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WorksheetsCivil War Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
__________ were people who wanted to end slavery.
Abolitionists
Fugitives
Soldiers
Confederate leaders
Which abolitionist escaped from slavery and then helped many enslaved people gain their freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to _____ during the Civil War?
provide labor
raise crops
run the local governments
become abolitionists
Which abolitionist led a revolt against slavery by raiding the US Armory in Harpers Ferry?
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
Robert Smalls
What caused some Southern states to secede from the Union in 1860?
Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
John Brown was captured and hanged.
Union troops attacked Bull Run.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
What was the network of people, homes, and hideouts that helped enslaved people escape from the South to free states in the North called?
Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
Missouri Compromise
Removal Act
What were federal laws that required the capture and return of runaway enslaved people?
Removal Act
Underground Railroad
Contraband Decision
Fugitive Slave Act
What happened when the eastern and western parts of Virginia disagreed about slavery?
West Virginia seceded from the Union.
West Virginia became a new state.
Virginia joined the Union states.
A war began between the eastern and western parts of Virginia.
Which event is described below?
Located in Virginia near a railroad junction
The first major clash of the Civil War
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role
Battle of Bull Run
Surrender at Appomattox
Fall of Richmond
Battle between Monitor and Merrimack
The battle between Monitor and Merrimack took place near ______.
Fredericksburg
Norfolk and Hampton
Richmond
Manassas
What place is described below?
Capital of the Confederacy
Fell to General Ulysses S. Grant
Was burned by Confederates to keep war supplies from Union forces
Richmond
Fort Monroe
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Who were the enslaved men who refused to help the Confederates in the Civil War and were granted refuge by the Union Army as contraband of war?
Nat Turner
James Townsend
Shepard Mallory
Frank Baker
African American soldiers were paid more than white soldiers.
True
False
After finding freedom by following the Union Army, many enslaved African Americans found work as ______ during the Civil War.
government leaders
Union soldiers
Confederate soldiers
laborers
Who is described below?
Born an enslaved person around 1800
Believed that he would lead people to freedom
Led a revolt against slavery
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
Robert Smalls
What were some of the experiences of the people listed below?
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
nursed soldiers on and off the battlefields
found in Civil War battles
spied for the Union
worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is described below?
African American sailor
Union naval captain
Highly honored for his bravery and heroism
Elected tot he US House of Representatives after the war
Robert Smalls
Frank Baker
Nat Turner
John Brown
