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Civil War Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which definition best describes an abolitionist during the Civil War?

a)

People who polished shoes

b)

People who run for office

c)

People who are against slavery

d)

People who gave supplies to soldiers

2.

Which definition best describes what secede meant during the Civil War?

a)

To plant flowers

b)

to leave the Union; withdraw

c)

To ask advice; seek help

d)

To leave behind something

3.

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Battle of Gettysburg

d)

The Battle of Bull Run

4.

Who famously made 19 trips to the South and led over 300 slaves to freedom?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Harriet Beecher Stow

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harriet Tubman

5.

This act helped to capture runaway slaves.

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act

c)

The Dred Scott Act

d)

The Abolitionist Act

6.

This book sold 1 million copies to Northerners so that they would dislike slavery.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Firefly Letters

c)

Runaway Slave

d)

The Long Road Ahead

7.

The total cost of human life during the Civil War was over _______ .

a)

60,000

b)

1,000,000

c)

600,000

d)

120,000

8.

The North made money from _______ .

a)

Land and Slaves

b)

An Industrial Economy

9.

The South made money from _______ .

a)

Land and Slaves

b)

An Industrial Economy

10.

True or False: the Underground Railroad used terms like "conductor" and "stockholder" for people who helped slaves escape

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which battle was the FIRST battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Little Hill

12.

True or False: South Carolina seceded from the Union and went to the Confederate Army

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which side was the Union?

a)

The North

b)

The South

14.

Which side were Confederates?

a)

The North

b)

The South

15.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

16.

Who was president of the North at the time?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

17.

Who was president of the South at the time?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

18.

What was the Anaconda Plan? (check all that apply)

a)

The South's strategy to attack at night

b)

The North's strategy to blockade the Southern states

c)

The North's strategy to prevent goods from entering Southern states

d)

The South's strategy to ambush the Northern states

19.

True or False: after the Civil War ended and the Union won, slaves were returned to their owners

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What positive effects came from the Union winning the Civil War? (check all that apply)

a)

The South had to pay the North for damages

b)

The 13th amendment abolished slavery

c)

Southern plantations were burned down

d)

Black men were given the right to vote

21.

This battle was the turning point of the war because the Confederacy lost and was never able to invade the North again.

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

22.

Lincoln’s statement in 1862 to free slaves was called…?

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Dred Scott Decision

d)

The Gettysburg Address