Civil War Mrs. Young and Ms. Swinger's 5th Grade Classes

Question 1

"Total War" was the method used to destroy Southern resources during this Civil War event.

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Sherman's March to the Sea

Question 2

Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

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Cattle trails

Question 3

This amendment gave all men, including former slaves, the right to vote

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15th

Question 4

The Civil War began with the attack on

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Fort Sumter

Question 5

This amendment gave citizenship to African Americans.

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14th

Question 6

He was the president of the Confederacy after they seceeded from the Union.

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Jefferson Davis

Question 7

This is where General Lee surrendered to General Grant and ended the Civil War.

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Appomattox Court House

Question 8

Many African Americans turned to this after slavery ended as a way to make money.

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sharecropping

Question 9

This battle gave the Union the upper hand & was known as the "turning point" of the Civil War.

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The Battle of Gettysburg

Question 10

Provided schooling, food, shelter, and other resources to former slaves and poor whites.

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Freedmen's Bureau

Question 11

He was the leading commander of the Union forces during the Civil war.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Question 12

He was the leading commander of the Southern troops during the Civil War.

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Robert E. Lee

Question 13

This region was destroyed as a result of the Civil War

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South

Question 14

This man protested against slavery in his raid on Harper's Ferry.

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John Brown

Question 15

These laws made segregation legal in the South.

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Jim Crow

Question 16

He was the president of the Union during the Civil War and wrote the Gettysburg Address.

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 17

What is the book that shed light on slavery for many Northerners?

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Question 18

This amendment ended slavery in the United States

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13th

Questions 18