The Civil War Reading Passage

1.) More North Carolinians fought for the Union army than the Confederate army.

• True
• False

2.) Where did the Civil War begin?

• South Carolina
• Goldsboro
• Bentonville
• Virginia

3.) How did the Union’s blockade hurt the Confederacy?

• it stole their ships
• it stole their weapons
• it kept them from getting supplies
• it kept them from escaping the war

4.) How did the Confederacy get past the Union blockade?

• they snuck past at night
• they built special ships
• they distracted the union
• they never made it past

5.) What was the purpose of the iron sheets on ironclad ships?

• for protection like a shield
• to make the ships heavier
• to make the ships less visible
• to make noise as a distraction

6.) The Union and the Confederacy both used ironclads during the war.

• True
• False

7.) The Merrimack beat the Monitor.

• True
• False

8.) Where was the largest Civil War battle in North Carolina fought?

• Raleigh
• Bentonville
• Goldsboro
• Wilmington

9.) Which of the following is a synonym for exhausted?

• ready
• eager
• tired
• strong

10.) Which of these men was a general for the Confederate army?

• General William T. Sherman
• General Robert E. Lee
• General Joseph Johnston
• both B and C