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American Civil War YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKWrx

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the American Civil War begin?

a)

1861

b)

1865

c)

1793

d)

1699

2.

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Economic differences

c)

Political disagreements

d)

Geographic objectives

3.

Which states formed the Confederate States of America?

a)

Southern states

b)

Northern states

c)

Western states

d)

Eastern states

4.

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

5.

Which invention increased the demand for cotton and cheap labor?

a)

Cotton gin

b)

Steam engine

c)

Printing press

d)

Telephone

6.

Which battle marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Appomattox

c)

Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg

7.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

8.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

a)

Freedom of slaves

b)

End of the Civil War

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Secession of southern states

9.

Where did President Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address?

a)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

b)

Charleston, South Carolina

c)

Appomattox, Virginia

d)

Sharpsburg, Maryland

10.

Who was the Confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Jefferson Davis

11.

When was the American Civil War officially declared over?

a)

1865

b)

1866

c)

1861

d)

1863

12.

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

13.

Where did the final battle of the Civil War take place?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

b)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

c)

Bull Run, Virginia

d)

Shiloh, Tennessee

14.

How many lives were lost during the American Civil War?

a)

650,000

b)

1,000,000

c)

500,000

d)

250,000

15.

What did the northern states want to maintain during the Civil War?

a)

National integrity

b)

Slavery

c)

Secession of southern states

d)

Geographic objectives