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VS 7 Civil War

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did West Virginia become a state?

a)

its people opposed slavery

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president

c)

its people supported women's suffrage

d)

John Brown caused a slave revolt

2.

What happened when Virginia disagreed with the north?

a)

They sent troops to New York.

b)

They decided to end slavery.

c)

They wrote a new constitution.

d)

They voted to leave the union.

3.

Which city is nearest to where the Battle of the Ironclads took place?

a)

Manassas

b)

Fredericksburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Norfolk

4.

Which number on the map represents the location of the battle that took place between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America during most of the Civil War?

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Manassas

c)

Richmond

d)

Fredericksburg

6.

Which event took place at Appomattox Court House?

a)

Abraham Lincoln frees Slaves

b)

Battle between Iron Clads

c)

Robert E. Lee surrenders

d)

Confederate capital chosen

7.

What was the result of the battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor?

a)

it ended in a draw with no clear winner

b)

Monitor destroyed by fire

c)

Merrimack goes down fighting

d)

Victory for the South

8.

Which group of people provided labor on farms and plantations and provided labor for the military during the Civil War?

a)

European immigrants

b)

American Indieans

c)

Southern abolitionists

d)

Enslaved African Americans

9.

Where was slavery the most common?

a)

eastern states

b)

northern states

c)

western states

d)

southern states

10.

Which two generals were present during the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?

a)

George Washington and General Grant

b)

General Lee and General Jackson

c)

General Lee and General Grant

d)

General Jackson and General Grant

11.

How did the Civil War end?

a)

Lord Cornwallis surrendered

b)

Robert E. Lee surrendered

c)

Ulysses S. Grant surrendered

d)

George Washington surrendered

12.

Who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

13.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Williamsburg, Virginia

b)

Yorktown, Virginia

c)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

d)

Jamestown, Virginia

14.

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ronald Reagan

15.

Where did the First Battle of Bull Run take place?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Yorktown

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

16.

Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

John Brown

c)

Nat Turner

d)

James Lafayette

17.

What group of people actively worked to end slavery?

a)

Plantation owners

b)

abolitionists

c)

patriots

d)

loyalists

18.

The economy of the north was based on__________________

a)

agricultural/farming

b)

trading

c)

industry/manufacturing

19.
 _____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Western
b)
Southern
c)
Northern
20.
 Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free states
b)
slave states
c)
United States
21.

___________ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

22.

The ___________ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Freedom Trail

c)

Turner Route

23.

John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _________, Virginia in 1859.

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Harpers Ferry

c)

Richmond

24.

John Brown wanted to arm the ________ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.

a)

farmers

b)

enslaved people

c)

factory workers

d)

militia

25.

Whose election in 1860 was seen as a "call to war" by the south?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

John Adams

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

26.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
27.

Conflicts grew between the __________ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and ___________ counties that favored the abolition of slavery.

a)

northern, western

b)

eastern, western

c)

northern, southern

28.

Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of __________.

a)

Tennessee

b)

West Virginia

c)

Kentucky

29.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
30.

The Civil War began in ______.

a)

1865

b)

1858

c)

1861

d)

1831

31.

The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Brown

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

32.

The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Robert E. Lee

33.

President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the _________ (Union) and the __________ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.

a)

Monitor, Manassas

b)

Monitor, Merrimack

c)

Saratoga, Merrimack

34.

The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at ___________.

a)

The White House

b)

The Capitol building in Richmond

c)

Appomattox Court House

35.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The North (Union)

b)

the "freed slaves"

c)

The South (Confederacy)

36.

What year did John Brown raid the arsenal/armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

a)

1859

b)

1831

c)

1885

d)

1861

37.

What year did Nat Turner lead a revolt?

a)

1859

b)

1831

c)

1885

d)

1861

38.

If you fought for the southern states (CSA) during the Civil War, which army were you in?

a)

British

b)

Confederate

c)

Union

d)

Patriots

39.

If you fought for the Northern states (USA), which army did you join?

a)

British

b)

Confederate

c)

Union

d)

Patriots

40.

The economy of the south was based on__________________

a)

agricultural/farming

b)

trading

c)

industry/manufacturing