WorksheetsSS4H5- The Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was General Sherman''s walk from Tennessee to Atlanta called?
a)
Atlanta Campaign
b)
March to the Sea
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
2.
Which of the following sentences is true?
a)
There were more factories in the North than in the South.
b)
Most people worked on farms in both the North and South.
c)
Both the South and the North had many factories.
d)
The South had more factories and the North had more farms.
3.
What effect did Sherman's March to the Sea have on the Confederacy?
a)
Sherman's troops traveled only at night and avoided Confederate towns.
b)
Sherman's troops had no effect because the Confederacy army regrouped and attacked in early 1865.
c)
Sherman's troops rebuilt downs and railroads so the Confederate states could recover after the war.
d)
Sherman's troops destroyed towns, railroads, and farms so the Confederate army would have no supplies.
4.
An abolitionist named John Brown started a rebellion against slavery by attacking a U.S army post at
a)
Kitty Hawk, NC
b)
Harper's Ferry, VA
c)
Gettysburg, PA
d)
Philadelphia, PA
5.
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederate troops attacked the Union troops at
a)
Fort Sumter, SC
b)
Appomattox Court House
c)
Vicksburg, MS
d)
Atlanta, GA
6.
The Civil War finally ended when Lee surrenders to Grant on April 9, 1865 at
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Appomattox Court House
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Harper's Ferry
7.
Victory at _________ was considered a turning point in the war, giving the Union a better chance at winning.
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
8.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.
Who led the Union Army from Atlanta to Savannah in a March to the Sea?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William T. Sherman
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
10.
She wrote a book that helped people in the North learn about the cruel treatment of slaves in the South.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Harriet the Spy
11.
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
12.
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)
agricultural
13.
Who 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
14.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
d)
Frederick Douglas
15.
Which military leader stood like a "stone wall" at the First Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Thomas Jackson
16.
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
17.
Which side wanted to abolish slavery?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Both
d)
None
18.
Where were the battles of the Civil War fought?
a)
Mostly in the South
b)
Mostly in the North
c)
Evenly between the two
d)
None of the above
19.
What novel told the story of slaves being treated cruelly by their owner?
a)
Harper's Ferry
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Sad Days
20.
Which general ordered the "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
a)
William Tecumseh Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
George Patton
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