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WorksheetsUltimate Civil War Challenge
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What kind of economy did the south have?
agricultural
industrial
manufacturing
textile
What kind of economy did the north have?
agricultural
industrial
plantation
slave
Which of the following were a cash crop for the south?
cotton
corn
beans
lettuce
Where did most people in the north work?
offices
farms
factories
schools
People in the north favored tariffs on goods imported from Europe because...
they made the goods manufactured in the United States a better quality than those manufactured in Europe.
they made it easier to import materials.
they made it cheaper to manufacture goods.
they made manufactured goods from Europe cost more than those made in the United States.
People in the south didn't favor tariffs on goods imported from Europe because...
they made goods from Europe cost more.
they made it easier to import materials.
they made it cheaper to manufacture goods.
they made goods from Europe cost less.
People in the north lived in _______ and people in the south lived in _______.
factories, plantations
small towns, big cities
big cities, small towns
plantations, factories
True or false? As the demand for cotton grew, so did the slave population in the South.
true
false
Abolitionists believe...
slavery is okay.
slavery is wrong and immoral.
slavery is good for the economy.
slavery doesn't hurt the people involved.
The north believed _______ should make decisions about slavery, but the south believed _______ should make them.
the south, the north
the north, the south
the state government, the national government
the national government, the state government
Once a territory had _______ people, it could apply to be a state.
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
In free states there was _______, whereas in slave states _______.
agriculture, factories
slavery was still allowed, no slavery
no slavery, slavery was still allowed
factories, agriculture
True or false? Northerners thought it was okay for slavery to grow, and that people had the right to bring slaves with them to new states.
True
False
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
It admitted Maine as a slave state and Missouri as a free state.
It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
It admitted Vermont as a slave state and Texas as a free state.
It admitted Texas as a slave state and Vermont as a free state.
Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary?
California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, which would upset the balance of free states and slave states.
California wanted to enter the Union as a slave state, which would upset the balance of free states and slave states.
California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, which would balance out the amount of free states and slave states.
California wanted to enter the Union as a slave state, which would balance out the amount of free states and slave states.
Were the New Mexico and Utah territories going to be free states or slave states?
free states
slave states
they would be allowed to choose
neither
True or False? The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave new territories the right to choose whether they would be a slave state or free state.
True
False
What did Kansas become known as due to conflicts over slavery?
Sad Kansas
Dangerous Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
Terrible Kansas
What caused southerners to threaten to secede from the Union?
The election of Jefferson Davis, who was against slavery.
The Mexican Session.
The Missouri Compromise.
The election of Abraham Lincoln, who was against slavery.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Fredericksburg
President Lincoln believed...
The United States was just a collection of states.
States had the right to secede if they wished.
The United States was one nation, not a collection of states.
The United States should not have a strong federal government.
Why did Robert E. Lee become leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?
He refused to fight his own state.
He thought the south should be allowed to own slaves.
He thought the south should secede from the Union.
He hated President Lincoln.
True or false? Location and topography were important to the Union’s and Confederacy’s war strategies.
True
False
What did the Union call their plan to defeat the south?
The Shark Plan
The Gorilla Plan
The Lion Plan
The Anaconda Plan
How did the south plan to win the war?
They wanted to destroy the north in battles.
They wanted the war to be as short as possible.
They wanted to outlast the north in a long war.
They wanted the north to give up after one fight.
Where did most of the battles of the Civil War take place?
the south
the east
the north
the west
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Fredericksburg
Which Civil War battle saw the most casualties?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Antietam
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It said the north gave up and the south could remain their own country.
It said southern states could own as many slaves as they wanted, as long as they'd be free in the north.
It made the freeing of slaves the new focus of the war.
It said that all enslaved people in areas fighting against the Union would be free.
What famous abolitionist urged free African Americans to join the Union forces?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
True or False? It was easy for Americans to decided which side they supported during the Civil War.
True
False
When the south became desperate for soldiers, people as young as _______ and as old as _______ were going into battle
6, 70
7, 90
9, 80
8, 60
About how many people lost their lives during the battles of the Civil War?
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Which of the following are ways women helped during the war?
They worked in factories.
They worked in businesses.
They worked on farms and plantations.
All of the above.
Which side did African Americans fight for?
the north
the south
both
neither
How long did it take Confederate troops in Vicksburg to surrender to the Union Army?
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
The general of the Union Army was _______, and the general of the Confederate Army was _______.
Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee
Which Civil War battle was the turning point of the war?
Vicksburg
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
Gettysburg
What was the name of the famous speech President Lincoln gave after the turning point of the Civil War?
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Where was the treaty that ended the Civil War signed?
Atlanta
Richmond
Appomattox
Washington D.C.
