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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Union forces prevent entry to Southern ports during the Civil War?
a)
They wanted to test out their new ships for fighting
b)
they wanted to use the ports to rally townspeople in support of the North
c)
They did not want Native Americans and African Americans to enter the ports
d)
They wanted to weaken the Confederacy and end the war by cutting off its supply lines
2.
During what years did the Civil War take place
a)
1861-1865
b)
1776-1781
c)
1607-1621
d)
1999-2004
3.
All of the following were causes of the Civil War except:
a)
Slavery
b)
different economies
c)
Lincoln's Election
d)
England Helping the South
4.
What word would best describe the economy of the northern part of the United States in the years before the Civil War?
a)
free states
b)
industrialized
c)
slave states
d)
agriculture
5.
On the morning of April 12, 1861 Confederate cannons fired on what U.S fort in South Carolina?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Fort McAllister
d)
Richmond
6.
Which of the following was the leader of the Union Army and was also later the 18th president?
a)
William T Sherman
b)
Ulysses S Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
John Brown
7.
Which abolitionist led a raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry to start a slave rebellion?
a)
John Brown
b)
Nat Turner
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Robert E Lee
8.
Who of the following was the President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Nat Turner
9.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John C Calhoun
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
10.
Which of the following was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
a)
Robert E Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John Brown
d)
Jefferson Davis
11.
Which of the following battles is described by Union troops destroying major Southern cities from Atlanta to Savannah?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea
c)
1st Battle of Bull Run
d)
Shiloh
12.
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William T Sherman
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
John C Calhoun
13.
Which word would best describe the economy of the southern part of the United States in the years before the Civil War?
a)
Tariffs
b)
Industrialized
c)
Hot
d)
Agricultural
14.
Of the following who was not an abolitionist?
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Robert E Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
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