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Lillard Civil War Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following were causes of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

States' Rights

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

All of the above

2.

Who was the Confederate General in the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

The Civil War began with the shots at...

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Vicksburg

4.

Which of the following battles had the most casualties?

a)

The Battle at Wilderness

b)

Wilson's Creek

c)

Chickamauga

d)

Gettysburg

5.

What was the main purpose and impact of this book?

a)

To help pass the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

To grow support for the abolitionist movement

c)

To persuade the North to have slaves

d)

To give money made from the book to slave owners

6.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, or "Bleeding Kansas," resulted in which of the following?

a)

Kansas joined the Union as a free state.

b)

Kansas joined the Union as a slave state.

c)

It brought the nation together on the issue of slavery.

d)

It persuaded General Lee to fight for the Confederacy.

7.

The picture above portrays which Civil War event?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

The beginning of the war

c)

The surrender of Robert E. Lee to the Union at Appomattox Court House

d)

The surrender of Ulysses S. Grant to the Confederacy at Appomattox Court House

8.

Slave owners most likely wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

a)

led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad

b)

fought against the Fugitive Slave Law

c)

sang forbidden spirituals to enslaved people

d)

worked hard and they wanted her as a worker

9.

Which of the following is true as an effect of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California joined as a free state and the territories were able to decide if they wanted to allow slavery or not.

b)

Missouri joined as a free state and the territories were able to decide if they wanted to allow slavery or not.

c)

Texas joined as a free state and the territories were able to decide if they wanted to allow slavery or not.

d)

Maine joined as a free state and the territories were able to decide if they wanted to allow slavery or not.

10.

Which of the following was the General of the Union army during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

General Sherman

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

11.

Which of the following is true of Dred Scott's story during the Civil War?

a)

Took his case to the Supreme Court

b)

Argued that time spent in a free state gave him freedom

c)

Supreme Court ruled that no slave could claim U. S. citizenship.

d)

All of the above

12.

The image above was taken from Abraham Lincoln's famous speech during the Civil War. What was the name of the speech?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

The 13th Amendment

13.

Which amendment allowed the abolitionists to achieve their goal of abolishing slavery?

a)

Twelfth

b)

Thirteenth

c)

Fourteenth

d)

Fifteenth

14.

Which of the following describes the result of the 13th Amendment?

a)

It abolished slavery.

b)

It gave citizenship to African Americans.

c)

It allowed African Americans the right to vote.

15.

Which of the following describes the result of the 14th amendment?

a)

It abolished slavery.

b)

It gave citizenship to African Americans.

c)

It gave African Americans the right to vote.

16.

Which of the following describes the result of the 15th amendment?

a)

It abolished slavery.

b)

It gave citizenship to African Americans.

c)

It gave African Americans the right to vote.

17.

After the war was over, what do you think would have been the main goal of the United States?

a)

To start completely over

b)

To build a new White House

c)

To destroy all military

d)

To create a plan to bring the Confederate states back to the Union

18.

What was one of the main laws created under Black Codes in the South?

a)

segregation

b)

unionization

c)

support for African Americans

d)

punishment of plantation owners

19.

In addition to slavery, what was one of the main reasons for the Civil War?

a)

Segregation

b)

Black Codes

c)

States' Rights

d)

The elections of Madison

20.

The North's economy was mostly based on which of the following?

a)

Factories

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Wheat Farming

d)

Mining

21.

The South's economy was mostly based on which of the following?

a)

Factories

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Wheat Farming

d)

Mining

22.

Which of the following is a way in which the West made money?

a)

Farming

b)

Opening small businesses

c)

Mining

d)

All of the above

23.

The Underground Railroad

a)

was a real railroad that took slaves to the South.

b)

was a real railroad that helped slaves escape.

c)

was a secret that politicians used to meet and make secret decisions.

d)

was a system of secret pathways that helped slaves escape to freedom.

24.

The states that separated from the Union after the election of President Lincoln were called

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

c)

Border states

25.

The free states that stayed with the Union after the election of President Lincoln were called

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

c)

Border states

26.

The slave states that stayed with the Union after the election of President Lincoln were called

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

c)

Border states

27.

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

28.

Jefferson Davis was the President of the

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

29.

Richmond, VA was the capital of which country during the Civil War?

a)

Union states

b)

Confederate states

c)

Border states

30.

Another name for the South?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

31.

Another name for the North?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

32.

Who had a war strategy that called for fighting a defensive war until the other side grew tired of fighting?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

33.

What was the purpose of the Union's naval blockade strategy?

a)

to keep slaves from escaping

b)

to cut-off Southern trade & ruin the Confederate economy

c)

to supply markets for Northern industries

d)

to capture the Missisiipi& Missouri Rivers

34.

Who had the advantage of fighting to defend its homeland from invasion?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

35.

Who had the advantage in population- 22 million to 9 million?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

36.

Who had the advantage in war resources- factories, railroad, workers, draft animals, etc.?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

37.

The North had plenty of factories, people, money and few ______ during the Civil War.

a)

large plantations

b)

railroads

c)

small farms

d)

banks

38.

The South had a lot of farming-mostly tobacco and cotton, few or incomplete Railroads, and

a)

a lot of factories that made clothes

b)

a lot of men to fight the war.

c)

a lot of apple plantations.

d)

few banks with money.

39.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

a)

Bull Run

b)

San Jacinto

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Fort Sumter

40.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

41.

The Confederates surrendered to the Union at the ____________________ in April of 1865 preserving the Union.

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Appomattox Court House

42.
Who led the Confederate Army at Gettysburg?
a)
General George Washington
b)
General Robert E. Lee
c)
General Stonewall Jackson
d)
General Ulysses S. Grant
43.
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
44.

Slaves usually traveled on the Underground Railroad during the _______________.

a)

night time

b)

day time

45.
A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.
a)
an abolitionist
b)
a soldier
c)
a civilian
46.
The people who helped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad were called_____________.
a)
conductors
b)
engineers
47.
During the time of the Underground Railroad, _____________ were used to help with communication.
a)
maps
b)
cell phones
c)
quilts
48.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who supports slavery
b)
Someone who wants to catch runaway slaves
c)
Someone who wants to end slavery
d)
Someone who wants to divide the North and South
49.
Which region's economy relied heavily on agriculture?
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East 
d)
West
50.
What geographical feature divided the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Lake Erie
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Erie Canal