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Civil War

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?

a)

Their situation got worse

b)

Their opportunities expanded

c)

They helped the Confederacy win

d)

Their rights were taken away

2.

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

a)

Better Generals

b)

Stronger allies

c)

Natives were on their side

d)

More people, more factories and food, more railroads

3.

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

a)

North

South

b)

South

North

c)

North

East

d)

West

East

4.

How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?

a)

He ordered them free

b)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment

c)

He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"

d)

He did nothing

5.

How did the Unions victory strengthen the power of the national government?

a)

It forfeited the states power

b)

It ensured that states would never again secede

c)

It let the Confederacy quit without a fight

d)

It declared that states rights do not matter

6.

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

a)

By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

b)

By attacking railroads

c)

By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

d)

By taking over Southern farms and factories

7.

What was ONE reason why there were food shortages in the South?

a)

Farming machinery was taken by the Union army

b)

Farmland was used as Prisoner camps

c)

Farm products became too expensive to buy

d)

Most of the farm workers fought in the military

8.

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

a)

It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

b)

It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city

c)

It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads

d)

It allowed the Union to occupy new territories

9.

Why did Lincoln think it was necessary for the country to ratify the 13th Amendment?

a)

To give citizenship to former slaves

b)

To officially abolish slavery in the entire country

c)

To allow slaves to vote in the upcoming election

d)

To provide a way to educate former slaves

10.

The Republican party was established on the belief of

a)

Destroying the South

b)

Helping slavery spread

c)

Opposing slavery

d)

Going to war

11.

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
12.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
13.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

14.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Siege of Vickburg

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

15.

Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

16.

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

17.

Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

18.

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

a)

Fort Wagner

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Hood

d)

For Warren

19.

Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?

a)

The 54th

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

The Avengers

d)

The Army of Northern Virginia