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The Civil War Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the civil war?

a)

the North

b)

the South

c)

no one did

2.

How long did the civil war last?

a)

2 years

b)

3 years

c)

5 years

d)

4 years

3.

Where were abolitionist mostly found?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

both

4.

Who was the president of the confederate states?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

James Harrison

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

James Buchanan Jr.

5.

Who was the president of the union states?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

James Harrison

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

James Buchanan Jr.

6.

The North's economy was mostly?

a)

agriculture

b)

industry

c)

marketing

d)

paid workers

7.

Where did the war take place?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

both

8.

What was the south's economy mostly?

a)

agriculture

b)

industry

c)

marking

d)

paid workers

9.

Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

James Longstreet

10.

This battle is considered a turning point in the civil war

a)

battle of Shiloh

b)

battle of Vicksburg

c)

battle of Antietam

d)

battle of Gettysburg

11.

What was one of the North's weaknesses?

a)

small population

b)

military leadership

c)

industry

12.

Who surrendered at the end of the war?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

General P.G.T Beauregard

d)

James Jackson

13.

Who had more soldiers?

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

c)

equal amount

d)

slaves

14.

When did the war start?

a)

1961

b)

1862

c)

1861

d)

1869

15.

What was the North's goal during the war?

a)

states' rights

b)

End slavery

c)

fight for fun

d)

To restore the Union

16.

Who was Fredrick Douglass?

a)

advocate

b)

abolitionist

c)

slave owner

d)

the president of the union

17.

Who were not allowed to fight in the war until 1863?

a)

Mexicans

b)

African Americans

c)

Religious people

d)

Indians

18.

What battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Chancellorsville

d)

Antietam

19.

How many border states was there?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

6

d)

4

20.

What were the North’s advantages?

a)

Larger population

b)

Plantations

c)

Factories

d)

Railroad mileage