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Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of the Confederate States

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Jefferson Davis

2.

War that divided the Nation between the northern states and the southern states.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Civil War

3.

These states relied on agriculture and slavery

a)

North States

b)

South States

c)

West States

d)

East States

4.

Place where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Virginia

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

5.

States that relied on factories and industries

a)

East States

b)

North States

c)

South States

d)

West States

6.

Started the Civil war on April 12, 1861; first shots were fired. Confederates (South) won when the Union (North) surrendered.

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Bull Run

7.

The first major battle of the Civil War, the South won when they attacked the North on Bull Run Creek .

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

1st Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Civil War

8.

The bloodiest single day of fighting; caused President Lincoln to order the Emancipation Proclamation. The Union won this battle.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

9.

It was fought in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1863. This was the turning point of the Civil War. It lasted for 3 days.

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

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d)

Battle of Bull Run

10.

People who were against slavery and worked hard to end it.

a)

Confederates

b)

North States

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Clara Barton

11.

Abolitionist who ran the underground railroad. She helped slaves escape from the south to the north where slaves were free.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Harriet Tubman

12.

Abolitionist, an escaped slave, who became a prominent activist against slavery. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. He ran a newspaper, The North Star. He named it the North Star because slaves followed the north star to reach freedom.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Robert E. Lee

13.

Started the American Red Cross during the Civil War.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Fredrick Douglass

14.

He shot and murdered President Abraham Lincoln five days after the Civil War ended.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Ulysses S. Gran

d)

John Wilkes Booth

15.

Fought in the 1st Battle of Bull Run; he got his nickname because he encouraged his troops to stand firm, like a stonewall, to prevent the Union troops to go through.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

16.

President of the United States during the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

17.

General of the Confederate Army (Southern States)

a)

Thomas Jackson

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

18.

Leader of the Union Army (Northern States)

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jackson

19.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Union Army

b)

Confederate Army

c)

Militia

d)

Rebels

20.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

4 years, 1761-1765

b)

4 years, 1861-1865

c)

4 years, 1961-1965

d)

8 years,1861-1868