WorksheetsVS.7 Civil War Flashcards #1-37
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 20mins
Because of economic differences between the North and South, they were unable to resolve their conflicts, and the South ______________ from the United States.
kept
seceded
flew
drove
Since Virginians were divided about session from the Union, this led to the creation of what state?
Idaho
Florida
North Carolina
West Virginia
Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Who campaigned to end slavery?
plantationist
economist
abolitionist
environmentalist
Who supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
American Indians
Which cultural group did not take sides during the Civil War?
American Indians
African Americans
Germans
Southerns
The Confederacy relied on whom to raise crops and provide labor for the army?
American Indians
white farmers
enslaved African Americans
plantation owners
Most white Virginians supported which side during the Civil War?
Union
Confederacy
South
North
1)_________ soldiers were paid less than 2)________ soldiers.
1)German
2)Scot-Irish
1)white
2)African Americans
1)Scot-Irish
2)Spanish
1)African Americans
2)white
Who led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, VA? He was trying to start a slave rebellion. He was captured and hanged.
John Brown
Nat Turner
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took?
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Appalachian Trail
Confederacy Lane
After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, some southern states seceded from the ____________.
South
Confederacy
United States
Union
The southern states that seceded from the Union formed the ______________ ___________ of American. Later, Virginia seceded and joined them.
Confederate States
United States
Western States
Eastern States
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in what year?
1857
1831
1760
1860
Which states were known as the Union?
The Eastern States
The Northern States
The Southern Sates
The Western States
Which states were known as the Confederacy?
The Southern States
The Western States
The Northern States
The Eastern States
Conflict grew between the _________ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the __________ counties that did not favor slavery. These conflicts led to the formation of West Virginia.
western
eastern
northern
southern
eastern
western
southern
northern
Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a major battleground between _________ and ________ troops.
Spanish
British
Union
Confederate
Continental Army
The United States
National Guard
French
What was the first major clash of the Civil War?
Battle at Yorktown
The Monitor Battle
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Which Confederate General played a major role in the Battle of Bull Runm?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
John Brown
Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg, VA?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jackson
Nat Turner
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Appomattox Court House
Alexandria
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Which General captured and burned Richmond near the end of the war?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln used the Union _______ to blockade southern ports.
army
navy
air force
marines
Which two iron-clad ships battled in waters near Norfolk and Hampton? The battle was fought to a draw.
The Monitor (Union)
The Sunrise (Confederate)
The Mission (Union
The Merrimack (Confederate)
Where did the Civil War end?
Norfolk
Hampton
Appomattax Court House
Fredericksburg
Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?
Union General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Union President Abraham Lincoln
Confederate President Jefferson Davis
When did the Civil War end?
May, 1965
April, 1863
May, 1865
April, 1865
Who won the Civil War? Choose both correct answers.
The South
The North
The Union
The Confederate
Some free African American joined the ________ Army and Union __________.
Union
Navy
Confederate
Army
Navy
Union
Confederate Navy
_________ ________, a Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross.
Elizabeth Van Lew
Clara Barton
Mary Bowser
Roberta Smalls
___________ __________ was an African American spy for the Union.
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Van Lew
Mary Bowser
_________ __________ _________ was a Virginian abolitionist and spy for the Union Army.
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Van Lew
Mary Bowswer
_________ __________ was an African American sailor and later a Union naval captain. He was later elected to the House of Representatives.
Robert Smalls
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
James Lafayette
Many disagreements between the eastern and western counties of Virginia led to the creation of _________ __________.
West Maryland
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Three men refused to help the Confederates in the Civil War and escaped to Fort Monroe. This led to the __________ __________.
Contraband decision
Slavery decision
Contraband debate
House of Representative debate
The Contraband decision led to tens of thousands of ___________ people to seek refuge with the ______________ Army.
free Union
enslaved
Confederate
enslaved
Union
free Confederate
