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WorksheetsCivil War Review Part I
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Underground Railroad accomplish?
a)
Transported slaves to freedom
b)
Brought cotton to the North
c)
Connected the North with the South
d)
It helped the South grow cotton
2.
What is a Civil War?
a)
A war between friends
b)
A war within one country
c)
A war between two countries
d)
A war within a city
3.
The plan preserved the balance between slave and free states.
a)
North/South Compromise
b)
The 3/5's Compromise
c)
The Great Slavery Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
4.
This law required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
a)
The Runaway slave Law
b)
The Fugitive slave Act
c)
The Removal Act
d)
The Overseer Act
5.
Someone who gives their life for a great cause.
a)
Emancipate
b)
Martyr
c)
Habeas Corpus
d)
Hero
6.
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
VIrginia
d)
Maryland
7.
How many states made up the confederacy?
a)
9
b)
11
c)
30
d)
15
8.
Where was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Richmond
c)
Memphis
d)
Philadelphia
9.
Who was the Missouri slave that sued for his freedom after his owner died?
a)
John Brown
b)
Drew Brees
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Frederick Douglass
10.
What was Mathew Brady known for?
a)
Military strategy
b)
The attack at Fort Sumter
c)
Photography
d)
Aiding the sick on the battlefield
11.
What term was used to describe an Union Soldier?
a)
Yankee
b)
Rebel
c)
Confederate
d)
Johnny Reb
12.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George W. Bush
13.
What was a major advantage of the South?
a)
The railroad system
b)
Large factories
c)
Large population
d)
Strong military leadership
14.
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
15.
What did Abraham Lincoln struggle to find during the Civil War?
a)
Good military leadership
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
General Lee
d)
A way out of the South
16.
Which was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
17.
After which battle did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Antietam
18.
Where were the majority of the Civil War battles fought?
a)
In the North
b)
Along the border states
c)
In the south
d)
Out West
19.
Which side suffered the most deaths?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
20.
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
a)
Richmond
b)
Appomattox Courthouse
c)
Carson City
d)
Washington D.C.
21.
About how many deaths were there during the Civil War?
a)
1 million
b)
620,000
c)
500,000
d)
1/2 million
22.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Most casualties during the Civil War were combat related.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What did Sherman do on his "March to the Sea"?
a)
Waved a white flag
b)
Helped the lonely and sick
c)
Destroyed everything in sight
d)
Freed the slaves
25.
In what year did Nevada become a state?
a)
1863
b)
1963
c)
1865
d)
1864
26.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Jay
d)
Thomas Paine
27.
Who led an unsuccessful slave revolt at Harpers Ferry?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Bruno Mars
28.
What is this called?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Destroyer
c)
Ironclad
d)
Privateer
29.
After which battle did General Stonewall Jackson die?
a)
Second Battle at Bull Run
b)
Battle at Chancellosville
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Antietam
30.
The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called:
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Restoration Plan
d)
Civil War Rebuilding Plan
31.
What was the number of freed slaves with nowhere to go after the Civil War?
a)
1 million
b)
3.5 million
c)
5 million
d)
5.3 million
32.
Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Bill Clinton
33.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated?
a)
Agree
b)
Disagree
34.
Which amendment freed the slaves?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
35.
Which amendment gave former slaves citizenship?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
36.
Which amendment gave former slaves the right to vote?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
37.
What John Wilkes Booth a Northerner or Southerner?
a)
Northerner
b)
Southerner
38.
Andrew Jackson was the only president i the history of the U.S. to be impeached.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Who was the founder of the Red Cross?
a)
Sarah Barton
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Mary Poppins
d)
Sarah Davis
40.
What was the occupation of John Wilkes Booth?
a)
Stage hand
b)
Actor
c)
Saloon keeper
d)
Sheriff
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