WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 52mins
save the country
People who worked to end slavery were called:
abolitionists
southerners
cartridges
blockades
Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:
they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life
they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery
he wanted northern states to secede from the Union
he had a plan to raise taxes
The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:
The Union wanted to get control of the fort.
The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.
The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.
The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.
Which of the following describes the daily life of soldiers?
They carried supplies in packs, ate hardtack, and marched from place to place.
The owned 20 slaves.
The wore fancy clothes.
The set up hospitals and took care of children.
Which social change was brought about by the 13th Amendment?
formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land
enslaved African Americans were made United States citizens
African Americans living in the South were given the right to vote
the practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the United States
In 1861 a civil war began between the northern and southern states of the United States. A major reason for this conflict was a disagreement about-
the admission of free states into the union
the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery
the return of fugitive enslaved people to slaveholders
the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people
The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-
South Carolina seceded from the Union
Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States
Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States
Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?
North
South
Border states
The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:
Unpaid workers
Industry
Agriculture
Goods & Services
An abolitionist wants to
spread slavery
fight for the South (Confederacy)
withdraw from the Union
end slavery
Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?
President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US
President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union
President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion
When was the Civil War?
1861-176
1861-1865
1870-1876
2015-2019
After Abraham Lincoln won the election, which states seceded (left)?
Indian Territories
Western Territories
Southern States
Northern States
What's important about Fort Sumter?
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.
Union (North)
Confederates (South)
Western Territories
In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.
Declaration of Independance
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Battle of Bull Run
The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was:
Washington D.C.
Richmond
Philadelphia
Charleston
The Union army ...
represented the northern states and wore grey
represented the southern states and wore grey
represented the northern states and wore blue
represented the southern states and wore grey
The Confederate army...
represented the northern army and wore grey
represented the southern army and wore grey
represented the northern army and wore blue
represented the southern army and wore blue
The commanding general of the Union army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
The commanding general of the Confederate army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
Which statement best describes the Southern attitude toward enslaved Africans?
They were property owned by a master.
They were hard workers and should be paid good wages.
They should be free to make their own choices.
What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?
To move slaves to Canada.
To outlaw slavery across the United States.
To allow slavery in the western territories.
What was the name of the Ship that sent to Fort Sumter that was fired upon?
Angel of the South
Stars in the Night
Star of the West
Sun from the West
What president made a deal with Napoleon Bonaparte for the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Benjamin Franklin
