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SS 5.3.5 - Civil War- Roles of Different Groups of Americans

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Once the Civil War started, some of the free African-Americans did this

a)

Supported and fought for the Confederacy

b)

Moved further North

c)

Joined the Union Army and Union Navy to support the abolition of slavery

d)

Ran for Congress

2.

During the Civil War, enslaved African Americans in the South were relied upon to

a)

Write to Congress in protest

b)

Provide labor and raise crops

c)

Work on the Underground Railroad

d)

Deliver messages from home to the front line of the war

3.

At the start of the Civil War, most of the white Virginians

a)

Supported the Confederacy

b)

Left to join the Union forces

c)

Moved out West

d)

Didn't care one way or the other about the war

4.

During the Civil War, American Indians remained

a)

Dedicated to the Southern cause

b)

Neutral and stayed out of the war

c)

Dedicated to the Northern cause

d)

Unaware because the war did not impact them

5.

What amendment to the U. S. Constitution, approved by President Abraham Lincoln, officially ended slavery in the United States of America?

a)

The 13th Amendment

b)

The 25th Amendment

c)

The 1st Amendment

d)

The 7th Amendment

6.

The American Indians ____________

a)

did not take sides.

b)

joined the Confederacy

c)

joined the Union.

7.

An Abolitionist was a person who

a)

Campaigned to end slavery and often worked on the Underground Railroad

b)

Thought slavery was morally acceptable

c)

Moved further north to get away from the fighting

d)

Joined the Union Army

8.

Why was Clara Barton known as “The Angel of the Battlefield”?

a)

Her middle name was Angel.

b)

She wore a pin on her uniform that represented angel wings and a halo.

c)

She was so good at helping and comforting soldiers.

9.

During the Civil War, who did Clara help?

a)

Children

b)

Nurses

c)

Soldiers

d)

Business Owners

10.

Who did Clara collect and distribute supplies for?

a)

United States

b)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

c)

War Department

d)

Union Army

11.

_________________ _________________ grew up in the Virginian, and was an abolitionist and and a spy for the Union Army!

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Harriett Tubman

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Mary Bowser

12.

_____________ _______________ 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.

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Mary Bowser

13.

Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by __________

where they found work, providing labor or fighting for the army.

a)

following the Confederate Army

b)

following the Union Army

14.

After the Civil War, what did Robert Smalls do?

a)

Served in the U.S House of Representatives

b)

Moved to Kansas to become a farmer

c)

Robert Smalls died in the Civil War

d)

Moved to New York and retired

15.

__________ ______________- 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!

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Robert Smalls

16.

Clara Barton founded ...

a)

The Salvation Army

b)

The American Red Cross

c)

The Nurses of America

d)

The US Army

17.

Clara Barton did what during the civil war?

a)

flew airplanes

b)

fought in combat

c)

Was a nurse

18.

African American soldiers in the Civil War were paid the same amount as white soldiers.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What secret group helped slaves escape to freedom?

a)

Northern Lights

b)

National Freedom Road

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Confederates of America

20.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth
21.

Who was a conductor in the Underground Railroad and leader who fought for African American Rights and for Women's Rights?

a)

Mary Van Lew

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

Harriett Tubman