Civil War

People

100

Mary Bowser was an African American woman who utilized her position as a servant in the Confederate White House to gather and disseminate valuable information that aided the Union cause. 

What role did Mary Bowser play during the Civil War? 

A She was a nurse on the battlefield. 

B She was a spy who gathered intelligence for the Union. 

C She was a Confederate soldier. 

D She was a politician advocating for peace. Would you like the answer now? 

B She was a spy who gathered intelligence for the Union

200

Many people during the Civil War era did not believe in the institution of slavery. They campaigned for it to end. These people were known as 

A abolitionists 

B patriots 

C loyalists 

D slave holders 

A abolitionists

300

Harriet Tubman was known for: 

A Being a Confederate spy 

B Writing laws about slavery 

C Assisting enslaved people escape to freedom 

D Teaching in southern schools 

C Assisting enslaved people escape freedom 

400

This picture shows an abolitionist who wanted to start a slave rebellion by raiding the United States Armory in Harper's Ferry, which is located in present-day West Virginia. Who is in this picture?

A Harriet Tubman 

B Nat Turner 

C John Brown 

D Abraham Lincoln 

C. John Brown

500

Question #10 

Use the timeline to answer the question that follows. 

• January 1807: Born in Stratford Hall, Virginia 

• June 1829: Graduated second in class from West Point Military Academy 

• May 1862: Took command of the Army of Northern Virginia 

• August 1862: Won Second Battle of Bull Run 

• December 1862: Won Battle of Fredericksburg 

• July 1863: Lost Battle of Gettysburg 

• April 1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia 

This timeline identifies events in the life of which person? 

A Abraham Lincoln 

B Ulysses S. Grant 

C Jefferson Davis 

D Robert E. Lee 

D. Robert E. Lee

Places

100

The Confederacy relied on which group to provide labor and work during the Civil War? A Newly freed African Americans 

B Indigenous people 

C Confederate soldiers 

D Enslaved African Americans 

D Enslaved African Americans

200

Question #7 

Which state was formed when conflict grew between the eastern counties that relied on slave labor and the western counties that favored the abolition of slavery? 

A West Virginia 

B Kentucky 

C Tennessee 

D Maryland 

A West Virginia

300

Which of the following battles took place in Virginia during the Civil War? 

A Battle of Gettysburg 

B Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 

C Battle of Antietam 

D Battle of Shiloh 

B Battle of Bull Run (manassas)

400

Where did the battle of two ironclad ships take place in Virginia’s waters? 

A Hampton and Norfolk 

B New River 

C Potomac River 

D York River 

A Hampton and Norfolk

500

Question #10 

Use the timeline to answer the question that follows. 

• January 1807: Born in Stratford Hall, Virginia 

• June 1829: Graduated second in class from West Point Military Academy 

• May 1862: Took command of the Army of Northern Virginia 

• August 1862: Won Second Battle of Bull Run 

• December 1862: Won Battle of Fredericksburg 

• July 1863: Lost Battle of Gettysburg 

• April 1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia 

This timeline identifies events in the life of which person? 

A Abraham Lincoln 

B Ulysses S. Grant 

C Jefferson Davis 

D Robert E. Lee 

D Robert E Lee

Others

100

Question #3 

What was the main cause of the Civil War? 

A Disagreements about trade 

B Border disputes between states 

C The institution of slavery 

D Railroad Expansion 

Question #4 

C The institution of slavery

200

Question #6 

The Underground Railroad was: 

A A train system that transported enslaved people north to freedom 

B The first railway system built by enslaved workers 

C A secret network helping enslaved people escape to freedom

D A system of trains that moved enslaved people to different plantations for work 

C A secret network helping enslaved people escape to freedom

300

Harriet Tubman was known for: 

A Being a Confederate spy 

B Writing laws about slavery 

C Assisting enslaved people escape to freedom

D Teaching in southern schools 

C Assisting enslaved people escape to freedom

400

African American and white soldiers were paid the same amount.

 Some people worked as spies for the Union Army. 

Women were not part of the Civil War in any capacity.

False

True

False

500

Many people during the Civil War era did not believe in the institution of slavery. They campaigned for it to end. These people were known as 

A abolitionists 

B patriots 

C loyalists 

D slave holders 

A abolitionists