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The civil war

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what was the army of the North called?

a)

Union

b)

US

c)

North Army

d)

United States army

2.

What was the army of the South called ?

a)

Army of the South

b)

Us army

c)

conferaration

d)

The south Army

3.

How was the president during The Civil War?

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Andrew Jackson

4.

How has the leader of the confederate states?

a)

George Mclellan

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Joshua Chamberlain

5.

What was the Union Plan to defeat the South?

a)

South Plan

b)

Defeat the South plan

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Union plan

6.

What was the first battle of the civil war ?

a)

Battle of the Wilderness

b)

First Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

7.

What was the first battle of the civil war ?

a)

Battle of the Wilderness

b)

First Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

8.

What were the effects of the Battle of Gettysburg

a)

Start the war

b)

end the war

c)

Turning point of war

9.

The Civil war began in what year?

a)

1850

b)

1861

c)

1961

d)

1870

10.

Who won the American Civil War

a)

The south

b)

The Union

c)

There was no clear winner

11.

When did the Civil war end?

a)

March 9, 1860

b)

April 9, 1864

c)

April 9, 1865

d)

March 9, 1965

12.

How many states eventually ended up seceding from the Union ?

a)

5

b)

13

c)

21

d)

12

13.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

a)

Disagreement over slavery

b)

Disagreement over the electoral college process

c)

Disagreement over states' rights

14.

About how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Civil War?

a)

60,000

b)

6,000

c)

600,000

15.

What was the main dispute that started the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

terrorism

c)

Take control to the West

16.

who led the slave revolt against plantation owners in 1831?

a)

General Winfield Scott

b)

Nat Turner

c)

George Washington

17.

Who accepted the command of the Confederate Army ?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Nat Turner

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

18.

What state was founded as a result of the difference in feeling about slavery among Virginians?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Florida

d)

West Virginia

19.

What did the Southern States do when they seceded from The Union?

a)

Formed Mexico

b)

Formed The Confederate States of America

c)

The become the union

20.

What was the secret escape route used by slaves to escaped to the North called?

a)

The Underground Route

b)

The Railroad Escape

c)

The Underground Railroad