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WorksheetsChapter 7- Civil War
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white population of the South.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The South was mostly rural in 1860, while the North was mostly urban.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
Women who were left behind when the men went to war had to tend the farms, work factories, make uniforms, and nurse he sick.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
Soldiers from Alabama fought in most of the major battles of the war.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
The Bible that Jefferson Davis used in his inauguration to the Presidency of the Confederate States of America has been used in the inauguration of every Alabama governor since 1861.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
The first capital of the Confederacy was
a)
Montgomery, Alabama
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Dallas, Texas
8.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Freed all slaves
b)
Freed slaves in the North
c)
Freed slaves in the Border States
d)
Freed slaves ONLY in the South (Confederacy
9.
Most of the War Between the States was fought in the
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
10.
During the War Between the States, how many battles and skirmishes were fought in Alabama?
a)
58
b)
78
c)
35
d)
67
11.
The naval blockade formed by the Union made short supply of all except
a)
salt
b)
food
c)
farm tools
d)
water
12.
The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel was
a)
Housatonic
b)
Armadillo
c)
CSS Tennessee
d)
Hunley
13.
The naval blockade by the Union caused prices in the South to
a)
Greatly Increase
b)
Somewhat Increase
c)
Greatly Decrease
d)
Somewhat Decrease
14.
In total, how many lives were lost in the War Between the States?
a)
30,000
b)
1,000,000
c)
559,000
d)
600,000
15.
Nathan Bedford Forrest tricked Colonel Streight, of the Union Army, into surrendering by
a)
burning a bridge while the Union Army was crossing
b)
firing multiple cannons at the same time
c)
marching his soldiers around and around a small hill
d)
leading the Union Army into a cave
16.
One of the South's leading industrial centers that was destroyed by the Union by burning houses, stealing food and killing people was
a)
Montgomery
b)
Selma
c)
Athens
d)
Birmingham
17.
The North had the advantage of being more ______ with factories that could produce needed products during the Civil War.
a)
Industrial
b)
Agricultural
18.
To _________ means to withdraw or separate.
a)
jump
b)
charge
c)
defeat
d)
secede
19.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861 at ____________ South Carolina.
a)
Fort Mims
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Fort Morgan
d)
Fort Gaines
20.
The memorial statue in this county is half-confederate and half-union to show the division of the people in that county during the Civil War.
a)
Madison County
b)
Limestone County
c)
Lee County
d)
Winston County
21.
The famous speech given during the dedication of a national cemetery on a battlefield in Pennsylvania was the...
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Peace Treaty
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Constitution
22.
The North blockaded Southern ________ to keep the south from getting needed supplies.
a)
ports
b)
forts
c)
roads
d)
buildings
23.
Who was chosen to be the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
24.
Who led the Confederacy and the Union during this war?
a)
Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Jefferson
b)
Robert E. Lee & Ulyssess S. Grant
c)
Colonel Streight & General Forrest
25.
Who wanted a tariff on imported goods?
a)
North
b)
South
26.
Who didn't want a tariff on imported goods since they bought most of their goods from Europe?
a)
North
b)
South
27.
The largest ironclad ship built by the Confederacy was the Tennessee built in ___________, Alabama.
a)
Montgomery
b)
Auburn
c)
Birmingham
d)
Selma
28.
The War Between the States began when ________ ___________, a federal fort in Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by artillery.
a)
Fort Mims
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Fort Mogan
29.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
North
b)
South
30.
What was the food called that the soldiers ate?
a)
loaf bread
b)
rice
c)
steak
d)
Hard Tack
31.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1863
d)
1864
32.
What Year did the Civil War End?
a)
1861
b)
1862
c)
1864
d)
1865
33.
How many Confederate States were there?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
7
d)
19
34.
Name the Heroine of the Civil War who helped General Forrest get across a creek?
a)
Lucy Henry
b)
Juliet Hopkins
c)
Mary Phillips
d)
Emma Samson
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