WorksheetsAmerican Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the country MOST supported and used slavery?
a)
The North
b)
The South
c)
The West
d)
North of the Mississippi River
2.
The Southern states seceded and formed a new republic, called the Confederate States of America. What was Jefferson Davis’s role in this event?
a)
He was the general of the troops
b)
He tried to end the Confederacy
c)
He was president of the Confederacy
d)
He borrowed money to start the Confederacy
3.
What battle was the turning point in the Civil War?
a)
Battle at Fort Sumter
b)
Battle at Gettysburg
c)
Battle in Virginia
d)
Battle at Appomattox Court House
4.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
George Bush
5.
Atlanta was burned at the end of the Civil War. During which campaign was Atlanta burned?
a)
Robert E. Lee’s last campaign
b)
Stonewall Jackson’s campaign into Gettysburg.
c)
William Sherman’s March to the Sea
d)
Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
6.
Before the Civil War, many people in the North were against slavery. In the South, slavery was the most important part of the economy. What was one reason that southern states bought goods from Europe?
a)
It helped the whole country prosper
b)
It was easier to get European goods.
c)
They liked European goods better.
d)
They didn’t want to send their money to the North
7.
Why did some black people try to escape from the South and go to the North?
a)
The weather was better for farming in the North
b)
Workers were paid more in the North
c)
Slavery was illegal in the North
d)
Black people were given their own farms in the North
8.
On April 9, 1865, the Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House. What was the General Robert E. Lee’s role in this event?
a)
He led the Union troops to defeat the Confederates
b)
He led the Union troops in retreat from Appomattox Court House.
c)
He led the Confederate troops to defeat
d)
He led the Confederate troops in retreat from the Appomattox Court House.
9.
Building factories after the Civil War required many new goods and services. What is the MOST likely reason that new factories were built in Northern cities?
a)
Southern cities were destroyed
b)
Northern cities were destroyed
c)
People in the North had no money
d)
Southern states had more money than ever before.
10.
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln. What was the purpose of this speech?
a)
To mark a great victory for the Union
b)
To inspire soldiers after a terrible defeat for the Union.
c)
To announce the beginning of the Civil War.
d)
To announce the end of the Civil War
11.
At the end of the Civil War, the Southern states were very poor. The country needed new factories to rebuild after the war. Where was most new factories built after the Civil War?
a)
Mexico
b)
Southern States
c)
Western territories
d)
Northern States.
12.
___ was the president of the Union (North) during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Andrew Johnson
13.
___ believed in total war and led the March to Sea from Atlanta to Savannah.
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
14.
___ was a Union general
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
___ was president of the Confederacy (South) during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Andrew Johnson
16.
President Lincoln issued the ___ ___ in 1863 that freed slaves in the Confederate states at war with the Union.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Slavery Speech
17.
___ wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which exposed the cruelties of war, and won many people over to the abolitionists' side.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Tom Beecher
18.
General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at ___ Court House.
a)
Appomattox
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Trenton
19.
One advantage the North (Union) had over the South (Confederacy) during the war was...
a)
Railroads and canals to move weapons
b)
Great military leaders
c)
Better vehicles
20.
One advantage the South had over the North during the war was that they had great
a)
Railroads and canals to move weapons
b)
Great military leaders
c)
Better vehicles
21.
African Americans served in the ___ army during the Civil War.
a)
Union
b)
Confederate
c)
Reconstruction
22.
The ___ ___ is a famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln. The purpose was to mark a great victory for the Union, and to honor the dead on both sides.
a)
Address of Reconstruction
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Slavery Speech
23.
The Union's strategy for defeating the Confederacy by "squeezing" them in was called the ____ plan.
a)
Total War
b)
Anaconda
c)
Blockade
24.
A method of warfare used to destroy the opposing army and the people's will to fight is called.
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Total War
c)
Blockade
25.
Closing off an area with troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in or out is called a ___.
a)
anaconda
b)
blockade
c)
total war
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