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Civil War Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
3.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
4.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

Mexico

d)

Europe

6.

Which side fought for slavery during the Civil War?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

French

d)

British

7.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
9.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
10.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
11.

He was the president of the Confederate States.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Jefferson Davis

12.

He was the President of the Union.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

13.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
14.

Word for states leaving the Union.

a)

Confederacy

b)

States' rights

c)

Secession

d)

Liberty

15.

What was the cause for the Southern states to secede?

a)

Lincoln's election of 1860

b)

They didn't like the clothes the North wore

c)

The North was taking all of the slaves from the South because they needed help farming

16.
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
17.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

a)

to help slaves escape to freedom

b)

to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

c)

a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

d)

a plan to end the Civil War

18.

Who helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Harriet Tubman

19.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
20.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton 
d)
to preserve the Union
21.
Who was this important general?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George Washington
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jefferson
22.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army and end the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Appomattox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

23.

What simple device transformed how the war was fought and won? It was the first tool of mass communication.

a)

Newspaper

b)

Computer

c)

Telephone

d)

Telegraph

24.

What does Emancipation mean?

a)

To free someone from the control of another

b)

To abolish slavery

c)

To gain your independence from Britain

d)

To move to another state

25.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
26.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
27.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
28.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
29.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
30.
The first state to secede from the Union was?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Arkansas
d)
South Carolina

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