A civil war can best be described as...

A war between people of the same country

What was the Underground Railroad?

A secret system set up to help slaves escape from the South

What does it mean to secede?

Break away from the United States

The Fugitive Slave Law was...

Escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners

Harriet Tubman is best known for what?

Leading slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad

The shutting off of an area by troops or ships

What happened after the Dred Scott decision in 1857?

Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights

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Civil War Fourth Grade Social Studies

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Civil War 4th Grade Social Studies through the Battle of Antietam

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1
A civil war can best be described as...
A war between people of the same country
A war between the world
A war between multiple countries
A war between two countries
2
States that remained loyal to the United States government were called...
The Union
The Confederacy
The Border States
The Republic
3
What was the Underground Railroad?
A railroad that sent Confederate soldiers to the North
A railroad that sent Union soldiers to the South
A railroad to keep slaves in the South
A secret system set up to help slaves escape from the South
4
What does it mean to secede?
To compromise or come to an agreement
Confederate soldiers giving up to Union soldiers
Break away from the United States
The Emancipation Proclamation
5
What was the main cause of death during the Civil War?
Disease
Stab wounds
Gunshot
Weather
6
Where on a map were most of the slave states?
South
North
West
East
7
Abraham Lincoln, "The Rail Splitter," was...
Elected President in 1860
All of the above
Anti-Slavery
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves
8
The Fugitive Slave Law was...
Slaves were protected once they reached the North
Escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners
All slaves were set free
Slavery was made illegal
9
Harriet Tubman is best known for what?
Serving as a U.S. nurse and scout
Being a slave herself
Settling in Philadelphia
Leading slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad
10
Who won the battle at Fort Sumter?
The Union
The slaves
The Confederates
The diplomats
11
And the free states were located where?
West
South
East
North
12
Who wrote the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"
Harriet Tubman
Dred Scott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
13
What is a blockade?
When someone goes to the basket and you block their shot
When soldiers lined up to block the other side from moving
All of the above
The shutting off of an area by troops or ships
14
What happened after the Dred Scott decision in 1857?
Slaves were given voting rights
Slaves were set free
Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights
Slaves were seen as equal
15
Where did the war begin?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Fort Pulaski, Georgia
Fort Hood, Texas
Fort Knox, Kentucky
16
Name some advantages that the Union (North) had over the South (Confederacy)
Higher population, weapons and ammo (factories), railroads
Money for the war, more states
All of the above
More soldiers, produced most of the country's corn and wheat
17
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
Kentucky
Texas
Florida
18
What was the bloodiest war in American history?
The Great Depression
The American Revolution
The Holocaust
Civil War
19
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglas
20
What is this tough flour and water biscuit called?
Flapjack
Hardtack
Snackpack
Backpack
21
______ from South Carolina was the leader of Southerners in the Senate?
Nat Turner
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
22
What was the bloodiest day of the entire Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietam
23
Did Robert E. Lee fight for the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union
The Confederacy
Both
He didn't fight
24
The southern states that seceded formed their own government called what?
The Union
The Old South
The Republic
The Confederacy
25
What is this?
The Confederate flag
The United States of America's flag
The Union's flag
The border state's flag
26
In 1858, who ran against Abraham Lincoln and won the Illinois State Senate?
Robert E. Lee
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
27
"Follow the Drinking Gourd" was a song sung by whom?
Confederate Soldiers
Factory Workers
Union Soldiers
Slaves

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