WorksheetsUnit 6 Pre-Assessment: American Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where did the southern general surrender to the United States, ending the Civil War?
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
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What was the importance of the Battle of Bull Run?
The Union won, proving that the South was weak.
The Union won, but it left them weak for the South to attack Washington, DC.
The Confederacy won, proving that the war would be long and difficult for the country.
It was a tie between both sides, proving both were equal at the start.
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed all slaves in states fighting against the United States.
It freed all slaves everywhere in the United States.
It put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all US forces.
It allowed slaves to fight in the Confederate army.
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Which leader is responsible for the "March to the Sea" that speeds up the end of the Civil War?
Grant
Sherman
Lee
Jackson
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What event marks the beginning of the American Civil War?
Lincoln being elected president.
Confederate soldiers firing on Fort Sumter.
South Carolina seceding from the United States.
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During the Civil War who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
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During the Civil War who was the president of the United States of America?
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Who was the highest ranking general of the United States Army during the Civil War?
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Why were many southerners upset that Lincoln was elected president?
Lincoln planned on ending slavery when he became president.
Lincoln had not won a single southern state by vote.
Lincoln had wanted to secede from the US to create another country.
Lincoln wanted to end expanding to the western territories.
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Which describes the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free state.
Missouri decided to stay neutral during the war.
The state decided to join the north instead of the south.
Missouri was allowed to vote on its own slavery laws.
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In which state were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
South Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Georgia
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Who expanded battlefield medicine and receives credit for the creation of the American Red Cross?
Mary Bowser
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Clara Barton
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Which was an escaped slave that became a military officer in the United States navy during the war?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Robert Smalls
Clara Barton
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Which battle was important for the control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Petersburg
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
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How were the "border states" different from the other states in the USA?
They allowed slavery but were part of the Union.
They decided not to join either side of the war.
They remained part of the Confederacy but refused slavery.
They were the only states with access to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Which of these states were a part of the Confederacy during the Civil War? [Choose all that are correct]
Virginia
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Mississippi
Which of the following states stayed a part of the United States of America during the Civil War? [There can be more than one answer]
Maryland
New York
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
At the state of the Civil War, what does it mean when a state "seceded"?
The state broke away from the United States.
The state outlawed slavery.
The state agreed that the country was stronger if together.
The state refused to participate in either side of the war.
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What effect did the Battle of Gettysburg have on the Civil War?
It stopped the South's invasion of the North.
The North took control of the South's railroads.
Britain gave the South support after seeing it could possibly win.
Slavery in the southern states was made illegal.
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