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WorksheetsNorthern Lights Civil War
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
a)
westward expansion
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
foreign affairs
2.
What crop was grown in the South that increased the need for slave labor?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Soybeans
d)
Cotton
3.
President of the United States during the Civil War
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
4.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
5.
What event causes the south to secede?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
the Election of 1860
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff of Abominations
6.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
7.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
8.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
9.
Which part of the U.S was referred to as the North during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
d)
None of the above
10.
This gave slaves their freedom.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Battle of Antietam
d)
The Emancipation Proclomation
11.
How many lives were lost in the Civil War?
a)
5,000,000
b)
90
c)
500
d)
600,000
12.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1945
b)
2013
c)
1864
d)
1865
13.
What were the causes of the Civil War?
a)
Debate over slavery, economics, and states rights
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
14.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Secession
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Southerner
15.
To break away from, or withdraw from something
a)
Abolish
b)
Secede
c)
Repeal
d)
Compromise
16.
Before the Civil War, the North was:
a)
Weak
b)
Anti-Slavery
c)
Pro-Slavery
d)
The Confederates
17.
Before the Civil War, The South was:
a)
Pro-Slavery
b)
Anti-Slavery
c)
The Union
d)
More populated than North
18.
In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:
a)
African Americans can not be citizens
b)
There cannot be slaves in free states
c)
Slavery is illegal
d)
Maine would be free, Missouri would be slave state
19.
After Lincoln was elected:
a)
Southern states were happy
b)
Northern states hated him
c)
He began to establish more slave states
d)
Southern states began to secede
20.
"Secede" means....
a)
To be successful
b)
To leave
c)
To stay
21.
The Confederacy was another name for the south.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The Union was another name for the north.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Secession
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Southerner
24.
This slave was taken to the North, but told he could still not be free (even in a free state)
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Dred Scott
25.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
26.
Which of the following was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Shiloh
27.
The Dred Scott decision said that...
a)
all slaves in Northern states are free.
b)
slaves are not citizens, and therefore cannot sue.
c)
slavery is abolished nationwide.
d)
slaves are not subject to Georgia laws.
28.
What rights were given by the 13th amendment?
a)
gave African American MEN the right to vote
b)
outlawed/abolished slavery
c)
granted former slaves citizenship and said all citizens must be treated equally
29.
What rights were given by the 14th amendment?
a)
gave African American MEN the right to vote
b)
outlawed/abolished slavery
c)
granted former slaves citizenship and said all citizens must be treated equally
30.
An "Abolitionist..."
a)
wants to get rid of alcohol
b)
wants equality
c)
wants to eliminate slavery
d)
fights for better education
31.
The main product of the South was
a)
Beef
b)
Tobacco
c)
Cotton
d)
Sweet Tea
32.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
33.
Who was the first state to send volunteers to fight for the Union?
a)
New York
b)
California
c)
Illinois
d)
Minnesota
34.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
North/Union
b)
South/Confederacy
35.
What years did the civil war last?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1865-1880
c)
1781-1785
d)
1861-1865
36.
How much did people in the North have to pay to avoid having to get drafted by the army?
a)
$50
b)
$100
c)
$300
d)
$500
37.
Which event came first
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
South secedes
c)
MN soldiers go to Washington
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
38.
A change in the U.S. Constitution
a)
slavery
b)
abolitionist
c)
amendment
d)
change
39.
a system where people are treated as property with no rights
a)
abolitionist
b)
secede
c)
ratify
d)
slavery
40.
Which amendment outlawed slavery in the U.S.
a)
12 amendment
b)
13 amendment
c)
14 amendment
d)
15 amendment
41.
Which amendment provided citizenship to all people born in the U.S.?
a)
12 amendment
b)
13 amendment
c)
14 amendment
d)
15 amendment
42.
Which amendment said the right to vote could not be denied because of race or skin color
a)
12 amendment
b)
13 amendment
c)
14 amendment
d)
15 amendment
43.
A war within a country
a)
cold war
b)
civil war
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
44.
How old was Charley when he signed up for the Civil War?
a)
23
b)
20
c)
15
d)
14
45.
Which battle did the author say Charley did not fight in becuase we was laid up with dysentery?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bullrun
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
46.
Choose North or South:
There were big cities, big factories, as well as farms that produced food for the population, along with more railroads
There were big cities, big factories, as well as farms that produced food for the population, along with more railroads
a)
North
b)
South
47.
Choose North or South:
There were a few cities, few factories, as well as farms and plantations that grew tobacco, cotton , and sugar, with few railroads
There were a few cities, few factories, as well as farms and plantations that grew tobacco, cotton , and sugar, with few railroads
a)
North
b)
South
48.
Why was there no slavery in the North?
a)
it was illegal
b)
it was morally wrong
c)
it was banned
d)
All the above
49.
Why did slavery exist in the South?
a)
part of their life
b)
some thought it was essential to their way of life
c)
cheap labor on plantations
d)
all the above
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