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Civil War Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?

a)

He would increase the amount of slavery used

b)

He would keep the North and South separated

c)

He would abolish slavery

d)

None of the above

2.

What was were the goals of Lincoln once he became president? (There are 2 correct answers)

a)

Abolish slavery

b)

Give each state the choice to follow whatever laws they wanted

c)

Destroy the United states

d)

Unite the country again

3.

Why did the North and South disagree so much?

a)

They didn't have the same opinion on slavery

b)

They both hated Abraham Lincoln

c)

They both wanted to keep all of the slave to themselves.

d)

They had different opinions on states' rights

4.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
5.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
6.

To break away from a group; to withdraw from, or pull out, because of a difference means...

a)

state's rights

b)

slavery

c)

Gettysburg

d)

secede

7.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
8.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.
An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
state's rights
d)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
10.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
11.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
12.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
13.

What is the Underground Railroad?

a)

A railroad that travels around the world

b)

A railroad that travels west to California

c)

A group of abolitionists that help slaves escape to the north to freedom

d)

A railroad that travels east to New York

14.
Who was the main general of the Confederacy?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
15.

Who was an important leader of the Union Army?

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
16.

___ was a former slave that led escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad to freedom in the North & Canada

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

17.

Which side won the First Battle of the Bull Run?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

18.

Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

19.

What was the event that ended the war?

a)

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Signing of the Treaty of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Resignation of Jefferson Davis

20.
An abolitionist is  
a)
a person who fights for slavery
b)
a soldier that fights for the Confederate
c)
A person who fights against slavery
d)
a soldier that fights for the Union
21.
A group of ships that block other ships from sailing in and out of a harbor is called a ...
a)
import
b)
export
c)
blockade
d)
battle
22.

What is the capital of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Richmond

b)

Atlanta

c)

New York

d)

Washington DC

23.

What was the capital of the Union (United States of America)?

a)

Richmond

b)

Arlington

c)

Washington DC

d)

Appomattox Court House

24.

What role did most Indigenous (American Indians) play during the Civil War?

a)

they didn't take sides during the civil war

b)

they all joined the union

c)

half of them joined the union and half of them joined the confederacy

25.

The Army of Northern Virginia fought for what side?

a)

confederate

b)

red coats

c)

union

26.
What kind of economy did the north have?
a)
Agricultural 
b)
Industrialized 
c)
Relied on slave labor 
d)
Free states
27.
Which slave led a revolt against plantation owners in 1831?
a)
Harriet Tubman 
b)
John Brown 
c)
Nat Turner
d)
James Armistead Lafayette 
28.

What term means -> to end- many people known as abolitionists worked to end slavery

a)

abolish

b)

reconstruction

c)

emancipation

29.

What kind of economy did the south have?

a)

Agricultural 

b)

Industrialized 

c)

Relied on slave labor 

d)

Free states

30.

Border states were slave states located between Northern and Southern states that didn't break away from the Union

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Northern states wanted new states to be "free states" while the Southern states wanted new states to be "slave states"

a)

true

b)

false

32.

What does a draw mean?

a)

to hold a drawing contest

b)

to draw a line equally across

c)

to pull out the same length straw

d)

to finish equally; a tie

33.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Bull Run

34.

This battle was the first clash of navel warships. It changed the future of navel warfare.

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Ironclads

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

d)

Atlanta Campaign

35.

The Battle between Monitor and Merrimack took place in the waters of Norfolk and Hampton. What was the outcome of the battle between them?

a)

The Merrimack surrendered during the battle at sea.

b)

The Monitor sunk the Merrimack and won the battle.

c)

The Merrimack sunk the Monitor and won the battle.

d)

Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.

36.

Which of the following belongs in the empty box?

a)

West Virginia seceded from the Union

b)

A war between eastern and western Virginia began

c)

Virginia joined the Union states

d)

West Virginia became a new state

37.

Northern states in the United States were part of the...

(a)  

38.

Southern states in the United States were part of the...

(a)