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Civil War

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

rivers

b)

slavery and state rights

c)

trade with Europe

2.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Union

3.
The name given to the southern army.
a)

Confederates

b)

Union

4.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

5.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.

This battle was the turning point in the war and very bloody

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Super Heroes

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

7.

This was the main economy of the Confederacy (South)?

a)

Agriculture (farming)

b)

Industy(business)

c)

Movies

8.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry (business)

c)

Movies

9.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

10.

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Constitution

11.
Of the following, which is synonymous with the term, "Union".
a)

The slave states in the South

b)

The free states in the North

12.
Of the following, which one is an advantage of the North during the Civil War?  The North . . .
a)

 had more schools. 

b)

 had greater industrial resources. 

13.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)

Richmond, Virginia 

b)

 Washington, DC. 

c)

Ft Sumter, South Carolina 

14.

First Civil War battle which the Confederates won

a)

Fort Pickens 

b)

 Fort Sumter 

c)

Fort Worth

15.

When a navy tries to prevent its enemy from trading overseas they create

a)

plantation

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

 a blockade 

16.

I commanded the Union Army.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Clara Barton

17.

I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Robert E. Lee

18.

I wrote the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves.

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

I founded the American Red Cross.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ms Wilson

c)

Clara Barton

20.

I surrendered (gave up) to General Grant at Appomattox.

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Robert E. Lee

21.

I commanded the Confederate Army (south).

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

22.

I was president during the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

23.

In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

24.

Which states were apart of "The Union"?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

c)

Eastern states

25.

Rebels were Confederate soldiers from the:

a)

North

b)

South

26.

Abolitionist were people who wanted to:

a)

end slavery

b)

start slavery

c)

go to war

27.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

a)

to help slaves escape to freedom

b)

to provide an underground train that people could ride on

28.

Word for states leaving the Union.

a)

Confederacy

b)

States' rights

c)

Secession

29.

What was the cause for the Southern states to secede?

a)

Lincoln's election of 1860

b)

They didn't like the clothes the North wore

30.

What was the effect of having large plantations in the South?

a)

Less slavery

b)

Less money

c)

More slavery

31.

What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?

a)

He would make more slavery

b)

He would stop slavery

32.

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

33.

The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

34.
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

35.

War between people of the same country

a)

secede

b)

state's rights

c)

civil war

36.
To break away from a group
a)

rights

b)

slavery

c)

secede

37.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Washington DC

c)

Appomattox Court House

38.

Southern General who led the South's largest army .

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

39.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

World War I

40.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

41.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Atlanta Campaign

c)

Fort Sumter

42.

People who worked to END slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

blockades

43.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
44.

Who was an important leader of the Union Army?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

45.

This person was the president of the Confederacy. 

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

46.
Who was the main general of the Confederacy?
a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

47.

The Southern States had an economy that was ___

a)

rural and agricultural Farms)

b)

urban and industrialized (city)

48.

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

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

John Brown

49.

What was the event that began the war?

a)

Abraham Lincoln had a party with fireworks

b)

Robert E. Lee made bombs

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

50.

What was the event that ended the war?

a)

Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Signing of the Constitution

c)

letting Texas join the USA

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