WorksheetsUnit 7 Civil War
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
trading
c)
industrialized
2.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
slave labor
b)
water power
c)
factories
3.
_____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Western
b)
Southern
c)
Northern
4.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery.
a)
Politicians
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Crusaders
5.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
6.
Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free states
b)
slave states
c)
United States
7.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
8.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, Virginia in 1859.
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Richmond
9.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)
farmers
b)
slaves
c)
factory workers
10.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
11.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
12.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
13.
Conflicts grew between the _____ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and _____ counties that favored the abolition of slavery.
a)
northern, western
b)
eastern, western
c)
northern, southern
14.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
15.
Who was President of the United States of America during the Civil War?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
16.
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
17.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which ______ all slaves living in those parts of the South that were fighting against the Union.
a)
welcomed
b)
freed
c)
identified
18.
________ accepted command of the Confederate Army.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
19.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
20.
The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at _______.
a)
The White House
b)
The Capitol building in Richmond
c)
Appomattox Court House
21.
The two ironclads battled for more than three hours, the battle was fought to a ______.
a)
sinking
b)
draw
c)
victory
22.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
The North (Union)
b)
the "freed slaves"
c)
The South (Confederacy)
23.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
24.
When Virginia seceded, she ___.
a)
stayed with the United States
b)
chose to remain neutral
c)
joined the Union
d)
withdrew from the Union
25.
Some southern states seceded from the Union after ____.
a)
Jefferson Davis became President of the United States.
b)
Robert E. Lee became President of the United States.
c)
Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States.
d)
Ulysses S. Grant became President of the United States.
26.
Near the end of the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy fell to ____.
a)
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
b)
Union General Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Union President Abraham Lincoln
d)
Confederate President Jefferson Davis
27.
People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.
a)
conformists
b)
rebels
c)
abolitionists
d)
yankees
28.
The Confederate army were seriously short of supplies during the Civil War because ___.
a)
European countries would not send supplies
b)
the Confederate army could not pay for the supplies
c)
they were unable to get supplies from West Virginia factories
d)
the Union navy placed a blockade around southern ports
29.
How did "slaves states" view slavery?
a)
Each family could have only 100 slaves
b)
It was illegal to own slaves.
c)
Only the wealthy people could own slaves.
d)
It was legal to own slaves.
30.
Which of the following best completes the timeline?
a)
Surrender by Grant at Appomattox
b)
Seige of Petersburg won by Lee
c)
Richmond held by the Confederates
d)
Surrender by Lee at Appomattox
31.
The economy in the southern part of the United States was dependent on ___.
a)
agriculture
b)
donations
c)
commercials
d)
industries
32.
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George McClellan
d)
Robert E. Lee
33.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George McClellan
34.
Who commanded the army of Northern Virginia?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
35.
Nursing, gathering/distributing supplies, running farms, combat, spying, working in factories...
a)
6 things that women did during the Civil War
b)
6 things that women refused to do during the Civil War
c)
6 things that slaves in the South were doing during the Civil War
d)
6 things that animal mascots were doing during the Civil War
36.
Click the men who won the Medal of Honor during the Civil War?
a)
William Harvey Carney
b)
Nat Turner
c)
Powhatan Beaty
d)
Harriet Tubman
37.
Who was an abolitionist in Richmond and created the Red Cross?
a)
Elizabeth Van Lew
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Betsy Ross
d)
Pochantas
38.
Who was a spy in Richmond who helped Union soldiers?
a)
Betsy Ross
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Elizabeth Van Lew
d)
James Lafayette
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