The document is a worksheet containing questions about the American Civil War. It asks for the name, dates, main issue dividing the North and South, participants, cause, positions of the Union and Confederacy on slavery, border states, reason for West Virginia's succession, bloodiest battle, and conclusion of the war. The answer key provides short responses to each question about the Civil War.

1. Name: _________________________________________________ Date: __________
Civil War
Answer the following questions. You may answer the questions on this sheet or answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. The Civil War is also known as “The War
Between” what? _______________________
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2. Who was the President of the United States during
the Civil War? _________________
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3. When did the Civil War begin and when did it end?
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4. The American Civil War was the largest and most destructive conflict in the Western
world. What was the main issue that divided the northern and southern states?
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5. Who fought in the Civil War? ________________________________________________
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6. What started the Civil War? _________________________________________________
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7. The Union believed what about slavery? What states made up the Union? ___________
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8. The Confederate State believed what about slavery? What states made up the
Confederacy?
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9. What are Border States and why was West Virginia considered a Border State?
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10. Why did West Virginia want to become its own state? When did West Virginia succeed
in becoming its own state? _____________________________________________________
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11. What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War, where did it occur, and how many
people died during this battle?
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12. How did the war finally come to an end? ______________________________________
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3. Answer Key
1. The War Between the States
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Began April 12, 1861. Ended April 9, 1865.
4. Slavery
5. The civil war was fought between the Union states (Northern states) of the United States
and the states of the Confederacy (Southern States).
6. Most people believe that the event that started the civil war was the election of Abraham
Lincoln in 1860, leading to many southern states to secede from the union.
7. Union was against slavery. The Union included the states of Maine, New York, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
California, Nevada, and Oregon. Abraham Lincoln was their President.
8. Confederacy wanted slavery. List of Confederate States: South Carolina, Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and Virginia. Arkansas, Tennessee, and
North Carolina
9. The border states during the Civil War were the slave states that didn't leave the Union.
These states included Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. West Virginia,
which separated from Virginia during the war, was also considered a border state.
10. The land that formed West Virginia used to be part of Virginia, but the two areas differed
in both surroundings and people. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Virginia seceded
from the Union in 1861. Very few of the residents of the western counties owned slaves,
so they decided to stay with the Union. As a result, West Virginia, where "Mountaineers
Are Always Free," was formed.
11. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 52,000
men killed, wounded, or missing in action.
12. The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South
Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered
the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April
9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865. Click
here for a Civil War timeline.