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Civil War Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

War between 2 parts of the same country

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

Pokemon War

2.

The economy in the North was (a)   because they had factories.

3.

The economy in the South was based on (a)   because had farms.

4.

The farms in the south relied on _____ _____.

(a)  

5.

The North wanted the new states to be called ____ ______.

a)

free states

b)

slave states

c)

awesome

d)

terrible

6.

The South wanted the new states to be called _____ ______.

a)

free states

b)

slave states

c)

awesome

d)

terrible

7.

People who wanted to end slavery were called (a)   .

8.

This person led a revolt against slavery in Virginia

a)

Mrs. Ring

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Nat Turner

9.

This person established a secret route to help slaves escape.

a)

Mrs. Ring

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Nat Turner

10.

The secret route that helped slaves escape became known as what?

(a)  

11.

Who led a raid on the United States Armory?

(a)  

12.

Where did the raid take place?

(a)  

13.

What did John Brown hope to start by leading the raid on the United States Armory?

(a)  

14.

Who was President in 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Mrs. Ring

d)

The Rock

15.

How did the southern states react when the President of 1860 was elected?

a)

They celebrated.

b)

They cried.

c)

They seceded.

d)

They went to bed.

16.

The (a)   counties of Virginia relied on slave labor.

17.

The (a)   counties of Virginia favored the stop of slavery.

18.

The disagreement between the eastern and western counties of Virginia led to the formation of what state?

a)

Maryland

b)

West Virginia

c)

California

d)

New York

19.

The Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)...

a)

was the first major battle of the Civil War.

b)

ended with the Union winning the battle.

c)

included Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

d)

ended with the Confederates winning the battle.

20.

Where was the capital of the Confederacy?

(a)  

21.

Who captured Richmond?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

22.

When Richmond fell to the Union what did the Confederacy do to Richmond? They (a)   it.

23.

What 2 ships fought in waters near Norfolk and Hampton to block southern ports?

a)

Moana's ship

b)

Merrimack

c)

Mayflower

d)

Monitor

24.

How did the battle of the ironclads end?

a)

Union won

b)

Confederacy won

c)

Both ships won

d)

In a tie/draw

25.

Where did the Civil War end?

(a)  

26.

Who surrendered at the end of the Civil War?

(a)  

27.

Who supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?

a)

White Virginians

b)

Freed African Americans

c)

American Indians

28.

Who fought for the Confederacy to protect their rights during the Civil War?

a)

White Virgininas

b)

Freed African Americans

c)

American Indians

29.

Who did not take sides during the Civil War?

a)

White Virginians

b)

Freed African Americans

c)

American Indians

30.

The Confederacy relied on who to raise crops and provide labor for the army?

a)

White Virginians

b)

Freed African Americans

c)

American Indians

d)

Enslaved African Americans

31.

What 3 men refused to help the Confederacy, escaped to Fort Monroe, which led to tens of thousands of enslaved people seeking refuge with the Union Army.

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Frank Baker

c)

Shepard Mallory

d)

James Townsend

32-35.
32.

Number 1 shows Battle of



(a)  

33.

Number 2 shows Battle of

(a)  

34.

Number 3 shows Fall/Burning of

(a)  

35.

Number 4 shows Battle of what 2 ships?

(a)  

36.

African American soldiers were paid how in comparison with white soldiers?

a)

more than

b)

the same as

c)

less than

d)

twice as much as

37.

What law required capturing and returning runaway enslaved people?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Contraband Decision

d)

Removal Act

38.

Who was an African American Union spy?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Mary Bowser

d)

Elizabeth Van Lew

39.

Who was an abolitionist and spy for the Union Army?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Mary Bowser

d)

Elizabeth Van Lew

40.

Who was the nurse that created the Red Cross?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Mary Bowser

d)

Elizabeth Van Lew

41.

Who was an abolitionist, political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Mary Bowser

d)

Elizabeth Van Lew

42.

Who was an African American sailor, a Union naval captain, 

  • highly honored for his bravery and heroism, and  

  • elected the U.S. House of Representatives after the war?

a)

Robert Smalls

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Frank Baker

d)

John Brown