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Civil War

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Individuals who wanted to put an end to slavery were called

a)

corrupt

b)

abolitionists

c)

armistices

d)

carpetbaggers

2.

The Civil War lasted from

a)

1851-1859

b)

1880-1890

c)

1861-1865

d)

1840-1845

3.

John Wilks Booth first plan was . . .

a)

to assassinate President Lincoln.

b)

to end the war by blowing up the railroad.

c)

kill General Grant.

d)

kidnap President Lincoln and ransom him for Confederate soldiers.

4.

To accuse the President of wrongdoing and bring him/her to trial is

a)

corruption.

b)

annex

c)

impeach

d)

emancipation.

5.

The theory that states may negate federal laws is

a)

states' rights.

b)

emancipation

c)

sharecropping

d)

generalization

6.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

Led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War.

b)

Led the U.S. during the War of 1812.

c)

Led the U.S. during the American Revolution

d)

Led the U.S. during the Civil War.

7.

The Union plan to blockade Southern ports and advance down the Mississippi River to cut the south in half was called...

a)

Offensive-Defensive strategy.

b)

Surround and Conquer

c)

Scott's Plan

d)

Anaconda Plan

8.

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Jefferson Douglas

c)

John Booth

d)

Robert E. Lee

9.

Soldiers killed, wounded, captured, or missing are...

a)

blockade.

b)

guerrillas.

c)

casualties.

d)

allies.

10.

The 13th Amendment . . .

a)

raised taxes.

b)

identifies who is a citizen.

c)

ended the Civil War.

d)

ended slavery in the United States.

11.

Tariffs are . . .

a)

rivers in Virginia.

b)

are added to the Constitution.

c)

taxes on imports from other countries.

12.

Bringing the Confederate States back into the Union is . . .

a)

propaganda.

b)

Nationalism.

c)

reconstruction.

d)

martial law.

13.

Segregation is . . .

a)

shipping goods and services to other countries.

b)

people living closely in cities.

c)

separating people of different color in public places.

d)

banning guns.

14.

Emancipation is . . .

a)

freeing slaves.

b)

taxes on other goods.

c)

devotion to one's country.

d)

separation of people in public places.

15.

The ___________ ocean is on the East Coast.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

16.

The first battle of the Civil War was . . .

a)

Shiloh

b)

Bull Run

c)

Manassas

d)

Fort Sumter