Women in the Civil War Quiz SOL

What role did Clara Barton play during the Civil War?

• She was a Union spy.

• She founded the American Red Cross.

• She served as a nurse and helped injured Union soldiers.

• She was an abolitionist and political activist.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is Harriet Tubman known for?

• Founding the American Red Cross.

• Assisting injured soldiers on the battlefield.

• Helping enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.

• Creating a network of spies in the city.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

After the Civil War, what cause did Harriet Tubman work for?

• The foundation of the American Red Cross.

• The rights of injured soldiers.

• Equal rights for all people, including voting rights for women.

• The continuation of the Underground Railroad.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What important contribution did Elizabeth Van Lew make during the Civil War?

• She founded the American Red Cross.

• She helped injured Union soldiers as a nurse.

• She was a Union spy who created a network of spies.

• She advocated for women's voting rights after the war.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Who did Mary Bowser work with to gather and pass on important information to the Union Army?

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Tubman

• Elizabeth Van Lew

• The American Red Cross

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence about the article is a fact?

• Not enough people know about Harriet Tubman's work as a Civil War nurse.

• Clara Barton's most important contribution was starting the American Red Cross.

• Van Lew took too big of a risk spying for the Union Army in a Confederate state.

• Some women disguised themselves as men so they could fight in the Civil War.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a synonym for distributed?

• stole

• cleaned

• delivered

• discovered

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The author most likely wrote the article to –

• convince the reader that more women should have worked during the war

• inform the reader about different ways women contributed to the Civil War

• describe the similarities between Clara Barton and Elizabeth Van Lew

• explain to the reader how Harriet Tubman supported the Union Army

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

According to the article, women in the Civil War –

• were rarely given important responsibilities

• mostly fought as paid soldiers

• supported only the Union Army

• actively participated in the war in a variety of roles

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read this sentence from the article.

"The information they gathered was invaluable to the Union Army."

What does invaluable mean in this sentence?

• worthless

• boring

• extremely helpful

• confusing

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4