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The Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bloodiest day in American history. This battle took place in Maryland and had over 20,000 people die in one day.

a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
2.

The first state to secede from the Union was?

a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
South Carolina
3.

This man was elected president in 1860. He also had debates with Stephen Douglas when running for a seat in the Senate.

a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Adams
4.

Who fought in the Civil War?

a)
Democrats and Republicans
b)
Union and Confederacy
c)
North and South
d)
Allies and Axis
5.

On September 22, 1862, this person issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
George Washington
6.

This president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865.

a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
7.

Commanding General of the Union Army; became a war hero; elected the 18th President.

a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
8.

Commanding General of the Confederate Army

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
9.

The first shots fired of the Civil War happened here...

a)
Antietam
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Gettysburg
10.

This battle lasted three days and is considered to be the turning point in the Civil War.

a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Bull Run
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Vicksburg
11.

Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War with a Union Victory.

a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
12.

The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that did what for slaves?

a)
Provided education for slaves
b)
Gave slaves the right to vote
c)
Allowed slaves to own property
d)
Freed slaves in Confederate-held territory
13.

This amendment outlawed slavery.

a)
13th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
14.

Stated citizens could not be stopped from voting "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

a)
18th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
15.

Declared all persons born in the United States are citizens (except Native Americans)

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
5th Amendment
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
14th Amendment
16.

What were "black codes?"

a)
Guidelines for African American churches to follow.
b)
Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans.
c)
Regulations on the use of black ink in official documents.
d)
Laws passed by Northern states to promote racial equality.
17.

Enforced segregation, or separation, of white and black people in public places (separate schools, restrooms, and seating public places were common in the South).

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Robert E. Lee Laws

c)

Lincoln Laws

d)

Ulysses S. Grant Laws

18.

What advantages did the North have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

wise president

e)

excellent military leaders

19.

What advantages did the South have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

fought on familiar land

e)

excellent military leaders

20.

Who won the Civil War?

a)
Confederate Army
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Union Army