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Civil War

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a tariff?

a)

gun

b)

tax

c)

boot

d)

pen

2.

What was the North's strategy of surrounding the South called?

a)

Copperhead Plan

b)

Rattlesnake Plan

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Boa Plan

3.

Who are the people that lead slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

a)

leaders

b)

guides

c)

pilots

d)

conductors

4.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Fort Henry

b)

Shiloh

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Bull Run

5.

Which two forts are located in our state?

a)

Fort Henry

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Morgan

d)

Fort Donelson

6.

Where did the surrender of the Civil War take place?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Vicksburg

7.

What does secede mean?

a)

to break away

b)

win

c)

lose

d)

come together

8.

What was a path for runaway slaves to use to try to reach freedom?

a)

Freedom Path

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Secret Highway

d)

Northern Lane

9.

Where were most factories located before the war?

a)

North

b)

South

10.

What were hideouts and homes called where slaves would stay along the path to freedom?

a)

pit stops

b)

safe houses

c)

stations

d)

railroad crossings

11.

Who became president in 1860?

a)

George Washington

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

Who was the major general of the Confederacy?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

P.G.T. Beauregard

d)

Stonewall Jackson

13.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

P.G.T. Beauregard

14.

Who was known for standing strong and never leaving his troops?

a)

Mighty Miller

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Stronghold Lewis

d)

Muscle George

15.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Brown

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

16.

Who was the major general of the Union?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

P.G.T. Beauregard

d)

Robert E. Lee

17.

Where were most farms located during the pre-civil war time?

a)

North

b)

South

18.

What was the first land battle of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

First Battle of Bull Run

d)

Shiloh

19.

Where did the Union troops march from during the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Alabama

c)

New York

d)

Washington D.C.

20.

Which was the deadliest battle of the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Shiloh

c)

Antietam

d)

Vicksburg

21.

Who won the Battle of Shiloh?

a)

Confederates

b)

Union

22.

Who was the president of the Union?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

Which two of these were Union war strategies?

a)

Blockade

b)

Defend

c)

Capture

d)

Help from Britain

24.

How many state seceded from the Union?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

10

d)

11

25.

What is the date of the surrender of the Civil War?

a)

April 6, 1862

b)

November 4, 1864

c)

January 1, 1863

d)

April 9, 1865

26.

Which two of these took place in Tennessee?

a)

Battle of Shiloh

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Fort Henry

27.

Which part of Lincoln's body was wounded when he was shot?

a)

Arm

b)

Head

c)

Chest

d)

Stomach

28.

What did slaves follow on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Signs along the path

b)

Nothing

c)

Railroad tracks

d)

The North Star

29.

What did most slaves do on Southern plantations?

a)

planted and took care of crops

b)

worked in factories

c)

had dinner with the owners

d)

created battle plans for the war