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WorksheetsCivil War Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
African American sailor, Union Naval Captain, elected to the US House of Representatives best describes which of the following people?
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Robert Smalls
John Brown
Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Mary Bowser are known for all of the following EXCEPT
fought in the Civil War
spied for the Union
conducted the Underground Railroad
nursed soldiers
Choose ALL of the correct answers that describes the Battle of Bull Run
Located near a railroad junction
Involved fighting on land and sea
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role
The first major battle of the Civil War
Who were abolitionists?
People that wanted to start a new state
People who wanted to expand and explore new land
People who wanted to end slavery
People who wanted to expand slavery
Which major city was burned down by the Confederates, fell to Ulysses S. Grant, and was the Confederate capital?
Richmond
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Enslaved African Americans found freedom by joining the Union, what did they do for work during the Civil War? (Choose ALL correct answers)
government leaders
laborers
Union Soldiers
Confederate Soldiers
Choose ALL of the answers that best describes Nat Turner
Born as a slave around 1800
Fought for the Confederacy
Led a revolt against slavery
Believed he would lead people to freedom
Where did the battle of the Merrimack and Monitor take place?
Richmond
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Norfolk and Hampton
Choose the best answer that describes how African American soldiers were paid compared to white soldiers
the same as
less than
more than
twice as much
Which enslaved men were granted refuge by the Union Army as contraband of war? (Choose ALL correct answers)
Nat Turner
Frank Baker
Shepard Mallory
James Townsend
What caused Southern States to start seceding from the Union in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
John Brown was captured and killed
Union Troops attacked
Robert E. Lee surrendered
What were some of the things the Confederacy relied on the enslaved African Americans to do during the Civil War? (choose ALL correct answers)
raise the crops
participate in the government
run the underground railroad
provide labor
Which federal law was created to require the capture and return of runaway enslaved Africans?
Underground Railroad Law
Removal Act
Runaway Law
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the result of the differences in slavery in the eastern and western parts of Virginia?
West Virginia seceded from the Union
Virginia joined the Union states
a war between the east and west in Virginia began
West Virginia became a new state
