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Civil War

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

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2.

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Europe

b)

The Confederacy

c)

Mexico

d)

The Union

4.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The East

b)

The North

c)

The South

d)

The West

5.

Which side fought for slavery during the Civil War?

a)

British

b)

The Confederacy

c)

French

d)

Union

6.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

7.

The North first entered the war to 

a)

to crush the Union

b)

to keep the Union together

c)

prevent slavery

d)

to steal money from banks

8.

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Bushwackers

c)

Suffragists

d)

Underground Railroaders

9.

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

10.

What name was given to the northern army?

a)

Americans

b)

Confederates

c)

Military

d)

Union

11.

What name was the given to the southern army?

a)

Americans

b)

Confederates

c)

Military

d)

Union

12.

Who was the president of the Confederate States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

13.

Who was the president of the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

14.

What battle was the turning point in the war?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

15.

Where did the Civil War End?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Yorktown

16.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-1876

b)

1870-1876

c)

1861-1865

d)

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