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Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

a)

He was the 14th president of the United States. He was president during the American Revolution.

b)

The 16th president. He was president during the civil war and was a big part in emancipating slaves.

c)

A union soldier.

d)

A Confederate soldier.

2.

What is Fort Sumter?

a)

An area where Abraham Lincoln lived.

b)

A confederate soldier base.

c)

A compromise.

d)

A fort on the Charleston coast where the Civil War started.

3.

What was the Gettysburg Address?

a)

A speech made by Abraham Lincoln that was dedicating the Gettysburg battlefield as a cemetery.

b)

A law stating that slaves that escape will be forced to come back to their owners.

c)

An inspiring speech made by Ulysses Grant about the Civil War

4.

What was the 13th amendment?

a)

Made voting legal for women

b)

Made slavery illegal

c)

Rights to carrying weapons

d)

Rights to a fair and speedy trial

5.

Who are abolitionists?

a)

Laws limiting freedom of former slaves

b)

People who want to get rid of slavery

c)

Northerners who came South after the war for fame and fortune

d)

People who leave the Union

6.

What is Secession?

a)

A secret transportation method

b)

To banish confederates from certain states

c)

All attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army

d)

The act of leaving the Union

7.

When did the Civil War end?

a)

1861

b)

1865

c)

1889

d)

1876

8.

The Battle of Shiloh was...

a)

A battle won by the Confederates. This was the first battle of the Civil War.

b)

A battle won by the Confederates. This was one of the longest battle's in the civil war.

c)

A battle won by the Union. It was the last battle of the Civil war.

d)

A battle won by the Union. It was considered one of the most bloodiest in American history at that time.

9.

The Confederates were bad -

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who was Andrew Johnson?

a)

The 17th president. He became president right after Abraham Lincoln.

b)

He gave an infamous speech 100 years after the death of Abraham Lincoln.

c)

A famous Union soldier

d)

A famous Confederate soldier