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Civil War

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)

save the country

d)
preserve the Union
3.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
4.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
5.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
6.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

7.

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

8.

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.

9.

Which of the following describes the daily life of soldiers?

a)

They carried supplies in packs, ate hardtack, and marched from place to place.

b)

The owned 20 slaves.

c)

The wore fancy clothes.

d)

The set up hospitals and took care of children.

10.

Which social change was brought about by the 13th Amendment?

a)

formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land

b)

enslaved African Americans were made United States citizens

c)

African Americans living in the South were given the right to vote

d)

the practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the United States

11.

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-

a)

the admission of free states into the union

b)

the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery

c)

the return of fugitive enslaved people to slaveholders

d)

the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

12.

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-

a)

South Carolina seceded from the Union

b)

Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

c)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

d)

Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

13.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
14.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
15.

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Border states

16.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
17.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

18.

An abolitionist wants to

a)

spread slavery

b)

fight for the South (Confederacy)

c)

withdraw from the Union

d)

end slavery

19.

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

a)

President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

b)

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

c)

President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

20.
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)
21.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
22.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

23.

After Abraham Lincoln won the election, which states seceded (left)?

a)

Indian Territories

b)

Western Territories

c)

Southern States

d)

Northern States

24.

What's important about Fort Sumter?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

25.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederates (South)

c)

Western Territories

26.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
27.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
28.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
29.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
30.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
31.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
32.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
33.
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox
34.
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
35.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
36.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
37.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
38.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
39.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
40.
An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
state's rights
d)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
41.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
42.
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
43.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
44.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
45.

In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.

a)

Declaration of Independance

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Battle of Bull Run

46.

The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was:

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richmond

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Charleston

47.

The Union army ...

a)

represented the northern states and wore grey

b)

represented the southern states and wore grey

c)

represented the northern states and wore blue

d)

represented the southern states and wore grey

48.

The Confederate army...

a)

represented the northern army and wore grey

b)

represented the southern army and wore grey

c)

represented the northern army and wore blue

d)

represented the southern army and wore blue

49.

The commanding general of the Union army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Sherman

d)

John Wilkes Booth

50.

The commanding general of the Confederate army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William Sherman

51.
What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?
a)
economy, slavery, new states
b)
economy, jobs, income
c)
slavery, new states
d)
economy, new states
52.

Which statement best describes the Southern attitude toward enslaved Africans?

a)

They were property owned by a master.

b)

They were hard workers and should be paid good wages.

c)

They should be free to make their own choices.

53.

What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?

a)

To move slaves to Canada.

b)

To outlaw slavery across the United States.

c)

To allow slavery in the western territories.

54.

What was the name of the Ship that sent to Fort Sumter that was fired upon?

a)

Angel of the South

b)

Stars in the Night

c)

Star of the West

d)

Sun from the West

55.

What president made a deal with Napoleon Bonaparte for the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Benjamin Franklin