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NF Civil War review part 2

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the southern states succeeded from the North, what new name did they call themselves?

a)

The Southern colonies

b)

The Grey Suits

c)

The Confederate States of America

d)

The Musketeers

2.

He was the president of the Confederacy.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Jefferson Andrews

c)

Jefferson Adams

d)

Jefferson Thomas

3.

Was the president during the U.S. Civil War.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Barack Obama

4.

This location marked the start of the Civil War.

a)

Fort Charles, North Carolina

b)

Fort Jackson, Florida

c)

Fort Sumter, South Carolina

5.

True or False:

The U.S. Constitution does not discuss anything about secession.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

True or False: Kentucky and Delaware were a part of the "border states" during the U.S. Civil War.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The Confederate Capital City was located here:

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Charleston, South Carolina

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Columbia, South Carolina

8.

Was the military leader for the Confederacy.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

George Custer

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Andrew Jackson

9.

The name of a warship made out of iron.

a)

Ironhorse

b)

ironclad

c)

ironmaiden

10.

This declared on Jan. 1st, 1863 that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

a)

Slave Proclamation

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Southern Proclamation

11.

This is called being forced into military service.

a)

military draft

b)

military grant

c)

military servitude

d)

military coup

12.

A nurse for the North during the Civil War who helped start the American Red Cross.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Harriet Tubman

13.

After the Fort Sumter incident, which of the following was considered the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Seven Days' Battle

14.

Which battle was the deadliest one-day battle in all of American history with over 15,000 dead in just 8 hours?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Seven Days' Battles

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Vicksburg

15.

After this Union victory, Lincoln released the Emancipation Proclamation.

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Seven Days' Battles

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Vicksburg

16.

This battle lasted 3 days, with over 51,000 casualties, and was considered a major turning point in the war in the Union's favor.

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

17.

A speech given on November 19, 1863 by President Lincoln at a cemetery dedicated to fallen Union soldiers.

a)

The Lincoln Address

b)

The Pittsburg Address

c)

The Union Address

d)

The Gettysburg Address

18.

When and where did the South surrender, ending the U.S. Civil War?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865

b)

Appomattox Courthouse, South Carolina, April 9, 1865

c)

Appomattox Courthouse, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1865

d)

Appomattox Courthouse, Ohio, April 9, 1865

19.

Check each of the following that were an outcome of the U.S. Civil War:

a)

The South won the war

b)

Around 620,000 Americans were killed

c)

Slavery would be abolished in the U.S.

d)

Southern Reconstruction

20.

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

John Henry Jones

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

John Hammer Smith

d)

John Jacob Jingle Hammer Smith

21.

Who became the 17th President of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

John Adams

22.

The name given to the process of bringing the South back into the United States and rebuilding the South from Civil War damage.

a)

Northern Reconstruction

b)

Southern Reconstruction

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Gettysburg Address

23.

This amendment to the Constitution gave African American men the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

24.

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

25.

This amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S. or naturalized in the U.S even though Native Americans were not granted citizenship until 1924.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

26.

Who was the 18th president of the United States?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

27.

These laws passed in the South greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.

a)

Racial Laws

b)

Black Codes

c)

Separation Codes

d)

Klan Codes

28.

A secret illegal society created in 1866 by white southerners in Tennessee who opposed civil rights for African Americans.

a)

The United Southern Whites

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Coo Coo Klan

d)

Whitey's in Pointed Hats Club