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The Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The south seceded from the north (the Union) What does secede mean?

a)

to succeed

b)

to join

c)

to break away

2.

Who was president of the US during the war?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Donald Trump

d)

General Grant

3.

Why did the south want to secede from the Union?

a)

they wanted to make their own laws about slavery

b)

they wanted to end slavery

c)

the North forced them to break away

4.

Why was slavery important to those in the South?

a)

slaves paid taxes

b)

the South wanted to make their own laws

c)

so slaves could build factories

5.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

a train that went underground

b)

routes to freedom for slaves

c)

a train that went across the country

6.

Who were Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth?

a)

the generals of the war

b)

editorial writers

c)

former slaves who fought to end slavery

7.

What is an editorial?

a)

an article in a newspaper based on opinion

b)

an article in a newspaper based on fact

c)

an advertisement

8.

Why were newspapers important?

a)

they gave opinions about the war

b)

they had advertisements for a wife

c)

they gave facts about the war

d)

it was easier than searching the internet

9.

Who wanted to end slavery?

a)

North

b)

South

10.

Who won the war?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

no one

d)

Florida