almost twice as many soldiers as the South.
27. As the Civil War was starting, the railroad was an important manmade resource for both
sides. Trains could be used to move troops and to bring them supplies. Compared to the North,
the South had
A. the same number of miles of railroad tracks.
B. twice as many miles of railroad tracks.
C. less than half the miles of railroad tracks.
D. almost as many miles of railroad tracks.
Answers
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. D
25. A
26. D
27. C