Civil War test - Core 4

Explain the difference between Confederate states, Union states, and Border states.

List at least 3 advantages of the South during the Civil War.

List at least 3 advantages of the North during the Civil War.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

• Manassas, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

• Durham, North Carolina

• Richmond, Virginia

• Washington, D.C.

• Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

Match the following battle with its significance.

• Split Confederacy in half and secured control of the Mississippi for the Union

• Antietam

• First batte of the war

• Bull Run

• First sea battle using non-wooden boats

• Gettysburg

• Bloodiest single day of fighting in the war

• Vicksburg

• Turning point of the war

• Ironclads

Explain Sherman's strategy during his March to the Sea.

Match the following men with their accomplishments.

• President during the beginning of Reconstruction

• Joseph Johnston

• Leader of the Confederate army

• Andrew Johnson

• Last general to surrender

• Robert E. Lee

• Leader of the Union army

• Stand Watie

• Confederate general that surrendered in North Carolina

• Ulysses S. Grant

How did the election of 1860 lead to the secession of the South?

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation not free slaves in the Union states?