WorksheetsThe Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What movement grew, in part, due to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
the abolition movement
the free speech movement
the environmental movement
the women's rights movement
2. What was one impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
increasing discrimination against African Americans in the North
increasing demands for the government to end slavery in all states
causing the federal government to increase taxes in Southern states
convincing Southerners they should not buy goods made in the North
3. Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
to convince the federal government to invade the South
to convince the southern states to secede from the Union
to obtain guns to use to capture escaped enslaved people
to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion
4. What did John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia prove about the abolition movement?
abolitionists were going to hold peace rallies in slave states
abolitionists were willing to use violence to help end slavery
abolitionists were willing to compromise on the issue of slavery
abolitionists were calling for a war between free and slave states
5. What is the principle called “states’ rights”?
The belief that a state has to follow all federal laws.
The belief that a state can ignore any federal law it does not like.
The belief that a state can make its own laws even if citizens do not like them.
The belief that a state can enslave people as long as they count them in the census.
6. Why did southern states want to practice states’ rights so much?
They were concerned that the enslaved population was growing too fast.
They wanted to ignore any new laws against slavery that northern lawmakers might make.
They were concerned that new laws requiring factories in the South could hurt cotton production.
They wanted to ignore any new laws helping northern states that northern lawmakers might make.
7. Which difference between the North and South helped caused the Civil War?
There were more enslaved people in the South, and wealthy slaveowners believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government outlawed slavery.
There were more factories in the South, and many factory workers believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government raised taxes.
There were more shipping companies in the South, and boat builders believed they would not have enough business if the federal government outlawed foreign trade.
There were more American Indians in the South, and many farmers believed they would not have enough labor if the federal government forced the American Indians to move.
8. Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?
Atlanta
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
9. The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in which of the following?
The Union regained territory that it had lost to the Confederacy.
The Confederacy stopped a major Union invasion of Pennsylvania.
The Union Army halted a Confederate advance into Union territory.
The Confederacy gained a large amount of territory from the Union.
10. What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
The Confederate victory convinced Canada to support the Confederacy.
The Confederate victory allowed the Confederacy to capture Union territory.
The Union victory forced the Confederacy to stop advancing into Union territory.
The Union victory convinced President Lincoln to send Gen. Sherman to Atlanta.
11. What was one reason that General William T. Sherman wanted to capture Atlanta during the Civil War?
to take control of Southern ports
to take control of Southern factories
to take control of Southern railroads
to take control of Southern cotton fields
12. Why did Gen. Sherman split his troops into two groups to march through Georgia?
to do as much destruction as possible
to help as many Georgia citizens as possible
to round up as many enslaved people as possible
13. During the March to the Sea, General William T. Sherman ordered his men to steal food, kill farm animals, and burn barns. What was this called?
all war
total war
lightning war
complete war
14. How did Sherman's March to the Sea end?
with the capture of Atlanta, Georgia
with the capture of Savannah, Georgia
with William T. Sherman's surrender to Robert E. Lee
with Robert E. Lee's surrender to William T. Sherman
15. What location is being described?
Appomattox
Atlanta
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
16. Who was the general of the Union army during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
17. Who was William T. Sherman?
a general in the Union Army during the Civil War
a member of the US Senate during the Civil War
a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
a member of the Confederate Senate during the Civil War
18. Who is the subject of the quote?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
19. Which name would be the BEST title for this list?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
20. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
21. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
22. Why was it easier for the North to recover from the Civil War than the South?
Other countries would not trade with the Southern states.
Most of the fighting during the war took place in the South.
Slavery continued to be legal in the North but not in the South.
The federal government made the Southern states pay for the war.
23. What is the BEST title for this list?
Impacts of the war on Northern States
Impacts of the war on Southern States
Impacts of the war on just African Americans
Impacts of the war on just White Southerners
24. Who MOST LIKELY would have said these words?
A factory worker in the North
A soldier from the Union Army
A Confederate soldier from the South
A former enslaved person in the southern states
25. Which city is represented by numeral II on the map?
Boston, MA
Gettysburg, PA
New York City, NY
Washington, DC
