WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which states were essential to victory for each side?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
2.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
3.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
4.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
5.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
6.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
7.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
8.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
9.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
10.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
11.
What kind of city is New Orleans, which makes it important to both the North and the South?
a)
Port City
b)
Southern Capital
c)
Border City
d)
Army Headquarters
12.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
14.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
15.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
16.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
17.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
18.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
19.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
20.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
21.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
22.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
23.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
24.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
25.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
26.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
27.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
28.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
29.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
30.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
31.
Which of the following conclusions were drawn by both the North and South after the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The war would last only a few short months
b)
The soldiers needed training and victory would be difficult
c)
Naval warfare would not help this "land" war
32.
Written in 1820, it helped settle the debate over slavery for territories in the Louisiana Purchase becoming states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Dredd Scott Decision
33.
Written in 1820, it helped settle the debate over slavery for territories in the Louisiana Purchase becoming states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Dredd Scott Decision
34.
Any new territory that becomes a state NORTH of the 36-30 line would be a _____ state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Sovereign
d)
Abolitionist
35.
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be a slave state and what state to be a free state?
a)
Missouri/ Maine
b)
Maine/Missouri
c)
Texas/California
d)
California/ D.C
36.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
37.
What act repealed all other compromises and decisions made by congress about slavery?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Kansas Nebraska Act
c)
Texas Annexation
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
38.
It allowed people to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders through popular sovereignty.
a)
Kansas Nebraska Act
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Dredd Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
39.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
40.
After the Kansas Nebraska Act many people moved to the western territories. Why did so many people move to these territories?
a)
To get away from their kids
b)
To find more land
c)
To make it a state
d)
To be able to vote on a free/slave state
41.
The Kansas Nebraska Act caused many problems between abolitionists and southern slave owners. What was this conflict known as?
a)
Punctured Kansas
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Nebraska No
d)
Breathing Kansas
42.
What was the name of the slave that sued his master when he went north?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Scott Dredd
c)
Dredd Scott
d)
Stevie Wonder
43.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
44.
Which part of the U.S referred to as the North during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
d)
None of the above
45.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Robert E. Lee
46.
What was the first battle on northern soil?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Shermans March
47.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
48.
Who gave the Gettsyburg address speech?
a)
Katelyn BOSS
b)
Ulysess S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Victoria Alexander
49.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
50.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
51.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831
a)
Nat Turner
b)
HariettTubman
c)
John Brown
52.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
53.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)
abolitionist
b)
slaves
c)
plantation owners
54.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
55.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
union
56.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
57.
This abolitionist wrote the powerful novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
a)
Ida Wells-Barnett
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
58.
After the Fourteenth Amendment was passed, what was an effect?
a)
The President could now hire governmental officials in a new way
b)
Blacks were guaranteed citizenship and rights
c)
The three federal branches of government were separated to ensure balance
d)
The Supreme Court became the most powerful force in the Federal Government
59.
In 1877 Reconstruction ended. Why?
a)
The South was fully rebuilt
b)
New laws made Southerners eager to continue Northern practices
c)
Compromise was made for Republicans for them to get their candidate into office if they ended it
d)
Too expensive to continue
60.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
61.
What is the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
a)
Gave African American's citizenship and provided equal protection of the law for all citizens
b)
Gave all men the right to vote
c)
Made slavery illegal
d)
Gave women the right to vote
62.
Identify the Vice-President that would become the 17th President of the US after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
63.
What was one of the important aspects of the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction plan?
a)
Legalization of Black Codes
b)
Ended Reconstruction
c)
Ordered the South to be under Military Rule
d)
Offered to full pardons to all Confederate officials and officers
64.
abolitionist, published The Liberator
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Frederick Douglass
65.
debated Lincoln prior to the 1858 Illinois Senate election
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Stephen Douglas
66.
started slave revolts in Virginia
a)
Nat Turner & Gabe Prosser
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Ida B. Wells
67.
ex-slave who urged Lincoln to form all-black regiments
a)
Dred Scott
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
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