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WorksheetsVS 7 Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Why did West Virginia become a state?
its people opposed slavery
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
its people supported women's suffrage
John Brown caused a slave revolt
What happened when Virginia disagreed with the north?
They sent troops to New York.
They decided to end slavery.
They wrote a new constitution.
They voted to leave the union.
Which city is nearest to where the Battle of the Ironclads took place?
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Norfolk
Which number on the map represents the location of the battle that took place between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
1
2
3
4
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America during most of the Civil War?
Williamsburg
Manassas
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Which event took place at Appomattox Court House?
Abraham Lincoln frees Slaves
Battle between Iron Clads
Robert E. Lee surrenders
Confederate capital chosen
What was the result of the battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor?
it ended in a draw with no clear winner
Monitor destroyed by fire
Merrimack goes down fighting
Victory for the South
Which group of people provided labor on farms and plantations and provided labor for the military during the Civil War?
European immigrants
American Indieans
Southern abolitionists
Enslaved African Americans
Where was slavery the most common?
eastern states
northern states
western states
southern states
Which two generals were present during the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?
George Washington and General Grant
General Lee and General Jackson
General Lee and General Grant
General Jackson and General Grant
How did the Civil War end?
Lord Cornwallis surrendered
Robert E. Lee surrendered
Ulysses S. Grant surrendered
George Washington surrendered
Who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Where did the Civil War end?
Williamsburg, Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
Where did the First Battle of Bull Run take place?
Appomattox
Yorktown
Manassas
Richmond
Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Nat Turner
James Lafayette
What group of people actively worked to end slavery?
Plantation owners
abolitionists
patriots
loyalists
The economy of the north was based on__________________
agricultural/farming
trading
industry/manufacturing
___________ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
The ___________ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
Underground Railroad
Freedom Trail
Turner Route
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _________, Virginia in 1859.
Williamsburg
Harpers Ferry
Richmond
John Brown wanted to arm the ________ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
farmers
enslaved people
factory workers
militia
Whose election in 1860 was seen as a "call to war" by the south?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
John Adams
Ulysses S. Grant
Conflicts grew between the __________ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and ___________ counties that favored the abolition of slavery.
northern, western
eastern, western
northern, southern
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of __________.
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
The Civil War began in ______.
1865
1858
1861
1831
The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.
Andrew Jackson
John Brown
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
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.
Monitor, Manassas
Monitor, Merrimack
Saratoga, Merrimack
The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at ___________.
The White House
The Capitol building in Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Who won the Civil War?
The North (Union)
the "freed slaves"
The South (Confederacy)
What year did John Brown raid the arsenal/armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
1859
1831
1885
1861
What year did Nat Turner lead a revolt?
1859
1831
1885
1861
If you fought for the southern states (CSA) during the Civil War, which army were you in?
British
Confederate
Union
Patriots
If you fought for the Northern states (USA), which army did you join?
British
Confederate
Union
Patriots
The economy of the south was based on__________________
agricultural/farming
trading
industry/manufacturing
