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Civil War in South Carolina

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the country was called the Union?

a)

The North

b)

The East

c)

The West

d)

The South

2.

What part of the country was called the Confederates?

a)

The North

b)

The East

c)

The West

d)

The South

3.

Which social class was very wealthy and owned plantations?

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

4.

Which social class was very hard working and had either bought or earned their freedom?

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

5.

Which social class had jobs such as doctors, lawyers,teachers, and shop owners?

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

6.

Which social class had no skills and were not able to work. They would live on other peoples land.

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

7.

How would the independent farmers become elite?

a)

selling their farms

b)

eating what they grew

c)

working hard and selling their crops

d)

buying slaves

8.

Who was elected President that the South did NOT like or support?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Linnley

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

What did President Lincoln think about slavery?

a)

He wanted to end it.

b)

He wanted to keep it from spreading.

c)

He wanted to free all of the slaves.

d)

He wanted to move slavery into the North.

10.

Which state was the first to secede?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Kentucky

11.

The Battle of Fort Sumter happened...

a)

in Chinsleton

b)

in Charleston

c)

in Fort Moultrie

d)

in Alabama

12.

How many hours did the battle of Fort Sumter last for?

a)

34

b)

35

c)

36

d)

37

13.

Which side was inside Fort Sumter during the battle?

a)

the union troops

b)

the confederate troops

14.

What happened as a result of the battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Abraham Lincoln declared war

b)

The Union surrendered the war

c)

The Union began a blockade

d)

The Confederates won the war

15.

The HL Hunley was the first ever

a)

ship

b)

rocketship

c)

speed ship

d)

submarine

16.

The HL Hunley was designed to...

a)

escape the blockade

b)

sink ships in the blockade

c)

sail to Washington

d)

sail to England

17.

Sherman's march began in which state?

a)

Alabama

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

North Carolina

18.

What was something that General Sherman did NOT destroy?

a)

Greenville Court House

b)

Plantations

c)

Railroads

d)

The SC State House

19.

Who was Robert Smalls?

a)

A slave who burned down his plantation.

b)

A leader for the Confederates during the Civil War.

c)

A slave who escaped by stealing a boat.

d)

A slave who worked for the Union Army.

20.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederate States of America

21.

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Jackson Dolittle

b)

Anthony Eaton

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Alexander Hamilton