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Civil War Begins: Cause and Effect

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cause happens ______ the event.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

during

d)

without

2.

An effect happens ______ the event.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

during

d)

without

3.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

d)

1865

4.

When did the Civil War end?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

d)

1865

5.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

6.

What is another name for "The North"?

a)

The Confederacy

b)

The C.S.A.

c)

The South

d)

The Union

7.

What is another name for "The South"?

a)

The Confederacy

b)

The North

c)

The Union

d)

The U.S.A.

8.

What is a synonym for the word, "secede"?

a)

join

b)

leave

c)

win

d)

lose

9.

What caused the seven southern states to secede?

a)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the U.S.A.

b)

George Washington was elected president of the U.S.A.

c)

The Confederate States of America was formed.

d)

The United States of America was created.

10.

What was an effect of Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the U.S.?

a)

Seven northern states seceded from the C.S.A.

b)

Seven southern states joined the Union.

c)

Seven southern states seceded from the Union.

d)

Seven western territories became slave states.

11.

What did the seven southern states do after they seceded from the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the C.S.A.

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the U.S.A.

c)

The Confederate States of America was formed.

d)

They burned Richmond, Virginia.

12.

The Union fought in the Civil War to preserve what?

a)

the country

b)

the C.S.A.

c)

equal rights

d)

slavery

13.

The Confederacy fought in the Civil War to preserve what?

a)

the country

b)

the C.S.A.

c)

equal rights

d)

slavery

14.

After the Civil War began, what is one event that occurred?

a)

Virginia joined the Union.

b)

Virginia seceded from the Union.

c)

Virginia voted to abolish slavery.

d)

West Virginia joined the Confederacy.

15.

What caused Virginia to join the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

b)

The Civil War began.

c)

West Virginia was created.

d)

Western Territories became free states.

16.

Which is NOT a reason why Virginia was important to the Confederacy?

a)

Virginia had Native Americans to fight for them.

b)

Virginia had many factories to produce weapons.

c)

Virginia had skilled military leaders.

d)

Virginia was wealthy.

17.

The green state on this map shows which state during the Civil War?

a)

Maryland

b)

Kentucky

c)

Virginia

d)

West Virginia

18.

What caused West Virginia to be created?

a)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

b)

Eastern and Western Virginia disagreed on seceding from the Union.

c)

Northern and Southern Virginia disagreed on slavery.

d)

Seven southern states seceded from the Union.

19.

After West Virginia was created, it joined the...

a)

Confederacy

b)

C.S.A.

c)

South

d)

Union