Famous People of the Civil War
Who helped lead many enslaved people to freedom using secret escape routes?
A. Sojourner Truth
B. Mary Bowser
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Who led a failed raid at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a slave uprising?
Frederick Douglas
John Brown
Nat Turner
Dred Scott
John Brown
What was the Contraband Decision?
A law banning the Underground Railroad
A policy that allowed Union armies to protect escaped slaves
A Confederate plan to invade the North
A peace treaty with African nations
A policy that allowed Union armies to protect escaped slaves
Why was Richmond, Virginia significant during the Civil War?
It was a major industrial city for the Union
It served as the capital of the Confederacy
It was the site of Lincoln's assassination
It was the home to the Underground Railroad
It served as the capital of the Confederacy
Which statement best explains the idea of "states' rights"?
Only Congress can create laws for states
States should be able to make their own laws, even if they go against federal laws
States should be controlled by foreign governments
Rights are given to only Northern States
States should be able to make their own laws, even if they go against federal laws
What leader became President of the United States in 1860 and opposed the spread of slavery?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Which confederate general was nicknamed "Stonewall" for his bravery in battle?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
Joseph E. Johnston
William H. Carney
Thomas Jackson
What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?
To cut off supplies to the South through a naval blockade
To attack from the Canadian border
To protect southern coastlines
To expand trade with foreign nations
To cut off supplies to the South through a naval blockade
Which battle was the first major conflict of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Appomattox
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Which law allowed Union forces to protect enslaved people seeking freedom?
Missouri Compromise
Confiscation Acts
Fugitive Slave Law
Emancipation Plan
Confiscation Acts
Who was a general for the Confederacy and surrendered in 1865?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
Which two Afrian American soldiers earned the Medal of Honor for their services?
Powhatan Beatty and William H. Carney
Frederick Douglas and Nat Turner
Robert Smalls and Harriet Tubman
John Brown and Book T. Washington
Powhatan Beatty and William H. Carney
A person who works to end slavery is known as a:
Patriot
Abolitionist
Secessionist
Federalist
Abolitionist
What happened to Virginia during the Civil War?
It split, and West Virginia became a new state
It remained neutral
It stayed in the Union entirely
It banned all slavery
It split, and West Virginia became a new state
What is the highest military honor awarded for bravery?
Purple Heart
Cross of Valor
Medal of Honor
Civil Star
Medal of Honor
Which Union General later became president and accepted Lee's surrender?
Thomas Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Which two ironclad ships fought in a battle that changed naval warfare?
Monitor and Merrimack
Lee and Grant
Anaconda and Missouri
Carney and Beatty
Monitor and Merrimack
Secession is best defined as:
The act of freeing enslaved people
The act of a state leaving the Union
The process of electing a new president
A form of protest by abolitionists
The act of a state leaving the Union
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to end the Civil War?
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Appomattox Court House
Harpers Ferry
Appomattox Court House
Which of the following applied to the North during the war?
Industrial economy and free labor
Plantation farming and slavery
Support for secession
Dependence on cotton exports
Industrial economy and free labor
Which African American woman gathered intelligence in the Confederate White House for the Union?
Mary Elizabeth Bowser
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Frances Harper
Mary Elizabeth Bowser
Which term refers to African American soldiers who fought bravely for the Union?
United States Colored Troops (USCT)
Iron Brigade
Freedom Fighters
Buffalo Soldiers
United States Colored Troops (USCT)
The Underground Railroad was:
A subway system during the Civil War
A secret network of routes and safe houses for escaping slaves
A battle strategy used by Confederate generals
A confederate transportation project
A secret network of routes and safe houses for escaping slaves
Which of the following best describes the Confederate States of American?
Union States who banned slavery
States that stayed neutral during the Civil War
States that left the Union to form their own government
Territories that supported Lincoln
States that left the Union to form their own government
Why did some Southern states decide to secede from the Union in 1860-1861?
They feared the new president would end slavery
They wanted to raise tariffs
They supported Abraham Lincoln's policies
They had already outlawed slavery
They feared the new president would end slavery