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Civil War Part 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

John Brown

2.

The Confederate States seceded after the election of this President.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

3.

Who helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

Who led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?

a)

John Brown

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Abraham Lincoln

5.

A conflict over slavery led to the creation of what state?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

West Virginia

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

6.

The economy in the northern part of the United states was

a)

industrialized

b)

agriculture

c)

coal mining

d)

textiles

7.

The economy in southern Virginia was primarily

a)

industrial

b)

agriculture

c)

coal mining

d)

textiles

8.

Northern states wanted all new states to be

a)

slave states

b)

unnamed territories

c)

confederate states

d)

free states

9.

What is a free state?

a)

a state where slavery is allowed

b)

a state where owning slaves is free

c)

a state where slaves are treated fairly

d)

a state where slavery is not allowed

10.

What is a slave state?

a)

a state where slavery is allowed

b)

a condition of being a slave

c)

a country where slavery is allowed

d)

a state where slavery is not allowed

11.

After secession, the southern states were called

a)

The Confederate States of America

b)

The Union

c)

The Union Colonies of the Confederacy

d)

The United States of America

12.

Which group of people wanted to end slavery?

a)

plantation owners

b)

loyalists

c)

abolitionists

d)

patriots

13.

All of the following are reasons why the south seceded from the Union except

a)

the economy of the north didn't support slavery

b)

the south wanted new states to allow slavery

c)

the Underground Railroad helped slaves escape

d)

the north supported tariffs

14.

What did John Brown and Harriet Tubman have in common?

a)

They traveled on the Underground Railroad.

b)

They fought for the freedom of slaves.

c)

They spied for the Confederate Army.

d)

They were soldiers in the Union army.