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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many states formed the US in the mid-nineteenth century?

a)

13

b)

31

c)

41

d)

49

2.

The US population in the mid-nineteenth century was by

a)

27 millions

b)

30 millions

c)

33 millions

d)

36 millions

3.

The territory of Louisiana was purchased in 1803 by President Jefferson who paid 15 million dollars to

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Louis Philippe Orleans

c)

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Charles X

4.

The Homestad act, signed in 1862, was a provision that provided

a)

the purchase of land after cultivating it for 5 years.

b)

the possession of land after cultivating it for 5 years.

c)

possession of land after having conquered it.

d)

possession of land after having occupied it first.

5.

The beginning and the end of the American Civil War:

a)

1860-1865

b)

1861-1865

c)

1862-1865

d)

1863-1865

6.

During the American Civil War, Florida was part of

a)

the Confederation

b)

the Union

7.

Abrahm Lincoln was elected President of the USA in

a)

1856

b)

1860

c)

1864

d)

1868

8.

In 1847 California voted secession from Mexico and annexation to the USA.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

In 1869 the US East-West railroad union was completed.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The self-made men Andrew Carnegie was known as

a)

the king of the steel.

b)

the king of oil.