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Alabama History Ch 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white population of the South.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The South was mostly rural in 1860, while the North was mostly urban.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The Bible that Jefferson Davis used in his inauguration to the presidency of the Confederate State of America has been used in the inauguration of every Alabama governor since 1861.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Soldiers from Alabama fought in most of the major battles in the war.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Women who were left behind when the men went to war had to tend the farms, work in factories, make uniforms, and nurse the sick.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The first capital of the Confederacy was

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Charleston, South Carolina

d)

Jackson, Mississippi

8.

Most of the War between the States was fought in the

a)

North.

b)

South.

c)

East.

d)

West.

9.

The naval blockade formed by the Union made short supply of all except

a)

salt.

b)

food.

c)

farm tools.

d)

water.

10.

The naval blockade by the Union caused prices in the South to

a)

greatly increase.

b)

somewhat increase.

c)

greatly decrease.

d)

somewhat decrease.

11.

The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel was

a)

the Housatonic.

b)

the Charleston.

c)

the Hunley.

d)

the Armadillo.

12.

During the War between the States, how many battles and skirmishes were fought in Alabama?

a)

14

b)

78

c)

125

d)

301

13.

The Emancipation Proclomation

a)

freed all slaves.

b)

freed only northern slaves.

c)

freed border states' slaves.

d)

only freed slaves in the Confederacy.

14.

Nathan Bedford Forrest tricked Colonel Straight, of the Union Army, into surrendering by

a)

burning a bridge while the Union Army was crossing.

b)

firing multiple canons at the same time.

c)

marching his soldiers around and around a small hill.

d)

leading the Union Army into a cave.

15.

One of the South's leading industrial centers that was destroyed by the Union by burning houses, stealing food, and killing people was

a)

Selma.

b)

Montgomery.

c)

Huntsville

d)

Tuscaloosa

16.

In total, how many lives were lost in the War between the States?

a)

1,25,000

b)

937

c)

201,136

d)

600,000

17.

Who was chosen to be the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Winston

b)

Selma

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Fort Sumpter

18.

The memorial statue in ________ County, Alabama is half confederate and half union to show the division of the people in that county during the War Between the States.

a)

Winston

b)

Selma

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Fort Sumpter

19.

The largest ironclad ship built by the Confederacy was the Tennessee built in ______ Alabama

a)

Winston

b)

Selma

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Fort Sumpter

20.

The War Between the Sates began when _______, a federal fort in Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by artillery.

a)

Winston

b)

Selma

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Fort Sumpter