Worksheetssocial studies week 29
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who did Abraham Lincoln ask to lead the Union Army at the beginning of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George Pickett
George Meade
The cause of the war was over __________.
tariffs and taxes
territories becoming free states
nullification
legalized slavery
The technology that delivered information about the war was the __________.
telephone
telecommunicator
telegraph
Radio
A new advancement for the navy was the __________.
steamboat
ironclad ships
new sails that went dark at night
telegraphs on board
The Drayton family was split with two sons on each side of the war. The phrase that describes this is:
cousin against cousin
brother against brother
father against son
families for Union
American Indians hoped each government would think of them as __________
partners in trade
friends and allies
officers and experts
suppliers and partners
People came to America during the Civil War because of __________
famine and poverty in their home country
chances to be professional soldiers
wealth and gold in America
better transportation
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in __________
the rebellious states
the border states
the entire nation
the western states
What was the occasion for Lincoln’s speech, the Gettysburg Address?
the Emancipation Proclamation
his reelection
the surrender of the Confederate Army
the dedication of a cemetery
