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Civil War Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

African American sailor, Union Naval Captain, elected to the US House of Representatives best describes which of the following people?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

John Brown

2.

Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Mary Bowser are known for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

fought in the Civil War

b)

spied for the Union

c)

conducted the Underground Railroad

d)

nursed soldiers

3.

Choose ALL of the correct answers that describes the Battle of Bull Run

a)

Located near a railroad junction

b)

Involved fighting on land and sea

c)

Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role

d)

The first major battle of the Civil War

4.

Who were abolitionists?

a)

People that wanted to start a new state

b)

People who wanted to expand and explore new land

c)

People who wanted to end slavery

d)

People who wanted to expand slavery

5.

Which major city was burned down by the Confederates, fell to Ulysses S. Grant, and was the Confederate capital?

a)

Richmond

b)

Manassas

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

6.

Enslaved African Americans found freedom by joining the Union, what did they do for work during the Civil War? (Choose ALL correct answers)

a)

government leaders

b)

laborers

c)

Union Soldiers

d)

Confederate Soldiers

7.

Choose ALL of the answers that best describes Nat Turner

a)

Born as a slave around 1800

b)

Fought for the Confederacy

c)

Led a revolt against slavery

d)

Believed he would lead people to freedom

8.

Where did the battle of the Merrimack and Monitor take place?

a)

Richmond

b)

Manassas

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Norfolk and Hampton

9.

Choose the best answer that describes how African American soldiers were paid compared to white soldiers

a)

the same as

b)

less than

c)

more than

d)

twice as much

10.

Which enslaved men were granted refuge by the Union Army as contraband of war? (Choose ALL correct answers)

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Frank Baker

c)

Shepard Mallory

d)

James Townsend

11.

What caused Southern States to start seceding from the Union in 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president

b)

John Brown was captured and killed

c)

Union Troops attacked

d)

Robert E. Lee surrendered

12.

What were some of the things the Confederacy relied on the enslaved African Americans to do during the Civil War? (choose ALL correct answers)

a)

raise the crops

b)

participate in the government

c)

run the underground railroad

d)

provide labor

13.

Which federal law was created to require the capture and return of runaway enslaved Africans?

a)

Underground Railroad Law

b)

Removal Act

c)

Runaway Law

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

14.

What was the result of the differences in slavery in the eastern and western parts of Virginia?

a)

West Virginia seceded from the Union

b)

Virginia joined the Union states

c)

a war between the east and west in Virginia began

d)

West Virginia became a new state