Grade 4 & 5 Social Studies: Civil War Review
	Multiple-Choice Exercise
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	Choose the correct answer for each question.
 
 
 
The economy of the North at the time of the Civil War was primarily _____.
-   agricultural
 -   industrial
 -   shipping
 -   mining
 
 
Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be _____.
-   united
 -   confederate
 -   free
 -   slave
 
 
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.
-   John Brown
 -   Nat Turner
 -   Harriet Tubman
 -   Frederick Douglass
 
 
_____ led a raid on the United States Armory (arsenal) at Harpers Ferry.
-   John Brown
 -   Nat Turner
 -   Harriet Tubman
 -   Frederick Douglass
 
 
Which event led to the secession of some of the southern states?
-   Lincoln was elected President
 -   Lee became a general
 -   Grant became a general
 -   Shots were fired at Fort Sumter
 
 
The southern states which seceded formed the ______.
-   United States of America
 -   Confederate South
 -   Southern States
 -   Confederate States of America
 
 
A major conflict in Virginia before the Civil War was that the eastern counties of Virginia relied on _____ and western counties favored _____ .
-   mining; farming
 -   slavery; abolition of slavery
 -   abolition of slavery; slavery
 -   Lincoln; Davis
 
 
This conflict between the two regions of the state of Virginia led to the formation of _____.
-   Kentucky
 -   North Carolina
 -   West Virginia
 -   Tennessee
 
 
The first major clash of the Civil War was _____.
-   Antietam
 -   Gettysburg
 -   Vicksburg
 -   First Bull Run (Manassas)
 
 
_____ played a major role in the first major battle of the Civil War.
-   Robert E. Lee
 -   Stonewall Jackson
 -   Ulysses S. Grant
 -   John Brown
 
 
The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia was _____.
-   Robert E. Lee
 -   Stonewall Jackson
 -   Ulysses S. Grant
 -   John Brown
 
 
The Civil War ended at _____.
-   Bull Run
 -   Antietam
 -   Appomattox Court House
 -   Richmond