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Civil War

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
4.
Under the Compromise of 1850 the Mexican Cession decided whether or not they would be free or slave states.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
6.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson 
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay 
d)
Robert E. Lee
7.
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
8.
Women served during the Civil War as
a)
nurses, spies, and fundraisers
b)
postmasters and telephone operators
c)
bootleggers and flappers
d)
news reporters and photographers
9.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
10.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
11.

The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.

a)

Constitution

b)

States' Rights

c)

Federalism

d)

Confederacy

12.
I was a Brigadier General and fought major battles under the command of General Robert E. Lee.  My men were considered Lee's finest soldiers. Who am I?
a)
John Bell Hood
b)
John Reagan
c)
Francis Lubbock
d)
Thomas Green
13.
The governor of Texas at the time of secession was... 
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Abraham Lincoln 
14.
What happened to Sam Houston when he refused to take the Confederate Oath of Allegiance?
a)
He was fired as governor of Texas
b)
He was placed in a Confederate prison
c)
He was executed for treason against the Confederacy
d)
He was forced to leave Texas forever and move to the "Union"
15.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
16.
This image is an example of-
a)
Tariffs
b)
States Rights
c)
Sectionalism
17.
The South's economy was based off ______________, while the North's economy was mostly _____________.
a)
cattle ranching, cotton industry
b)
manufacturing, agriculture
c)
cotton industry, cattle ranching
d)
agriculture, manufacturing
18.

All citizens can vote regardless of race

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

19.
This Amendment gave citizenship to all ex-slaves.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
20.

What was Sam Houston think about Texas leaving the union?

a)

He was in support of secession.

b)

He thought they could not outfight the north and he wanted the Union to stay together.

c)

He was not interested in the war.

d)

He thought that they should secede so that they're economy would stay strong with slavery.

21.

What was the main reason Texans seceded from the Union?

a)

They were loyal to the South

b)

They wanted to keep slavery legal

c)

They thought the Union was corrupt

d)

They wanted to become their own country again

22.

What was an effect on the U.S. from the war?

a)

The economy was ruined

b)

The power of the federal government became stronger

c)

The south was able to keep slavery

23.
Clara Barton helped found the ________________.
a)
Confederacy Red Cross
b)
American Red Cross
c)
Copperheads
d)
Habeas Corpus
24.
The _________ called for all Confederate slaves to be freed.
a)
habeas copus
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Constituion
25.
4) What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Andrew Jackson
26.

What was Abraham Lincoln's main purpose for fighting during the Civil War?

a)

To preserve the Union

b)

To free the slaves

27.

the anniversary of Emancipation Day in Texas

a)

Juneteenth (June 19th)

b)

Juneteenth (June 17th)

c)

Juneteenth (June 16th)

28.

What did more men die of during the war rather than bullets?

a)

Amputated limbs

b)

Disease and infection

c)

A broken heart

29.

Which battle did Major General John Magruder command Confederate troops?

a)

Gonzales

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Sabine Pass

30.

What is the correct definition of sectionalism?

a)

Unified states

b)

Texas and the South joining the Union

c)

One's region putting their interest ahead of the nation's interest

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