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Civil War Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
2.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
3.
The Civil War began in ______.
a)
1865
b)
1860
c)
1861
4.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The North

b)

the "freed slaves"

c)

The South

5.

The Commander of the Confederate Army was General ________.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Robert E. Lee

6.
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
7.
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
8.

According to which law could a person be fined or imprisoned for helping a runaway slave?

a)

Southern Slave Act

b)

Owners-Rights Act

c)

Runaway Slave Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

9.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
10.

When the southern states left the Union, they created the

a)

United States of America

b)

Republic of America

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Slaveholder States of America

11.

During the Civil War, the North was called the _________.

a)

Warriors

b)

Patriots

c)

Union

d)

Confederacy

12.
The cause of the Civil War was WHAT?
a)
slavery
b)
food shortages
c)
high tariffs
13.

How many years did the civil war last?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

President of the United States of America during the Civil War

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ben Franklin

15.

This was a best-selling novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was an emotional story with a strong antislavery message.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

The Gettysburg Address

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act