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Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Border states

2.

An abolitionist wants to

a)

spread slavery

b)

fight for the South (Confederacy)

c)

withdraw from the Union

d)

end slavery

3.

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

4.
What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln was elected
b)
Abraham Lincoln lost the election
c)
Slavery was immediately abolished (ended)
d)
The Southern states started to secede( withdraw/leave)
5.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
6.

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

7.

The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:

a)

The Union wanted to get control of the fort.

b)

The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.

c)

The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

d)

The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

8.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
10.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
11.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
12.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
13.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
14.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
15.
What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?
a)
Seneca Falls Convention
b)
National Freedom Road
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
16.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth
17.
Which of the following was a slave state?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Georgia
c)
Maine
d)
West Virginia
18.

Slavery happened mostly in the

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

19.

Who is this important abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Colonel Sanders

20.

Who is this famous abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Sojourner Truth