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VS7 Civil War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the economy based on in the North?
a)
industry
b)
agriculture
c)
farming
d)
clothing
2.
What did John Brown, Nat Turner, and Harriet Tubman have in common?
a)
They were all slaves.
b)
They were all against slavery.
c)
They were all plantation owners.
d)
They were all Union soldiers.
3.
Who fought in the Civil War?
a)
West and Eastern Virginia
b)
North and Southern States
c)
America and England
d)
England and France
4.
Who led a revolt against plantation owners?
a)
John Brown
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Harriet Tubman
5.
What happened at the Appomattox Court House?
a)
The South seceded from the United States.
b)
The Union declared war on the Confederacy.
c)
Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
d)
Abraham Lincoln gave his speech.
6.
Which was the first major battle fought in Virginia during the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Fredericksburg
c)
Battle of Richmond
d)
Battle of Monitor vs. Merrimack
7.
Who was elected President of the United States that caused the southern states to secede from the Union?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
8.
a)
Led the Underground Railroad
b)
Commander of Union Army
c)
Led a raid on an arsenal at Harper's Ferry
d)
Led a slave rebellion against plantation owners
9.
The western counties of Virginia became their own state because
a)
they favored higher taxes
b)
they favored slavery
c)
they were against slavery
d)
they were against growing cotton
10.
Which city was the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington, D. C.
b)
Virginia
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Richmond
11.
Who won the battle of the ironclad ships, Monitor vs. Merrimack?
a)
it was a draw
b)
The Union
c)
The Confederacy
d)
The English
12.

Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert E. Lee

13.

Who led escaped slaves to freedom along the secret rout called the "Underground Railroad?"

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert E. Lee

14.

What do we call a person who campaigned to end slavery?

a)

Jim Crow

b)

abolitionist

c)

patriot

d)

loyalist

15.

Who played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

16.

Where did the ironclad ships Monitor and Merrimack fight to draw?

a)

Potomac River

b)

New River

c)

Waters of Hampton Roads

d)

Rappahannock River

17.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Yorktown, Virginia

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Manassas, Virginia

d)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

18.

Who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

Which state was formed when the eastern and western territories of Virginia disagreed over the issue of slavery and secession from the Union.

a)

North Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

West Virginia

d)

Maryland

20.

Which area of the United States was agricultural and relied on slave labor?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

21.

During the Civil War, most white Virginians supported the

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union Army

c)

Union Navy

d)

West Virginians

22.

During the Civil War, American Indians

a)

joined the Confedeacy

b)

joined the Union

c)

did not take sides

d)

went to Europe

23.

During the Civil War, American Indians

a)

joined the Confedeacy

b)

joined the Union

c)

did not take sides

d)

went to Europe

24.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
slave labor
b)
water power
c)
factories
25.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
26.
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
27.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which ______ all slaves living in those parts of the South that were fighting against the Union.
a)
welcomed
b)
freed
c)
identified
28.
________ accepted command of the Confederate Army.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
29.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
30.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
The North (Union)
b)
the "freed slaves"
c)
The South (Confederacy)
31.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
32.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George McClellan
33.
Who commanded the army of Northern Virginia?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
34.

Who surrendered to whom at the end of the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee of the Union surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant of the Confederacy .

b)

Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant of the Union .

35.

Why is Harriet Tubman an important figure in Virginia's history?

a)

she fought in the Civil War

b)

She established a secret route that slaves used to travel north

c)

She led a raid on the US Armory at Harper's Ferry

d)

She led a revolt against plantation owners

36.

For which side was the Army of Northern VA fighting?

a)

British

b)

Spanish

c)

Union

d)

Confederate

37.

"Most of us did not support the Union or the Confederacy." Which Group is being described?

a)

Whites

b)

American Indians

c)

Freed African Americans

d)

Slaves

38.

Which group of Virginians supported the Confederacy because their limited rights could best be protected?

a)

White Virginians

b)

American Indians

c)

Enslaved African Americans

d)

Freed African Americans

39.
Which city on the map is nearest to a battle between ironclads?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
40.
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
41.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
42.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant

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