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WorksheetsUS Civil War
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 55mins
What happened on April 1, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina?
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Confederacy surrendered.
Militia opened fire on the US Army at Fort Sumter, starting the war.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
Manufacturing and banking were
the two most important industries in the Northern states.
the most important industries in the Southern states.
the only industries in the the U.S. in the 1800s.
industries that required help from slave labor.
What was the main industry in the Southern states?
basket-weaving
technology
railroads
agriculture
Why did the North and South argued because
The economies were different and the southern plantation owners depended on slave labor which the northern states had abolished.
they had different economies.
the southern plantation owners depended on slave labor.
the northern states had abolished slavery.
all of these are correct.
People who were working to end slavery throughout the country were known as
patriots.
union officers.
plantation owners.
abolitionists.
When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?
1980
1776
1860
1806
In 1857, the nation was divided even more because of this Supreme Court case over the citizenship of an enslaved man who sued for his freedom in the state of Missouri.
The Dred Scott Ruling
The Mum Bett Case
Harriet Tubman's Escape
Uncle Tom's banned book
Which states made up the Union?
the southern states
the northern states
the western states
the eastern states
Which states left the Union and became the Confederate States?
the northern states
the western states
the southern states
the eastern states
One important way that Lincoln tried to "keep the country together" was
to conduct meetings with the generals of both armies.
to declare that the Union was smarter and better.
to get votes from the southern states.
to make sure no new western states adopted slavery.
The Battle of Bull run took place in Manassas, Virginia on July 21. 1861. This is also known as
The Mighty Skirmish
The Great Skedaddle
The Fall of the South
The Painful Picnic
Who won the Battle of Bull Run (the Great Skedaddle)?
The Union Army (the North)
The Confederate Army
(the South)
Neither army won.
Both armies won.
Why did the Battle of Bull Run (Skedaddle) turn into such a terrible day?
People brought picnics to watch the battle.
The soldiers' uniforms were similar.
Many people expected an easy battle.
All of these are correct.
Twenty thousand people died in this 1862 battle that took place in Maryland.
The Battle of Skedaddle
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Stone Creek
The Battle of Antietam
On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued
The Declaration Proclamation
The Constitution Proclamation
The Civil War Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the leader of the Union Army?
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
President Abraham Lincoln
General Dred Scott
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
General Abraham Lincoln
General George Washington
What important victory for the Union took place in Pennsylvania and also took the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Appomattox
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Chattanooga
What significant event took place in 1865 at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia?
General Grant surrenderd and the Confederacy won the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
General Lee surrendered and the Union won the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.
The actor and Confederate spy who shot President Lincoln:
William Woodlin
Rrobert E. Lee
Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson
John Wilkes Boothe
Which quote helps you to better understand the Civil War?
(Be prepared to explain your answer in the next question.)
"Where slavery is, there liberty cannot be; and where iberty is, there slavery cannot be."
Charles Sumner
"The time to compromise has passed, and those who oppose us shall smell powder and feel Southern steel."
Jefferson Davis
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."
Abraham Lincoln
"I can anticipate no greater calamity than for the country than the dissolution of the Union....and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation."
Robert E. Lee
Thoughtfully explain your previous answer.
