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Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the civil war begin

(a)  

2.

Who was the president of the Union

(a)  

3.

what year did the civil war begin

(a)  

4.

who was the president of the Confederacy

(a)  

5.

who assassinated Abe Lincoln (First Middle Last names)

(a)  

6.

Where did President Abe Lincoln get assassinated?

(a)  

7.

The civil war was about:

a)

The country staying as one United Country.

b)

Abolishing (ending) Slavery

c)

The Southern States wanted to be a separate country.

d)

Freedom from England.

8.
Why did the South not want to lose slavery?
a)
The entire culture and economy was built around slavery and to lose it would be an end to their way of life.
b)
They were lazy and did not want to do all the work.
c)
They would lose business with Great Britain
9.

Leaving a group formally. This refers to the Southern states who left the Union to form the Confederate States of America.

a)

Secession

b)

Conscription

c)

Slave Code

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

10.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

11.

November 19,1863 - speech given by Lincoln to honor those killed at the Battle of Gettysburg that asserts how America must be kept as one country.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Abolitionist

12.

An abolitionist wants to

a)

spread slavery

b)

fight for the South (Confederacy)

c)

withdraw from the Union

d)

end slavery

13.

Which region of the country was better prepared for war and how?

a)

The North with more factories to build weapons and other goods and more railroad tracks to move goods and people quicker

b)

The West with more space to fight.

c)

The East with more ships for shipping goods.

d)

The South with more farmland to provide more food for their soldiers.

14.

What animal represents the Republican Party?

a)

elephant

b)

lion

c)

donkey

d)

giraffe

15.
The southern states were mainly?
a)
Industry
b)
Cold
c)
Agricultural
d)
Anti-slavery
16.

System of bringing slaves to America. Usually consisted of a “triangle”: enslaved Africans were brought to American in exchange for manufactured goods, then were sold for raw materials like sugar and coffee, and that was then exchanged for manufactured goods.

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Slave Codes

c)

Fugitive Slave Acts

d)

Abolitionist

17.
The South preferred _________ _________ while the North wanted a _______  _______ 
________.
a)
hot summers/ mild cool summers
b)
industrial factories/ big huge farms
c)
states rights/strong central government
d)
making things/ growoing cash crops
18.

Term referring to the United States during the 1800’s. Also another word for the North in the Civil War.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

South

d)

Grey

19.

What animal represents the democratic party

a)

Horse

b)

Donkey

c)

Elephant

d)

Lion

20.

where did Robert E. Lee surrender

a)

Appomattox courthouse

b)

The white House

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Non of the Above