WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Confederate States want to secede?
a)
They wanted stronger State Rights and didn't want the National government to tell them if they couldn't have slavery.
b)
They wanted to expand slavery.
2.
The North first entered the war to
a)
prevent slavery
b)
to crush the Union
c)
to steal money from banks
d)
to keep the Union together
3.
When did the Civil War begin and end?
a)
1890-1892
b)
1861-1865
c)
1800-1806
d)
1823-1836
4.
What was the North (Union's) Plan or war strategy?
a)
To defend their land, then take the fighting to the South.
b)
The Anaconda Plan: To weaken the South by blockading the harbors, then invade it.
c)
To attack the South with their Navy.
5.
What was the South Carolina fort where the war began?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Bull Run
c)
Fort Gettysburg
d)
Fort Manassas
6.
What is the Underground Railroad?
a)
A train that helped fugitive slaves in reaching safety in the free states or in Canada in the years before the abolition of slavery in the United States.
b)
A secret network that helped fugitive slaves in reaching safety in the free states or in Canada in the years before the abolition of slavery in the United States.
7.
What did the Supreme Court declare about enslaved people in the Dred Scott case?
a)
They were in the United States illegally.
b)
They were African citizens.
c)
They were American citizens.
d)
They did not have rights as American citizens.
8.
Who was the President of the US (Union) during the war?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis
9.
What advantage did the Union army have in fighting the Civil War?
a)
a larger number of soldiers
b)
a shorter distance to go for supplies
c)
better-trained soldiers
d)
a greater number of more experienced generals.
10.
Who was the top general in the Confederate Army?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
11.
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis
12.
Who was the top general of the Union Army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis
13.
What happened at the Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)?
a)
Both sides were untrained and the battle was confusing.
b)
The Confederates attacked and the Union was caught off guard.
c)
It was the single bloodiest day of the war.
14.
How did Stonewall Jackson get his name?
a)
He ran into a wall while on his horse
b)
He led his men to be like a wall against the Union
c)
He was a bricklayer
d)
He blew up the walls of Ft. Sumter
15.
Act passed by congress making it illegal to aid runaway slaves
a)
Runaway Slave Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Reformers
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
16.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union.
b)
An order issued by President George Washington freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union.
17.
What was the major 1863 battle that the Confederacy lost and was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Bull Run
18.
What was the Gettysburg Address?
a)
The address for a house in Gettysburg.
b)
A ceremony at a Union cemetery where President Lincoln gave one of his most famous (short) speeches.
19.
Who was the actor who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Robert E. Lee
20.
What was one of Abraham Lincoln's major accomplishments?
a)
He was able to end the Civil War with little loss of life.
b)
He was able to keep the nation whole.
c)
He was able to end the Civil War quickly.
d)
He was able to change people's minds about government.
21.
The first state to secede from the Union was
a)
Canada
b)
North Carolina
c)
Arkansas
d)
South Carolina
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