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Civil War

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

2.

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

Mexico

d)

Europe

4.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The East

d)

The West

5.

What do we call the conflict between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy)?

(a)  

6.

Which side fought for slavery during the Civil War?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

French

d)

British

7.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.

What is being celebrated on Juneteenth?

a)

America's Freedom

b)

Freedom from Slavery

c)

Fireworks

9.

What was the cause of the Civil War?

(a)  

10.
The North first entered the war to 
a)
prevent slavery
b)
to crush the Union
c)
to steal money from banks
d)
to keep the Union together
11.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
12.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
13.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
14.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
15.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
16.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
17.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
18.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
19.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019