Grade 7 History Worksheet: Civil War Challenge Practice

Civil War Challenge Practice

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Grade 7 History Worksheet: Civil War Challenge Practice

Civil War Challenge Practice

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Grade: Grade 7

Subject: History

Topic: Civil War

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Very Easy

Questions: 50

Instructions:
Read each question carefully and answer in a complete sentence or with the correct term. The questions start with simple facts and slowly become more challenging. Do your best and use what you know about the American Civil War.

Skills Practiced:

Civil War
History
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What was the Civil War?

2Question

Which two sides fought in the Civil War?

3Question

What was another name for the Union?

4Question

What was another name for the Confederacy?

5Question

Who was the President of the United States during most of the Civil War?

6Question

In what year did the Civil War begin?

7Question

In what year did the Civil War end?

8Question

What country were all the states part of before the Civil War?

9Question

What issue was one major cause of the Civil War?

10Question

What did many people in the North want to do about slavery?

11Question

What did many people in the South want to do about slavery?

12Question

What was the first battle of the Civil War called?

13Question

What happened at Fort Sumter in 1861?

14Question

Who was the leader of the Confederate States of America?

15Question

Who was the main Union general later in the war?

16Question

What is a soldier who fights for the Union called?

17Question

What is a soldier who fights for the Confederacy called?

18Question

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

19Question

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important?

20Question

What was the name of the famous speech Abraham Lincoln gave at Gettysburg?

21Question

Where was the Gettysburg Address given?

22Question

What was the Battle of Gettysburg?

23Question

Why was Gettysburg important to the Union?

24Question

What was the Battle of Antietam known for?

25Question

What was a major Union advantage during the war?

26Question

What was a major Confederate disadvantage during the war?

27Question

What did railroads help armies do during the Civil War?

28Question

What did the telegraph help leaders do?

29Question

What was a blockade?

30Question

Why did the Union use blockades?

31Question

What is a battle?

32Question

What is a cause of a war?

33Question

What is a result of a war?

34Question

What did many enslaved people hope the Union army would bring them?

35Question

What was the Thirteenth Amendment?

36Question

Why was the Thirteenth Amendment important?

37Question

What is an amendment?

38Question

What was the Constitution?

39Question

What did the Union want to keep together?

40Question

What is secession?

41Question

Why did some Southern states secede?

42Question

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

43Question

What happened when the Confederacy surrendered?

44Question

Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender?

45Question

Why is Appomattox Court House important?

46Question

What was one effect of the Civil War on the United States?

47Question

What was another effect of the Civil War on the United States?

48Question

How did the Civil War change the lives of many African Americans?

49Question

Why do historians study the Civil War today?

50Question

In one sentence, explain why the Civil War is one of the most important wars in American history.

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	The Civil War was a war fought in the United States between the North and the South.
2	The Union and the Confederacy fought in the Civil War.
3	The North was another name for the Union.
4	The South was another name for the Confederacy.
5	Abraham Lincoln was the President during most of the Civil War.
6	The Civil War began in 1861.
7	The Civil War ended in 1865.
8	They were all part of the United States of America.
9	Slavery was one major cause of the Civil War.
10	Many people in the North wanted to end slavery.
11	Many people in the South wanted to keep slavery.
12	The first battle was the Battle of Fort Sumter.
13	Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, and the Civil War began.
14	Jefferson Davis was the leader of the Confederacy.
15	Ulysses S. Grant was a main Union general later in the war.
16	A Union soldier fought for the North.
17	A Confederate soldier fought for the South.
18	It was a statement by Abraham Lincoln that helped free enslaved people in Confederate areas.
19	It made ending slavery an important goal of the war.
20	It was called the Gettysburg Address.
21	It was given at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
22	It was one of the most important battles of the Civil War.
23	The Union won at Gettysburg, which helped stop the Confederate advance.
24	It was known as one of the bloodiest single-day battles in American history.
25	The Union had more people and more factories.
26	The Confederacy had fewer people and fewer factories.
27	Railroads helped move soldiers and supplies.
28	The telegraph helped leaders send messages quickly.
29	A blockade was when one side stopped ships from entering or leaving ports.
30	The Union used blockades to stop the South from trading easily.
31	A battle is a fight between armies during a war.
32	A cause is a reason the war started.
33	A result is something that happens because of the war.
34	They hoped the Union army would bring freedom.
35	It was an amendment that ended slavery in the United States.
36	It made slavery illegal in the United States.
37	An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution.
38	The Constitution is the set of basic laws for the United States.
39	The Union wanted to keep the United States together as one country.
40	Secession is when a state leaves a country or group.
41	They seceded because they disagreed with the federal government, especially about slavery.
42	Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy.
43	The Civil War came to an end.
44	He surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
45	It is important because it was the place where Lee surrendered to Grant.
46	One effect was that slavery ended.
47	Another effect was that the country stayed united.
48	It led to freedom from slavery for many African Americans.
49	Historians study it to understand U.S. history, slavery, and how the nation changed.
50	The Civil War is important because it preserved the Union and ended slavery in the United States.