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WorksheetsCivil War Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state was a part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
New York
c)
Connecticut
d)
New Hampshire
2.
Which state was a part of the Union?
a)
Virginia
b)
Texas
c)
New York
d)
South Carolina
3.
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
a)
Regulate slavery
b)
Give more money to states
c)
Strengthen government
d)
Expand the U.S. territory
4.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act regulated states from becoming a slave state or a free state.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What act made Oregon and California free states?
a)
Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Missouri Compromise
6.
What did the Dred Scott Decision rule?
a)
Even if Dred traveled with his owner to free states, he was still a slave
b)
If Dred traveled with his owner to free states, he became free
c)
Dred was a free slave in all states
d)
Dred was a slave in only North states
7.
In which year was Lincoln elected?
a)
1850
b)
1870
c)
1860
d)
1880
8.
Lincoln was against slavery and thought it was unfair.
a)
False
b)
True
9.
What country did the 11 southern states create when they left the U.S.?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
10.
Which battle started, or was the first battle in the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Shiloh
b)
Battle of Bull Run
c)
Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
11.
Who won the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The Confederacy
b)
The Union
12.
Who won the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
13.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Free slaves in the south
b)
Free slaves in the north
14.
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
15.
Who won the battle of Vicksburg?
a)
The Confederacy
b)
The Union
16.
Confederacy forces surrendered at the Appomattox Court House.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What did the 13th amendment, passed on January 31st 1865, do?
a)
Made slavery legal
b)
Abolished slavery
c)
Made slavery legal in the south
d)
Made slavery legal in the north
18.
Which of the following did the 14th amendment, passed on July 28th 1866, NOT do?
a)
Let slaves have a U.S. citizenship
b)
Not allow states to deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
c)
Give more rights and freedom to African Americans
d)
Support slavery
19.
What right did the 15th amendment, passed on February 26th 1869, give African American citizens?
a)
Right to vote
b)
Right to own a business
c)
Right to own land
d)
Right to be a citizen
20.
In what year was Lincoln assassinated?
a)
1865
b)
1864
c)
1863
d)
1862
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