Name ____________________
Date ____________________
Period ____________________

I. Matching (1 point each)

Catalysts

1. _____ Kansas-Nebraska Act a. Cotton Gin invention extends slavery
2. _____ Bleeding Kansas b. Escape route for slaves
3. _____ Election of 1860 c. Main agricultural product of the South
4. _____ Eli Whitney
5. _____ Underground Railroad
6. _____ Missouri Compromise d. Missouri enters the Union, but the slave
7. _____ Lincoln-Douglas Debates line is drawn
8. _____ Dred Scott e. Law controls runaway slaves throughout
9. _____ Harper’s Ferry America
10. _____ Caning of Sumner f. Novel’s depiction of slave life stirs debate
11. _____ Uncle Tom’s Cabin g. Stephen Douglas pushes through
12. _____ Fugitive Slave Act legislation to enable central railroad route
13. _____ Republican Party h. Jayhawkers and Bushwhackers fight to
14. _____ King Cotton decide popular sovereignty
15. _____ John Brown i. Preston Brooks defends his family's dignity
j. Slave sues for freedom
k. Abolitionists create new party
l. Lincoln establishes himself on the national
stage after a series of debates
m. Radical abolitionist fights for the
abolishment of slavery
n. John Brown seizes Federal Arsenal
o. Lincoln becomes president after
Democratic party split their nomination

Key Figures

1. ______ Clara Barton a. Republican candidate for President in 1860
2. ______ Jefferson Davis b. Confederate cavalry leader who scouted for Lee
3. ______ “Stonewall” Jackson c. Leader of the “March to the Sea” campaign
4. ______ U.S. Grant d. Accepted surrender from Lee at Appomotax
5. ______ George McClellan e. President of the Confederacy
6. ______ Abraham Lincoln f. Gave medical aid to soldiers
7. ______ Robert E. Lee g. Prevented defeat at Bull Run
8. ______ William T. Sherman h. Criticized for failure to launch offensives
9. ______ Ambrose Burnside i. Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
10. ______ J.E.B. Stuart j. Mounted unsuccessful offensive at Fredericksburg
II. True/False (1 point each)

Battles/Major Events/Facts

1. ______ The North had 22 million citizens and the south had 9 million citizens
2. ______ The capital of the South moved from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia
3. ______ Because the South was larger than the North, it had far more railroads
4. ______ The South had an advantage because they were defending familiar land
5. ______ Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina and was invaded by John Brown
6. ______ The mountainous counties of northwestern Virginia remained loyal to the Union and
formed there own state
7. ______ Colonel Robert Shaw led the 54th regiment against the Union forces
8. ______The South called the First Battle of Bull Run the Battle of Manassas
9. ______ Stonewall Jackson waged a remarkable campaign against the Union in Virginia
10. ______ The Battle of Bull Run convinced everyone the war would end in a few months
11. ______ Copperheads offered money and supplies to support the North during the war
12. ______ Following the draft law of 1863, riots broke out in New York
13. ______ During the Peninsular Campaign, McClellan led his troops directly to Richmond from
Washington D.C.
14. ______ The Battle of Seven Pines was fought as the Union attempted to capture Atlanta
15. ______ Lee sent J.E.B. Stuart to gather military information before the Seven Days’
Campaign
16. ______ Even though McClellan was fired after the Seven Days Campaign, Lincoln asked him
to replace Pope after Pope was beat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
17. ______ Lee’s goal in taking the offensive in 1862 was to gain support from Europe
18. ______ McClellan used found battle plans wrapped around a pack of cigars to launch an
immediate attack against Lee
19. ______ Because Lee retreated after Antietam, it was seen as a victory for the North
20. ______ Lincoln fired McClellan because he was too daring and risked the lives of too many
soldiers.
21. ______ McClellan’s replacement, Ambrose Burnside defeated Lee because he controlled a
hilltop outpost
22. ______ Stonewall Jackson was killed at Chancellorsville by a Union sharpshooter
23. ______ Lee headed into Pennsylvania to relieve Virginia from battles and gain supplies for his
troops
24. ______ Union troops spotted Confederates trying to steal food and cigars from a Gettysburg
supply shipment
25. ______ In the West, Grant led victories over Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
26. ______ After moving South, Grant was surprised by Confederate forces near the Shiloh
Church.
27. ______ After Antietam, Lincoln announced the Gettysburg address which freed all slaves that
lived in the Confederate states
28. ______ Lincoln made U.S. Grant his commander of all Union forces in 1864
29. ______ Grant’s primary strategy was to continue fighting until the South ran out of men,
supplies and will - a battle of attrition
30. ______ Grant made the statement “War is war, and not popularity-seeking” as he “Marched
to the Sea.”
31. ______ Atlanta fell to Sherman in 1864
32. ______ The fall of Atlanta helped Lincoln in his reelection campaign
33. ______ Grant forced Lee to withdraw from Richmond in 1865
34. ______ Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
35. ______ John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln

III. Fill in the blank (1 points each)

Major Themes

1. Who is the President of the United States right now? _________________
OK...back to reality....
For questions 2-5, name the four border states
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
For questions 6-8, name the three military advantages of the North
6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
For questions 9-11, name the three military advantages of the South
9. ____________________
10. ____________________
11. ____________________
12. ____________________ Americans fought in the Civil War and __________________ died.
13. The north had _________ percent of the nation’s industries.
For questions 14-18, name five “firsts” seen in the Civil War
14. ____________________
15. ____________________
16. ____________________
17. ____________________
18. ____________________
For questions 19-21, name the three strategies of the North
19. ____________________
20. ____________________
21. ____________________
For questions 22-24, name the three primary war strategies of the South
22. ____________________
23. ____________________
24. ____________________
25. During the war, most soldiers died from ______________________.

IV. Map Skills: Use the map to fill in the letter next to the correct event or location. (1 point
each)

1. ______ Capital of the Confederacy 2. ______ Capital of the Union
3. ______ Battle of Gettysburg 4. ______ Fort Sumter
5. ______ Shiloh 6. ______ Antietam
7. ______ Battle of Monitor and the Merrimac 8. ______ Battle of Bull Run
9. ______ Sherman’s March to the Sea 10. ______ Battle of Shiloh
11. ______ Appomatox Courthouse 12. ______ Mississippi River
13. ______ Union Blockades 14. ______ Vicksburg
15. ______ Battle of Seven Pines

Extra Credit: Put the following events in order

______ Antietam
______ First Battle of Bull Run
______ Emancipation Proclamation
______ Battle of Seven Pines
______ Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse
______ Gettysburg
______ Attack on Fort Sumter
______ Lincoln is reelected
______ Fall of Atlanta
______ Missouri Compromise