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Civil War unit 7 study Guide Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the roles of the following:

White virginians ______

Freed African americans ______

American Indians ______

a)

Supported the confederacy, Fought for the confederacy to protect their rights, Did not take sides

b)

Fought with the confederacy, Did not take sides, Fought on either side

c)

Supported the confederacy, fled before the battle, Fought for the confederacy for their land back

2.

When did the end of the civil war take place?

a)

April 19th, 1864

b)

April 19th 1865

c)

April 29th 1965

d)

April 9th, 1865

3.

Who surrendered to whom at the end of the civil war?

a)

Robert E. Lee of the confederacy surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant of The Union

b)

Robert E. Lee of the union surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant of the Confederacy

c)

Ulysses S. Grant of The union surrendered to Robert E. Lee of the confederacy

d)

Ulysses S. Grant of the confederacy surrendered to Robert E. Lee of the Union

4.

Where did the Civil War end

a)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

b)

Fredericksburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg Pennsylvania

5.

What two ships fought in waters near Norfolk and Hampton to block southern ports? Why types of ships were these? How did this battle end?

a)

Merrimack ( Confederate) and Monitor ( Union)

Iron Clad ships

In a tie

b)

Merrimack (Union) and Monitor (Confederate)

Battleships

Union Won

c)

Merrimack (Union) and Monitor (Confederate)

Iron Clad Ships

In a tie

d)

Merrimack (Confederate) Monitor (Union)

Battleships

Confederate Won

6.

What military group did Lincoln use to blockade southern ports?

a)

Union Marine

b)

Army (Blockade division)

c)

Union Navy

d)

Union Port Guard

7.

Where was the Capital of the confederacy

Who captured the capital?

What happened to the capital at the end of the war?

a)

Richmond,

Ulysses S. Grant

It was burned

b)

Fredericksburg

Ulysses S. Grant

It was abandoned

c)

Bull Run

Robert E Lee

It was underwater

d)

Fairfax

Robert E Lee

It was burned

8.

Who was the General of the Army of Northern Virginia? Where did he defeat the Union troops?

a)

Robert E. Lee

Fredericksburg

b)

Ulysses S Grant

Richmond

c)

Robert E Lee

Richmond

d)

Ulysses S Grant

Fredericksburg

9.

What famous General played an important part in the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Thomas Jackson (Stonewall)

d)

George Washington

10.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

b)

First Battle of Dale City

c)

First Battle of West Virginia

d)

First Battle of Richmond

11.

The disagreement between the eastern and western counties of Virginia led to the formation of what state?

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

D.C.

12.

What was the conflict that grew between the eastern and western counties in Virginia?

a)

Eastern Counties favored the stop of slavery while western countries relied on slavery

b)

Western counties favored the stop of slavery while eastern counties relied on slavery

13.

What did Virginia and other southern states form when they seceded?

a)

The Confederate States of America

b)

The Eastern Union Of America

c)

US-EAST

d)

Confederate

14.

How did the southern states react when the President of 1860 was elected?

a)

They seceded

b)

They rejoiced

c)

They supported it

d)

They went on with their daily lives

15.

Who was President in 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Bush

c)

Jimmy Johnson

d)

Obama.

16.

What did John Brown hope to start by leading the raid on the United States Armory? What happened to him?

a)

A Slave Rebellion

He got captured and hung

b)

Educating Slaves

He became Governor

c)

Educating Slaves

He got Captured and hung

d)

A Slave Rebellion

He Became Governor

17.

Who led a raid on the United States Armory? Where did this raid take place?

a)

John Brown

Harpers Ferry

b)

Harriet Tubman

Harpers Ferry

c)

John Brown

Union Arsenal

d)

Harriet Tubman

US Armory

18.

The secret route that helped slaves escape became known as what?

a)

Snake Way

b)

Underground Train Station

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Slaves Railroad

19.

Who established a secret route to help slaves escape?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

John Brown

d)

Rosa Parks

20.

Who Campaigned to end slavery?

a)

Union

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Protestors

d)

The Church

21.

Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia

a)

Nat Turner

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

James Smith

22.

What did the southern states want the new states created out of the western territory to be?

a)

United States

b)

Slave States

c)

Virginia

d)

Easter US

23.

What did the northern states want the new states created out of the western territory to be?

a)

Free States

b)

Free Country

c)

United Country

d)

United States

24.

The economy in the southern part of the United States was __________. It relied on ________ ___________.

a)

Agricultural

Slave Labor

b)

Industrial

Indentured Servants

c)

Mechanical

Sweat Factories

d)

Agricultural

Smart People

25.

The economy in the northern part of the United States was ___________.

a)

Revolutionized

b)

Industrialized

c)

Growing

d)

Shrinking