WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery in the Confederacy
Abolished slavery in the United States
Abolished slavery in the whole world
Abolished slavey in the North only
A person who was against slavery was known as __.
A confederate
An abolitionist
A loyalist
A patriot
Who became president of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Gettysburg
What event occurred at the Appomattox Court House?
The Civil War began
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
The South surrendered
The North surrendered
Why was the election of 1860 important?
Lincoln lost the election to Stephen Douglas who was in favor of slavery.
Lincoln, who was against slavery, won the election.
Lincoln won the election and successfully united the country against slavery.
Douglas won the election and fought to end slavery.
After Lincoln was elected...
the Southern states seceded because they feared he would take away states' rights to make decisions about slavery
the Northern states seceded because they feared he would allow slavery to spread throughout the US
the Southern states seceded and created their own country called the Union
the Northern states seceded from the Union and called themselves the Confederacy
What was a difference between the war strategies of the Union and Confederacy?
The Confederacy brought the battles to the North.
The Union's plan was to surround the Confederacy and block southern ports.
The Confederacy came up with the Anaconda Plan.
The Union waited for the Confederates to come to them.
___ is known for helping to convince Lincoln to free the slaves in the Confederacy.
William Loyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Robert E. Lee
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A public announcement Lincoln gave to free ALL slaves living in ALL states
An announcement where Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves living in the rebel states were free
A letter Lincoln wrote to Jefferson Davis surrendering to the Confederacy
A law added to the Constitution abolishing slavery in the US
