wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 7 - Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the 3 main causes of the Civil War? Pick 3

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Slavery

c)

Sectionalism

d)

States Rights

e)

Succotash

2.

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Joseph R. Biden

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

3.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

San Antonio de Bexar, Texas

c)

Fort Sumter, South Carolina

d)

Fort Point, San Francisco, California

4.

What was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Cold Harbor

5.

Who won the battle of Galveston?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Texians

d)

Marines

6.

What document freed the slaves in the rebelling confederate states?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

The Savannah Accords

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

7.

What was the 3 day battle that took place July 1-3 in Pennsylvania? (Many historians see this battle as a turning point battle)

a)

Battle of New York

b)

Manassas

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Shiloh

8.

What was the name of the Texas battle on September 8, 1863 that resulted in a confederate victory?

a)

The Battle of Ticonderoga

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Battle of Sabine Pass

d)

Normandy Invasion

9.

Eventually, General Lee and the Confederate Army knew that they could not win. General Lee met with General Grant of the Union Army and surrendered. Where did the surrender take place?

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

Washington City in the District of Columbia

c)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

d)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

10.

The final Civil War battle in Texas took place after the surrender of Lee and the Confederate Army because word travelled very slowly. Where did the final battle take place?

a)

Sabine Pass

b)

Shiloh

c)

Palo Duro Canyon

d)

Palmito Ranch

11.

Who was the leader of the Union Army?

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

David H. Petraeus

d)

William T. Patton

12.

Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?

a)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Jefferson Davis

13.

What river did the Union Army want to control in order to stop the Confederate troops?

a)

The Danube River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Trinity River

d)

Rio Grande

14.

What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?

a)

Granted freedom to enslaved people

b)

Gave citizenship to former slaves

c)

Gave voting right to African American males after the Civil War

d)

Created the department of justice

15.

What did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution do?

a)

Granted freedom to enslaved people

b)

Gave citizenship to former slaves

c)

Gave voting right to African American males after the Civil War

d)

Created the department of justice

16.

What did the 15th Amendment to the Constitution do?

a)

Granted freedom to enslaved people

b)

Gave citizenship to former slaves

c)

Gave voting right to African American males after the Civil War

d)

Created the department of justice

17.

Who was responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Mark David Chapman

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

David Lee Roth

18.

Who became President after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Robert Todd Lincoln

d)

Sul Ross

19.

What was the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

a)

The war ended over a month before the battle took place

b)

It was a convincing Union victory

c)

The Chicken War

d)

Cows played a significant role in the Confederate victory

20.

After the war President Lincoln was assassinated with his wife by his side. Where did the assassination take place?

a)

Grand Prairie Live!

b)

Chevy Plaza

c)

Ford Theatre

d)

Grover's Theatre