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Virginia Studies- Civil War

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 4hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)

abolitionist

b)

slaves

c)

plantation owners

2.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James Monroe

c)

John Adams

3.
The Union is the......
a)

South

b)

North

4.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)

South

b)

North

5.
This person was the president of the Confederacy. 
a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

6.
Who was the main General of the Union?
a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Stonewall Jackson

7.
Who was the main general of the Confederacy?
a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

8.

This started the Civil War.

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Chickamauga

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

9.
This is the Battle where Stonewall Jackson got his nickname and showed the country it would be a long war. 
a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Chattanooga

10.
This is the location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War. 
a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Atlanta Campaign

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

11.

The North wanted to ​ (a)   slavery.

Choose from the below words
abolish
keep
12.

The South wanted to ​ (a)   slavery.

Choose from the below words
keep
abolish
13.

Match the following

a)

secede

1.

to withdraw formally

b)

abolishionist

2.

a person who wants to end slavery in the US

c)

Union

3.

The North

d)

Confederacy

4.

The South

14.

​ (a)   was the president of the United States (the Union) during the Civil War.

Choose from the below words
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
15.

​ (a)   was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Choose from the below words
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
16.

Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?

a)

Foreign Invasion

b)

Immigration

c)

Taxes

d)

Slavery

17.

A ____________ is someone who fought to end slavery.

a)

Freedomist

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Lincoln's Lads

18.

Who was the Confederate General?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

Who fought in the Civil War?

a)

Americans and Germans

b)

Democrats and Republicans

c)

Confederate and the Union

20.

What words describe the South?

a)

Rural

b)

Big cities

c)

Allowed Slavery

d)

Small towns

e)

Outlawed slavery

21.

Who was a "conductor" on the underground railroad?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

22.

Where was John Brown's Raid?

a)

Gettysburg, PA

b)

Harper's Ferry, VA

c)

Appomattox Court House, VA

d)

Savannah, GA

23.

North or South?

Economy was based on railroads and factories.

a)

North

b)

South

24.

North or South?

Supported Slavery.

a)

North

b)

South

25.

North or South?

Mainly rural areas with very few cities.

a)

North

b)

South

26.

North or South?

Did NOT want slavery.

a)

North

b)

South

27.

North or South?

Larger cities were found here.

a)

North

b)

South

28.

North or South?


Economy was based on agriculture.

a)

North

b)

South

29.

North or South?


Most of the civil war battles were fought here.

a)

North

b)

South

30.

In the North, the economy relied more on _____________.

a)

agriculture

b)

farming

c)

industries and factories

d)

dentistry

31.

In the South, the economy relied mostly on ___________.

a)

Agriculture and farming

b)

Industries

c)

Factories

d)

Ship Building

32.

The North wanted new states to be ________ states.

a)

slave

b)

free

c)

seceded

d)

British

33.

The South wanted new states to be _________ states.

a)

slave

b)

neutral

c)

free

d)

British

34.

She was born a slave who risked everything to escape to freedom. This woman was an abolitionist who worked with the Underground Railroad to help many slaves escape to freedom.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

John Brown

c)

Elizabeth Van Lew

d)

Clara Barton

35.

He was an abolitionist who led a violent revolt against slavery.

a)

George Washington

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

36.

This person led a group of followers to raid Harpers Ferry, where they tried to start a slave rebellion.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Brown

37.

The Southern states seceded from the Union and formed the _____________.

a)

United Confederacy Organization

b)

Colony States of America

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Columbian Confederate Americans

38.

What happened because of the growing conflict between the Eastern and Western parts of Virginia?

a)

Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House.

b)

Ironclad ships fought a sea battle near Hampton and Norfolk.

c)

The Union Army burned Richmond to the ground.

d)

Virginia's western counties broke away and formed West Virginia.

39.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War called?

a)

Burning of Richmond

b)

Battle of Appomattox

c)

Monitor vs. Merrimack

d)

First Battle of Bull Run

40.

Which man was an officer in the Confederate Army, leading his team to victory in the First Battle of Bull Run?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Nat Turner

41.

Which statement below is true?

a)

The Union burned Richmond because they wanted to capture their weapons.

b)

The Confederates burned their own city of Richmond to try and stop the Union from taking control.

c)

Richmond was accidentally set on fire.

d)

West Virginia was mad at Virginia, so they set fire to Richmond and tried to take control over the city.

42.

Which of the choices below correctly displays the years the Civil War took place?

a)

1861-1865

b)

1961-1965

c)

1776-1779

d)

1607-1611

43.

Which group of people mostly chose not to take sides during the Civil War?

a)

Free African Americans

b)

Enslaved African Americans

c)

White Virginians

d)

American Indians

44.

Which group of people had limited freedom during the Civil War?

a)

Free African Americans

b)

White Virginians

c)

Enslaved African Americans

d)

American Indians

45.

The capital city of the Confederacy moved from Montgomery, Alabama to...

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

Fredericksburg, Virginia

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

46.

Which two ironclad warships fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads?

a)

The Washington and The Lincoln

b)

The Appomattox and The Hampton

c)

The Arizona and The Georgia

d)

The Monitor and the Merrimack

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