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Chapter 7 Alabama History

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most of the War between the States was fought in the

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

2.

In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white population of the South.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

______________________________ was chosen to be the President of the Confederacy.

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

4.

In total, how many lives were lost in the War Between the States?

a)

40,000

b)

600,000

c)

450

d)

600

5.

The naval blockade formed by the Union made short supply of all except

a)

water

b)

salt

c)

food

d)

farm tools

6.

Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What was the first capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Birmingham, Alabama

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Montgomery, Alabama

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

8.

What federal fort was bombarded by artillery to begin the War Between the States?

a)

Fort Charlotte

b)

Fort Conde

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Fort Richmond

9.

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

To end the War Between the States

b)

Freed all slaves

c)

Freed slaves in the Confederacy

d)

Freed only northern slaves

10.

What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel?

a)

the Alabama

b)

the Housatonic

c)

the Charleston

d)

the Hunley

11.

The North was mostly rural, and the South was mostly urban in 1860.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Where was the ironclad ship, the Tennessee, built by the Confederacy constructed?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Montgomery

c)

Selma

d)

Mobile

13.

Which city was one of the South's leading industrial centers that was destroyed by the Union by burning houses, stealing food, and killing people?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Montgomery

c)

Selma

d)

Mobile

14.

Which side wanted a tariff on imported goods?

a)

North

b)

South

15.

Which side did not want a tariff since they bought most of their goods from Europe?

a)

North

b)

South

16.

How many battles and skirmishes were fought in Alabama during the War Between the States?

a)

450

b)

13

c)

125

d)

78

17.

Where is the memorial statue that is half confederate and half union to show division during the war located?

a)

Mobile County

b)

Conecuh County

c)

Pike County

d)

Winston County

18.

Soldiers from Alabama did not fight in most of the major battles of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Bible that Jefferson Davis used in his inauguration to the presidency of the Confederate States has been used every year since 1861.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What happened to the prices of goods in the South when the Union enforced the naval blockade?

a)

greatly increased

b)

somewhat increased

c)

greatly decreased

d)

somewhat decreased

21.

Women who were left behind when the men went off to war had to fill in and do the jobs the men had done before they left.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How did Nathan Bedford Forrest trick Colonel Straight into surrendering?

a)

He burned a bridge while the Union Army was crossing

b)

He fired multiple cannons at the same time.

c)

He marched his soldiers around and around a small hill.

d)

He lead the Union Army into a cave.