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social studies week 29

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did Abraham Lincoln ask to lead the Union Army at the beginning of the war?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Pickett

d)

George Meade

2.

The cause of the war was over __________.

a)

tariffs and taxes

b)

territories becoming free states

c)

nullification

d)

legalized slavery

3.

The technology that delivered information about the war was the __________.

a)

telephone

b)

telecommunicator

c)

telegraph

d)

Radio

4.

A new advancement for the navy was the __________.

a)

steamboat

b)

ironclad ships

c)

new sails that went dark at night

d)

telegraphs on board

5.

The Drayton family was split with two sons on each side of the war. The phrase that describes this is:

a)

cousin against cousin

b)

brother against brother

c)

father against son

d)

families for Union

6.

American Indians hoped each government would think of them as __________

a)

partners in trade

b)

friends and allies

c)

officers and experts

d)

suppliers and partners

7.

People came to America during the Civil War because of __________

a)

famine and poverty in their home country

b)

chances to be professional soldiers

c)

wealth and gold in America

d)

better transportation

8.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in __________

a)

the rebellious states

b)

the border states

c)

the entire nation

d)

the western states

9.

What was the occasion for Lincoln’s speech, the Gettysburg Address?

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

his reelection

c)

the surrender of the Confederate Army

d)

the dedication of a cemetery