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4th Grade Civil War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am the president of the Union and fought to end slavery and keep the country together through the Civil War. Who am I?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

2.

I am the president of the Confederacy and fought to keep slavery. Who am I?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

This is the name for the Southern states who fought for states rights and to keep slavery.

a)

The Confederacy

b)

The Union

c)

The United States

d)

South America

4.

This is the name for the Northern states that fought to end slavery and keep the country together.

a)

The Confederacy

b)

The Union

c)

The United States

d)

North America

5.

I am the Confederate general that fought many of the Confederacy's battles and eventually surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse. Who am I?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

6.

I am the Union general who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and helped lead the Union to win the Civil War. Who am I?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

7.

I am the Confederate general known for standing tall and unmoving "like a stone wall." Who am I?

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

General Sherman

8.

In this battle, the Union stopped the Confederates from attacking in Pennsylvania and it became a "turning point" of the war. After this battle, Abraham Lincoln gave his most famous speech. What battle is this?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Atlanta Campaign

9.

This was the first battle of the Civil War where Confederate soldiers attacked a Union army base. What was this battle?

a)

The Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Atlanta Campaign

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

d)

Fort Sumter

10.

Why did General Sherman do his "march to the sea?"

a)

To destroy railroad lines and factories in the south

b)

To capture southern soldiers

c)

To capture northern soldiers

d)

To leave the south

11.

This is the place where the Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy surrendered to the Union army and ended the Civil War. Where is this?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Atlanta

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter

12.

What does it mean when a state "secedes" from the country?

a)

They end slavery

b)

States can ignore federal laws

c)

They leave to make their own country

d)

They support their country

13.

Most fighting took place in the...

a)

North

b)

South

14.

This side relied on slave labor and crops to support their economy. This is the...

a)

North

b)

South

15.

This side made its money with factories and fought to end slavery. This is the...

a)

North

b)

South

16.

What does it mean to support abolition?

a)

You want to keep slavery

b)

You think states should be able to ignore federal laws

c)

You think that the South should secede from the Union

d)

You think slavery should end

17.

What was one effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

a)

It made more people support abolition

b)

It made people stop buying southern crops

c)

It made people boycott the British

d)

It made the South lose the Civil War

18.

Why did John Brown lead an attack on the armory at Harpers Ferry?

a)

He wanted to fight the Union

b)

He wanted to help free slaves

c)

He wanted to keep slavery

d)

He wanted to become president