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Civil War Quiz 1: 2023

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Southern Slave states were called the:

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Hessians

2.
Which picture shows a plantation?
a)

Option 1

b)

Option 2

c)

Option 3

3.
This word means: Occurring before a war
a)
Emancipation
b)
Antebellum
c)
Federalism
4.
Who is this?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Frederick Douglass
5.
Another word for cannons and large guns:
a)
Cavalry
b)
Infantry
c)
Seceders
d)
Artillery
6.
Fill in the blank: ___________ such as Frederick Douglass fought to end slavery.
a)

Abolitionists

b)

Presidents

c)

Confederates

7.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fort Sumter
8.
What are the 2 main causes of the Civil War? Check both
a)

Slavery

b)

Canadian Independence

c)

Taxes

d)

Government Power

e)

Death of Abraham Lincoln

9.

What do we call the portion of the country that remained loyal to the federal government during the Civil War and did not have slaves?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Canadians

d)

Universes

10.

These are people who helped in the fight to make slavery and the slave trade illegal. This movement was called:

a)

Suffrage

b)

Elaboration

c)

Abolition

d)

Sectionalism

11.

True or False: Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Which side was General Ulysses S. Grant on during the Civil War?
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
c)
None
13.

This is Appomattox Court House in Virginia. It is ...

a)

It is where Lincoln was born

b)

It is where the Union gained additional finances

c)

It is where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union, ending the war

d)

It is where Robert E. Lee got married

14.

In 1861, South Carolina was the first state to formally leave the United States. It went on to become part of the Confederacy during the Civil War. What is another word that you could use for "formally leave"?

a)

Annex

b)

Corroborate

c)

Secede

d)

Collateraled

15.
The picture below shows someone being set free. What is another word for this act?
a)
Annexation
b)
Bias
c)
Emancipation
16.
The chart below is showing the approximate number of soldiers who were killed, wounded, or declared missing during the Civil War. What is the military term for this?
a)
Casualties
b)
Convoys
c)
Emancipation
d)
Admiral
17.

What is the name for the states in red?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

The Sectionalism

18.

Which form of government is in control of the entire country?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

19.

States that joined the Union, but still had slaves were called:

a)

Confederate States

b)

Middle Ground States

c)

Border States

20.
Who won the Civil War in 1865?
a)
The Union
b)
The Confederacy
c)
Russia
d)
England
e)
The Pioneers