WorksheetsCivil War 4th grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is TRUE about the end of The Civil War?
Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1985
The Union surrendered at the Battle of Gettysburg
Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond Court House on April 9, 1865
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
Which was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
March to the Sea
Gettysburg
Which of the following is NOT true about the Battle of Fort Sumter
the Confederate Army surrendered
the battle marked the beginning of their success in the South
the Battle of Fort Sumter was a major Confederate win
the Union Army surrendered
Which of the following is true about States' Rights?
Northern states believed that state law was supreme over federal law
The North believed in states' rights, that each state gets to make its own laws
President Lincoln knew that states seceding from the country would be good for the future
Southern states believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law they disagreed with
What was the economy in the northern states based on?
technology
industry
politics
agriculture
What was the economy in the South based on?
technology
industry
politics
agriculture
What were the names of the two groups that fought in the Civil War?
North and West
Union and Confederacy
Abolitionists and Economists
Allies and Axis
Who was the Confederate General that got his nickname at the first battle of Bull Run when he told his men to stand tall?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jackson
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
slave owner
Union General
President of the Confederacy
Confederate General
Where did President Lincoln give his famous speech after the battle that is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter, SC
Gettysburg, PA
Harper's Ferry, VA
Atlanta, GA
Why do you think the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was so powerful?
it was a biography of Lincoln
the book criticized the North for having slaves
the book criticized the South for having slaves
it made people aware of slavery and got people talking about slavery
General Sherman's March to the Sea through Georgia used his strategy of total war. What did he and his troops do in that strategy?
destroyed railroads, burned houses and businesses in the South, stole cattle and grain
sent supplies to the North
captured all slaves
gave money to the poor Southerners
Who became the President of the Confederate States of America/
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the general who burned down Atlanta and then marched his troops towards Savannah, GA?
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
William T. Sherman
Jefferson Davis
What were the people who fought to end slavery called?
freedomists
pilgrims
abolitionists
terrorists
What event started the Civil War on April 12, 1861?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Vicksburg
John Brown's Raid
Why did the Southern states want to leave the Union?
they wanted to be rich
they did not want Jefferson Davis as President
they wanted to be free of England
they wanted to continue to have slaves
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Who attacked an army post in Harper's Ferry, Virginia? He wanted to start a rebellion.
John Brown
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
What was a major cause of the Civil War?
economy
taxes
slavery
land
