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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 32mins
Who was the president of the USA during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president of the CSA during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who was the commander of the USA army?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who was the commander of the CSA army?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who made the "March to the Sea" in Georgia?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12, 1865
November 27, 1863
April 9, 1861
March 30, 1862
When did the Civil War end?
April 12, 1865
November 27, 1863
April 9, 1861
March 30, 1862
What was the North's plan to "squeeze" the South by blockading the ports and invading the South called?
Python Plan
Rattlesnake Plan
Anaconda Plan
Boa Plan
Where did the Civil War begin?
Fort McHenry
Fort Sumter
Fort Pulaski
Virginia
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Manassass, Virginia
Nashville, Tennesses
Savannah, Georgia
Who was nicknamed "Moses" because they led over 300 slaves to freedom?
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Wilkes Booth
Who was the "little lady who started the big war" by writing Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Wilkes Booth
Who was the actor that assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Wilkes Booth
Who was the nurse during the Civil War that later started the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Wilkes Booth
When people stopped volunteering to fight in the Civil War, what did the USA begin?
imprisonment
draft
compromises
whippings
Which compromise made Missouri a slave state, Maine a free state, and kept the number of free and slave states equal?
Dred Scott decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Which compromise made California a free state, allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves, and created the Fugitive Slave Law?
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Which case did the Supreme Court rule that slaves had no rights under the Constitution?
Dred Scott decision
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Which act stated that new states could decide to be a free or slave state by voting and led to what is called "Bleeding Kansas"?
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
What document from Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves?
Dred Scott decision
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
The North and South argued over such issues as tariffs and slavery.
True
False
The North started the war at Fort Sumter.
True
False
Abolitionists wanted slavery in America.
True
False
Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president.
True
False
After Lincoln was elected, most Southern states seceded.
True
False
The first submarine to sink a ship was the Hunley.
True
False
More than half the soldiers were killed by diseases and/or bad medical care.
True
False
Blacks were allowed to fight for the North.
True
False
Only the rich could afford to get a replacement to fight for them.
True
False
The Civil War was a quick and easy war.
True
False
What does CSA stand for?
Confederate States of America
Confederate Slaves of America
Compromise States of America
Civil Slaves of America
What did a lot of slaves "ride" to escape by following the "drinking gourd"?
horse
boat
car
Underground Railroad
What was the economy in the North based on?
farming
military
business
railroads
What was the economy in the South based on?
farming
military
business
railroads
In which state were most of the major battles fought?
Georgia
Tennesse
West Virginia
Virginia
What was one of the South's strengths?
railroads
best generals
money
factories
What were some strength's of the North?
slaves
best generals
money
factories
Where did William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" begin?
Savanna
Atlanta
Cartersville
Dalton
Where did William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" end?
Savanna
Atlanta
Cartersville
Dalton
How long was the Civil War?
3 months
5 years
24 months
4 years
How long did Lincoln ask the 75,000 volunteers to enlist for at the beginning of the war?
3 months
5 years
24 months
4 years
How was "Stonewall" Jackson killed?
freezing to death by a stone wall
by his own men
a surprise attack
flag pole at Fort Sumter falling on him
