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WorksheetsCivil War & Reconstruction Overview
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was one cause of the Civil War?
a)
desire to maintain a balance of power
b)
ownership of California
c)
Northern opposition to the annexation of Texas
d)
the growth of the abolitionist movement in the South
2.
Which state threatened to secede if Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
New York
3.
The capital of the Confederate States of America was...
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
New York, New York
c)
New Orleans, Louisiana
d)
Richmond, Virginia
4.
Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.
The first battle of the Civil War was....
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Fort Sumnter
d)
Bull Run
6.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Union.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The turning point of the Civil War was...
a)
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Second Battle of Bull Run
8.
This amendment ended slavery in the United States
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
23 Amendment
9.
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into how many military districts?
a)
four
b)
five
c)
six
d)
seven
10.
The Civil War ended at Appomattox Courthouse in
a)
1862
b)
1863
c)
1864
d)
1865
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