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Ch. 7 Civil War Quiz 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who burned Richmond at the end of the Civil War and why? CHOOSE 2

a)

The Union burned Richmond

b)

The Confederates burned Richmond

c)

The Union wanted the Confederate capital to be destroyed.

d)

The Confederates did not want the Union troops to get the supplies in the storehouses.

2.

Who was an enslaved African American who stole a Confederate and sailed it to freedom? Later is was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

John Brown

3.

Who won the Civil War and who surrendered?

a)

The Confederates won and Lee surrendered to Grant.

b)

The Union won and Lee surrendered to Grant.

c)

The Confederates won and Grant surrendered to Lee.

d)

The Union won and Grant surrendered to Lee.

4.

Who started the American Red Cross?

a)

Mary Bowser

b)

Elizabeth Van Lew

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Clara Barton

5.

At the end of the war what happened to Richmond?

a)

It was captured by the Confederates.

b)

It was where the first battle of the Civil War took place.

c)

It was where the Union surrendered.

d)

It was set on fire and burned.

6.

Fort Monroe became a safe place for thousands of escaped enslaved people because the Union general would not return them. What was that decision called?

a)

Contraband Decision

b)

Fugitive Slave Decision

c)

Return Runaways Decision

d)

Fort Monroe Decision

7.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Bull Run Manassas

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Washington DC

8.

Choose 2 women who were Union spies in the Civil War.

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Martha Washington

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Mary Bowser

9.

Who was famous for being brave in the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General Stonewall Jackson

c)

General Sherman

d)

General Ulysses S. Grant

10.

CHOOSE 3 true facts about the Civil War.

a)

Many free African Americans joined the Union troops.

b)

Most white Virginians joined or helped the Confederacy.

c)

Almost no white Virgnians supported the Confederacy.

d)

Many American Indians would not take sides in the war.

11.

During the Civil War the Union navy ________

a)

blockaded the northern ports

b)

stayed docked and was not using their ships

c)

sailed over to England for help

d)

blockaded the soutthern ports

12.

Which fort in Virginia stayed a Union fort?

a)

Fort Monroe

b)

Fort Virginia

c)

Fort Washington

d)

Fort Lincoln

13.

Who were the commanders of the Civil War? CHOOSE 2

a)

Union- Ulysses S Grant

b)

Confederate- Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Union- Robert E Lee

d)

Confederate- Robert E. Lee

14.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

c)

Battle of Richmond

d)

Battle of Fredericksburg

15.

How were enslaved African Americans involved in the Civl War? CHOOSE 2

a)

many fought with the Union because they wanted freedom but did not get equal pay

b)

many fought in the Battle of Iron Clad ships

c)

many fought with the Confederacy because they wanted their freedom

d)

many continued to raise crops for the Confederate Army

16.

Which ships fought in the Battle of Iron Clads near Norfolk and Hampton? CHOOSE 2

a)

Union- Merrimack

b)

Union- Monitor

c)

Confederate- Merrimack

d)

Confederate- Monitor