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Civil War

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
2.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
3.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
4.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
5.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
6.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
7.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

8.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

9.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
10.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
11.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
12.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

13.

Which was a cause of the Civil War? (Check all that apply).

a)

Tariffs (taxes)

b)

States' rights

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Slavery

e)

Economy

14.

What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).

a)

Military leadership (better generals)

b)

Larger army

c)

Fighting in familiar territory

d)

More money

15.

Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

16.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
17.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
18.
What day did the Civil War begin?
a)
April 12, 1865
b)
November 19, 1863
c)
July 1, 1863
d)
April 12, 1861
19.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
20.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
2 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
4 years
21.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

22.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April 12, 1861
b)
April 12, 1865
c)
July 4, 1777
d)
July 3, 1863
23.
Who was the commanding officer of the Confederation?
a)
General Grant
b)
General Lee
c)
General Sheridan
d)
General Sherman
24.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Border States
25.
Where did the South finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomattox
26.
Which Civil War battle lasted three days in Pennsylvania, ended in a cemetery, and was the turning point of the war? 
a)
Bull Run 
b)
Gettysburg 
c)
Antietam   
d)
Vicksburg 
27.
The first state to secede from the Union was?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Arkansas
d)
South Carolina
28.
This battle was the single bloodiest of the Civil War
a)
Antietam 
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg

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