WorksheetsSS 5.3.5 - Civil War- Roles of Different Groups of Americans
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Once the Civil War started, some of the free African-Americans did this
Supported and fought for the Confederacy
Moved further North
Joined the Union Army and Union Navy to support the abolition of slavery
Ran for Congress
During the Civil War, enslaved African Americans in the South were relied upon to
Write to Congress in protest
Provide labor and raise crops
Work on the Underground Railroad
Deliver messages from home to the front line of the war
At the start of the Civil War, most of the white Virginians
Supported the Confederacy
Left to join the Union forces
Moved out West
Didn't care one way or the other about the war
During the Civil War, American Indians remained
Dedicated to the Southern cause
Neutral and stayed out of the war
Dedicated to the Northern cause
Unaware because the war did not impact them
What amendment to the U. S. Constitution, approved by President Abraham Lincoln, officially ended slavery in the United States of America?
The 13th Amendment
The 25th Amendment
The 1st Amendment
The 7th Amendment
The American Indians ____________
did not take sides.
joined the Confederacy
joined the Union.
An Abolitionist was a person who
Campaigned to end slavery and often worked on the Underground Railroad
Thought slavery was morally acceptable
Moved further north to get away from the fighting
Joined the Union Army
Why was Clara Barton known as “The Angel of the Battlefield”?
Her middle name was Angel.
She wore a pin on her uniform that represented angel wings and a halo.
She was so good at helping and comforting soldiers.
During the Civil War, who did Clara help?
Children
Nurses
Soldiers
Business Owners
Who did Clara collect and distribute supplies for?
United States
Fredericksburg, Virginia
War Department
Union Army
_________________ _________________ grew up in the Virginian, and was an abolitionist and and a spy for the Union Army!
Clara Barton
Harriett Tubman
Elizabeth Van Lew
Mary Bowser
_____________ _______________ was an African American Union Spy who worked in The Confederate White House for President Jefferson Davis. They thought she could not read and understand maps.
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Van Lew
Mary Bowser
Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by __________
where they found work, providing labor or fighting for the army.
following the Confederate Army
following the Union Army
After the Civil War, what did Robert Smalls do?
Served in the U.S House of Representatives
Moved to Kansas to become a farmer
Robert Smalls died in the Civil War
Moved to New York and retired
__________ ______________- was an African American sailor and later a Union Naval Captain who was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He was also elected to the House of Representatives!
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Robert Smalls
Clara Barton founded ...
The Salvation Army
The American Red Cross
The Nurses of America
The US Army
Clara Barton did what during the civil war?
flew airplanes
fought in combat
Was a nurse
African American soldiers in the Civil War were paid the same amount as white soldiers.
True
False
What secret group helped slaves escape to freedom?
Northern Lights
National Freedom Road
Underground Railroad
Confederates of America
Who was a conductor in the Underground Railroad and leader who fought for African American Rights and for Women's Rights?
Mary Van Lew
Mary Bowser
Robert Smalls
Harriett Tubman
