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WorksheetsThe American Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 16mins
1. What state was the first to secede from the Union?
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia
Taxas
2. Who won the election of 1860?
3. What was the first battles of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Mississippi River
Fort Sumter
Fort Thomas
4. Who was a hero in the North but a villain in the South in 1858?
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglas
Lincoln
John Brown
5. The economy of Southern States in United States in 1860s
What flag was this during the American Civil War?
The flag of the United State of America
The Flag of the Confederate States of America
The Flag of the African-American people
The flag of Britain
7. Which of the following statement is true?
The South was becoming urbanized
The South was becoming industrialized
1/3 of the Southerners owned slaves
Southern factories depended on slaves
8. What action did Lincoln take when Confederate States fired the Fort Sumter and began the war?
Sent more soldier to protect the Fort Sumter
Sent more supplies to the Fort Sumter
Wanted federal troops to evacuate the fort
Called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union Army
9. What was the main desire of Lincoln?
Dividing the Union
Invade the South
Preserve the Union
Give black people the right to citizenship
Which is NOT the main factors leading to the American Civil War?
Slavery
The issue of State power and Federal government
Southerners' desire to form a new country
John Brown's uprising
In 19th Century, African slaves were considered as?
Property
US citizen
Master
Foreigner
People who wanted to end the slavery were called?
Abolitionist
Anti-slavery activist
Pro-slavery
Republican
People who supported Slavery were called?
Anti-slavery
Pro-slavery
Abolitionist
Democrats
What is the accurate picture of Confederate Soldiers?
During the uprising in Oct, 1859, John Brown was hopping that
Northern States declare war on Southern States
Slaves across the Southern States would join him in rebellion against their white Southerner owner
Plantation owners across the Southern States would immediately give up their slaves
Northern States would support him with weapons and men.
Why did Southern States began seceding from the Union soon after Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1960?
Because Lincoln was an abolitionist and spoke out against the slavery
Because Lincoln wanted to attack the South and take away Southerners’ slaves
Because Lincoln was a Republican
Because Lincoln was too weak to solve the issue of slavery
Which of the following Confederate General was considered the best in Civil War?
General Stonewall Jackson
General James Longstreet
General James Stuart
General Robert E.Lee
What event was considered to be a huge turning point in the Civil War?
Union’s blockage
Union’s taking control of the Mississippi River
Union’s general McClellan attack of Richmond
The battle of Gettysburg
13 amendment
Freed all slaves
Gave black people the right to vote
Gave black people the right to citizenship
Which of the following amendment of the United States constitution granted African American the right to citizenship?
13 amendment
14 amendment
15 amendment
When the American Civil War started
the northern states needed more slaves
slaves from the southern states were sold to the north
the southern states depended on slaves
The purpose of Union's blockade is to
to stop immigrants from getting into the country
to stop the South's cotton exports and block Southern States to receive international assistances
to stop goods from the North to enter
Why was Battle of Gettyburgs a turning point in the American Civil War
Because Union army gained more territories
Because the whole Confederate army surrendered at there
Because Confederates army faced with shortage of supplies and weapons after that
Because it helped Union army occupy the capital city of Confederate Army
When Lincoln freed slaves in 1863
Slaves were allowed to fight in the Union's army
Slave were not allowed to fight at all
Slaves were allowed to fight in the Confederate army
What were the northern states called?
The Union
The Confederacy
The Blue
The Libertarians
What were the southern states called?
The Union
The Gray
The Rubellites
The Confederacy
About how many people died in the American Civil War?
100,000
600,000
1,400,000
50,000
What year did the Civil War begin?
1776
1860
1861
1865
When did the last Confederate army surrender?
1863
1864
1865
1861
Which side preferred stronger state government and less federal government?
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Robert E Lee
William Henry
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Who was again elected President of the United States near the end of the war in 1864?
Andrew Johnson
George Pendleton
George McClellan
Abraham Lincoln
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
What was one immediate result of the presidential election of 1860?
Eleven states in the south seceded and formed the Confederacy.
John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and therefor had no rights.
Union forces attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Which of the following describes the Confederacy?
Large, urban population
Industrial-based economy
Can easily out-produce the Union in the manufacture of firearm
Mostly rural; few large cities; economy based almost entirely on agriculture
What is the objective of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
Sherman wanted to crush southern morale and destroy the south's power to fight.
Sherman wanted to surprise Confederate forces trapped in Savannah.
Sherman hoped to gain control of the Mississippi River
Sherman hoped to cut off Lee's retreat from Appomattox.
Five days after the surrender, Lincoln became the first president to be assassinated when he was shot by a men named
Sirhan Sirhan
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Tommy
John Wilkes Booth
More Americans died in the Civil War than in all other wars combined.
True
False
Americans in 19th century were more loyal to their states than the Union.
True
False
President Lincoln firmly claimed that he wanted to take away slaves from the plantation owners and then abolish the slavery.
True
False
