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Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the Civil War?

a)

North America

and South America

b)

Confederacy (South) and Union (North)

c)

Confederacy (North) and Union (South)

d)

England and the United States

2.

What was one of the causes of the Civil War?

a)

Taxes

b)

Quartering of Soldiers

c)

Slavery

d)

Price of gas

3.

What was another cause of the Civil War?

a)

States' rights

b)

Taxes

c)

Impressment of US soldiers

d)

Treason

4.

Who was the President of the United States and later the Union?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jeffereson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

5.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

"Stonewall" Jackson

6.

What was a result of the election of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

The North seceded from the Confederacy

b)

The South seceded from the Union

c)

The United States gained more states

d)

The United States expanded westward

7.

What was the first battle of the Civil War

a)

The Battle of Bull Run

b)

The Battle at Fort Sumter

c)

The Battle at Antietam

d)

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

8.

What were the people who wanted to get rid of slavery called?

a)

Good people

b)

Unioners

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Soldiers

9.

Which side "won" the war? (Although both sides lost many soldiers)

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

The United States

d)

The British

10.

What was the period of time following the Civil War called?

a)

Post-war era

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

Reinvention

d)

Reconstruction