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US Civil War

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 55mins

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Class
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1.

What happened on April 1, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina?

a)

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation.

b)

The Confederacy surrendered.

c)

Militia opened fire on the US Army at Fort Sumter, starting the war.

d)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

2.

Manufacturing and banking were

a)

the two most important industries in the Northern states.

b)

the most important industries in the Southern states.

c)

the only industries in the the U.S. in the 1800s.

d)

industries that required help from slave labor.

3.

What was the main industry in the Southern states?

a)

basket-weaving

b)

technology

c)

railroads

d)

agriculture

4.

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.

a)

they had different economies.

b)

the southern plantation owners depended on slave labor.

c)

the northern states had abolished slavery.

d)

all of these are correct.

5.

People who were working to end slavery throughout the country were known as

a)

patriots.

b)

union officers.

c)

plantation owners.

d)

abolitionists.

6.

When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?

a)

1980

b)

1776

c)

1860

d)

1806

7.

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.

a)

The Dred Scott Ruling

b)

The Mum Bett Case

c)

Harriet Tubman's Escape

d)

Uncle Tom's banned book

8.

Which states made up the Union?

a)

the southern states

b)

the northern states

c)

the western states

d)

the eastern states

9.

Which states left the Union and became the Confederate States?

a)

the northern states

b)

the western states

c)

the southern states

d)

the eastern states

10.

One important way that Lincoln tried to "keep the country together" was

a)

to conduct meetings with the generals of both armies.

b)

to declare that the Union was smarter and better.

c)

to get votes from the southern states.

d)

to make sure no new western states adopted slavery.

11.

The Battle of Bull run took place in Manassas, Virginia on July 21. 1861. This is also known as

a)

The Mighty Skirmish

b)

The Great Skedaddle

c)

The Fall of the South

d)

The Painful Picnic

12.

Who won the Battle of Bull Run (the Great Skedaddle)?

a)

The Union Army (the North)

b)

The Confederate Army

(the South)

c)

Neither army won.

d)

Both armies won.

13.

Why did the Battle of Bull Run (Skedaddle) turn into such a terrible day?

a)

People brought picnics to watch the battle.

b)

The soldiers' uniforms were similar.

c)

Many people expected an easy battle.

d)

All of these are correct.

14.

Twenty thousand people died in this 1862 battle that took place in Maryland.

a)

The Battle of Skedaddle

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Stone Creek

d)

The Battle of Antietam

15.

On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued

a)

The Declaration Proclamation

b)

The Constitution Proclamation

c)

The Civil War Proclamation

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

16.

Who was the leader of the Union Army?

a)

General Ulysses S. Grant

b)

General Robert E. Lee

c)

President Abraham Lincoln

d)

General Dred Scott

17.

Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?

a)

General Ulysses S. Grant

b)

General Robert E. Lee

c)

General Abraham Lincoln

d)

General George Washington

18.

What important victory for the Union took place in Pennsylvania and also took the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers?

a)

The Battle of Gettysburg

b)

The Battle of Appomattox

c)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Chattanooga

19.

What significant event took place in 1865 at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia?

a)

General Grant surrenderd and the Confederacy won the Civil War.

b)

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

c)

General Lee surrendered and the Union won the Civil War.

d)

Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

20.

The actor and Confederate spy who shot President Lincoln:

a)

William Woodlin

b)

Rrobert E. Lee

c)

Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

John Wilkes Boothe

21.

Which quote helps you to better understand the Civil War?

(Be prepared to explain your answer in the next question.)

a)

"Where slavery is, there liberty cannot be; and where iberty is, there slavery cannot be."

Charles Sumner

b)

"The time to compromise has passed, and those who oppose us shall smell powder and feel Southern steel."

Jefferson Davis

c)

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."

Abraham Lincoln

d)

"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

22.

Thoughtfully explain your previous answer.

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