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Grade 5 Civil War
The Civil War had already ended by the time it was announced on June 19, 1865, that slavery had ended in Texas.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
Houses close to battlefields were often used as a headquarters or as a hospital.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
The Gettysburg Address is only 10 sentences long.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
  1. Battle of Fort Sumter
  2. Battle of Chancellorsville
  3. Battle of Bull Run
  4. Battle of Gettysburg
Grade 5 Civil War
The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter. Where was Fort Sumter located?
  1. New York
  2. New Hampshire
  3. South Carolina
  4. North Carolina
Grade 5 Civil War
Shortages of food and supplies were more common in the North than in the South.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
To abolish slavery means to
  1. get rid of it.
  2. maintain it.
  3. support it.
  4. run away from it.
Grade 5 Civil War
The Underground Railroad was
  1. an underground train
  2. a secret caves the slaves traveled
  3. a group of people that helped slaves escape
  4. A railroad haunted by the ghost of slaves
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the name of the document that President Lincoln drafted to put an end to slavery.
  1. The Declaration of Independence
  2. The Emancipation Proclamation
  3. The Gettysburg Address
  4. The Bill of Rights
Grade 5 Civil War
What officially started the Civil War?
  1. battle at Fort Sumter
  2. disagreements between Lincoln and Davis
  3. disagreements between the North and the South
  4. Battle of Gettysburg
Grade 5 Civil War
When did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
  1. April 9, 1865
  2. April 12, 1861
  3. January 1, 1863
  4. March 13, 1866
Grade 5 Civil War
The Gettysburg Address was given to the Union forces before the Battle of Gettysburg.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
The passage of the                             banned segregation and outlawed discriminatory hiring practices.
  1. 14th Amendment
  2. Fair Housing Act
  3. Civil Rights Act of 1964
  4. Brown v. Board of Education
Grade 5 Civil War
When did the Emancipation Proclamation go into effect?
  1. April 9th 1865
  2. January 1st 1863
  3. December 25th 1862
  4. September 22nd 1862
Grade 5 Civil War
Which of the following describes slavery's role in the Southern economy?
  1. Slavery was expensive.
  2. Slavery was forbidden.
  3. Slavery was a luxury.
  4. Slavery was profitable.
Grade 5 Civil War
The slaves in Texas, who were freed on June 19th, 1865, were the last slaves in America to be freed.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
To leave, or separate from, a nation in order to become an independent country is called                .
  1. rebellion
  2. prosperous
  3. secede
Grade 5 Civil War
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed in Paris.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the first bloody battle of the Civil War?
  1. Battle of Bull Run
  2. Battle of Gettysburg
  3. Battle of Shiloh
  4. Battle of Long Island
Grade 5 Civil War
"Four score and seven" years would be how many?
  1. 47
  2. 67
  3. 87
  4. 107
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