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The Civil War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the nickname for the northern states?

a)

The Confederacy

b)

New England

c)

The Union

d)

The Patriots

2.

What was the nickname for the southern states?

a)

The Union

b)

The Industry

c)

The Slavery

d)

The Confederacy

3.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

ended the Civil War

b)

gave slaves the right to vote

c)

freed the slaves

d)

said the United States was free from England

5.

In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation written?

a)

1863

b)

1861

c)

1963

d)

1865

6.

Which side won the Civil War?

a)

The West

b)

The South

c)

No side won, it was a tie

d)

The North

7.

What was the economy of the Northern states?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Market economy

d)

Capitalist economy

8.

What was the economy of the Southern states?

a)

Industry

b)

Market economy

c)

Agriculture

d)

Capitalist economy

9.

What happened to Lincoln after the war ended?

a)

He took a vacation to Hawaii

b)

He celebrated victory with all of his supporters

c)

He decided to step down as President

d)

He was assassinated in a theatre

10.

Who was elected as President of the Confederate states?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Barack Obama

11.

What was one of the main crops grown in the South?

a)

barley

b)

wheat

c)

corn

d)

cotton

12.

About how many people died in the Civil War?

a)

620,000

b)

1 million

c)

100,000

d)

400,000

13.

Which side had more casualties in the Civil War?

a)

The North

b)

The South

14.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Jefferson Davis

15.

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Taxation without Representation

c)

Americans wanted independence from England

d)

Economic reasons