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WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who was Clara Barton?
A Civil War nurse who created the American Red Cross.
An abolitionist and political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
A Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army.
An African American sailor and later a Union naval captain.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross.
An abolitionist and political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
A Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army.
An African American sailor and later a Union naval captain.
Who was Elizabeth Van Lew?
A Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross.
An abolitionist and political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
A Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army.
An African American sailor and later a Union naval captain.
Who was Robert Smalls?
A Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross
An abolitionist and political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
A Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army.
An African American sailor and later a Union naval captain.
Many American Indians took sides during the Civil War
True
False
Some free African Americans joined the Union Army and Union Navy.
True
False
Most white Virginians did not support the Confederacy.
True
False
The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army.
True
False
Which three men refused to help the Confederates in the war effort?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Shepherd Mallory
James Baker
Frank Townsend
General Robert E. Lee was—
president of the Confederacy
commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
elected president of the United States after the Civil War
commander-in-chief of the United States Army
What was the first major clash of the Civil War?
Second Bull Run
Seven Days Battle
Monitor vs Merrimack
The First Battle of Bull Run
Where did the Civil War end?
Virginia Beach
Appomattox Court House
Hampton
Richmond
What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
Alexandria
Norfolk
Newport News
Virginians played a significant role in the Civil War.
True
False
Why was West Virginia created?
It was already a state.
There was conflict between the eastern and western counties of Virginia.
Virginia's original name is West Virginia but we changed it after the Civil War.
This is a trick question and there is no such thing as West Virginia.
A person who works to end slavery is called a(n)–
abolitionist
racist
confederate
loyalist
What did Nat Turner do?
free slaves through the Underground Railroad
led a revolt against slavery in Virginia
end the Civil War
start the Civil War
What did John Brown do?
became president after the Civil War
assisted Abraham Lincoln through his presidency
freed slaves through the Underground Railroad
led a raid at Harper's Ferry
I live in the North, we-
have many plantations
have a mainly industrialized economy
want new states to be "slave states"
have many factories
want new states to be "free states"
I live in the South, we-
want new states to be "slave states"
have a mainly industrialized economy
rely more on slave labor
have many plantations
have a mainly agricultural economy
