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American Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the 1800s, abolitionists worked to

a)

end slavery

b)

support slavery

c)

create slavery

d)

improve slavery

2.

The southern states that seceded from the Union were called the ______.

a)

Confederate States of the Union

b)

Confederate States Of America

c)

Confederate Union

d)

Confederate Places of America

3.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
4.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
5.
This person was the president of the Confederacy. 
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
6.

Who was an important leader of the Union Army?

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
7.
Who was the main general of the Confederacy?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
8.

The Northern States had an economy that was ___

a)

rural and agricultural

b)

urban and industrialized

c)

urban and agricultural

d)

rural and industrialized

9.

The SOUTHERN states believed that NEW states created out of the western territories should be...

a)

free states

b)

slave states

c)

able to choose for themselves

d)

wanted Washington DC to decide for them

10.

What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?

a)

they had lots of factories

b)

they had more people

c)

they had the best military leadership

d)

they had many cities

11.

Who was an important leader of the Confederate Army?

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
12.

The Southern States had an economy that was ___

a)

rural and agricultural

b)

urban and industrialized

c)

urban and agricultural

d)

rural and industrialized

13.

What was a major advantage of the North during the Civil War?

a)

they had lots of factories

b)

they had more farmland

c)

they had the best military leadership

d)

they had few railroads

14.

___ led a raid on Harpers Ferry hoping to arm local slaves.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

15.

The NORTHERN states believed that NEW states created out of the western territories should be...

a)

free states

b)

slave states

c)

able to choose for themselves

d)

wanted Washington DC to decide for them

16.

___ was a slave that led a revolt and thought he was like "Moses".

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

17.

Abraham Lincoln used the ____ to blockade southern ports so that the Confederate Army could not get supplies.

a)

United States Marines

b)

United States Army

c)

United States Navy

d)

United States Air Force

18.

___ was a former slave that led escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad to freedom in the North & Canada

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

19.

This person was the president of the United States of America. 

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
20.

The eastern and western counties of Virginia did not agree on slavery. This disagreement led to the formation of __

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Eastern Virginia

d)

North Virginia