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Civil War Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name

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2.

She wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

3.

A white abolitionist who was hanged for starting a slave rebellion.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Brown

c)

William Garrison

4.

Another name for Union soldiers.

a)

Yankees

b)

Rebels

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

5.

President of the United States.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

Another name for Confederate soldiers.

a)

Yankees

b)

Rebels

c)

Robert E. Lee

7.

Abolitionist who shared his own slavery experience.

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

John Brown

c)

William Garrison

8.

Confederate general who won the Battle of Bull Run.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

9.

Abolitionist who printed an anti-slavery newspaper.

a)

William Garrison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

10.

Hard-fighting Union general.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

William Harrison

11.

Most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

12.

First black woman to speak out against slavery.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

13.

The first and only president of the Confederacy.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

William Harrison

14.

Which of the following sentences is true?

a)

There were more factories in the North than in the South.

b)

Most people worked on farms both in the North and in the South.

c)

There were many factories both in the South and in the North.

d)

There were more factories in the South and more farms in the North.

15.

What did abolitionists do to stop slavery?

a)

They bought new slaves.

b)

They wrote and spoke against slavery.

c)

They explained that slavery was necessary for the economy.

d)

They returned runaway slaves to slavery.

16.

Why was slavery so important to many people in the South?

a)

Businessmen wanted slaves to build factories.

b)

Factory owners wanted slaves to build machines.

c)

The government wanted slaves to pay duties.

d)

Southern farmers wanted more slaves to produce cotton.

17.

What was the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about?

a)

The conflict between the North and the South.

b)

The dangers of life on the territories.

c)

The slave uprising led by John Brown.

d)

Cruelty towards slaves.

18.

The Civil War began when:

a)

Lincoln was elected president.

b)

South Carolina voted to secede from the Union.

c)

Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter.

d)

Abolitionists formed the Republican Party.

19.

What did Abraham Lincoln think about slavery?

a)

Slavery should spread to new territories.

b)

All states should have slavery.

c)

Slavery is morally and socially wrong.

d)

Only the North should have slavery.

20.

Which was one of the South's greatest strengths?

a)

They had extensive railroad lines for moving troops and supplies.

b)

They had more than 10 times the people than the North.

c)

They had many factories to produce weapons.

d)

They had the military leadership of Robert E. Lee and experienced soldiers.

21.

What important event took place at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865?

a)

General Sherman began his march to the sea.

b)

General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

c)

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

d)

The Southern states voted to secede from the Union.

22.

What battle was the turning point of the war for the Union?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

First Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Second Battle of Bull Run

23.

What document stated that all slaves in Confederate states were free?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

24.

Which of the following events are in the correct order according to when they took place in the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg, Battles of Bull Run, Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Sumter, Battles of Bull Run, Sherman's March to the Sea

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea, Battle of Gettysburg, Battles of Bull Run

d)

Appomattox, Sherman's March to the Sea, Fort Sumter

25.

What was the first major split between the North and South? Explain.

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26.

Explain secession and why it was a cause of the Civil War.

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