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Civil War Unit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. During the Civil War, the Southern states strongly believed that each state should make its own _______________________.

a)

laws

b)

foods

c)

ships

d)

crops

2.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln believed that the country needed to ___________________.

a)

split into two separate nations

b)

stick together as one nation

3.

President Lincoln believed that all men should be _________________________.

a)

treated differently depending if you lived in the South or North

b)

forced to work on the plantations

c)

treated equally

d)

required to work in the factories

4.

The _____________ was issued by President Lincoln granting slaves their freedom.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

United States Constitution

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

5.

The _________________was a secret escape route for slaves to gain their freedom.

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Fort McHenry

d)

Appomattox Treaty

6.

What was one of the main causes of the American Civil War?

a)

America wanted it's freedom from Great Britain

b)

Eleven states were fighting over natural resources

c)

The North and the South were fighting over land

d)

The North and the South had strong feelings about slavery

7.

Which of the following are results from the Civil War? Choose all that apply.

a)

Three Amendments to the Constitution were passed giving slaves their freedom and the right to vote for black people

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation was passed granting slaves their freedom

c)

Americans worked together for several years to rebuild the nation

8.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The North (Union)

b)

The South (Confederacy)

9.

People who worked to end slavery were called

a)

Northerners

b)

abolitionists

c)

rebels

d)

Yankees

10.

A civil war is a war between

a)

Two different countries

b)

People of the same country

11.

What is the other name for The Civil War

a)

The Great War

b)

American Civil War

c)

The Big war

12.

What is the name of the Northern soldiers

a)

Union

b)

Ghostbusters

c)

Pj Masks

d)

Celtics

13.

What is the name of the Southern soldiers

a)

Bears

b)

Cowboys

c)

Confederate

d)

Patriots

14.

Who was the leader of the Confederate soldiers

a)

Thundermen

b)

Henry Danger

c)

T.I.

d)

Robert E Lee

15.

Who was the leader of the Union soldiers

a)

Antonio Brown

b)

Uylesses S Grant

c)

Nick cannon

d)

Micheal Jordan

16.

When did the Civil War start

a)

April 12, 1861

b)

October 6, 1800

c)

December 25, 1920

d)

November 24, 1850

17.

When did the Civil War end

a)

January 15,1910

b)

April 9, 1865

c)

July 4, 1900

d)

February 14, 1810

18.

What did the North have that the South did not to help them in the war

a)

Railroads

b)

Horses

c)

Airplanes

d)

Tanks

19.

Who was the President during the war

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Barak Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Hillary Clinton

20.

How many states seceded from the USA

a)

15

b)

5

c)

11

d)

1