Civil War - African Americans
Test Quiz
1. True or False: Black soldiers fought on both sides during the Civil War.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
2. What famous abolitionist argued that former slaves should be allowed to fight in the Union Army?
a. Sojourner Truth
b. Frederick Douglass
c. Harriet Beecher Stowe
d. Julia Ward Howe
e. Abraham Lincoln
3. Why was it so dangerous for black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War?
a. They weren't allowed to wear helmets
b. They were not experienced in battle
c. They spoke a different language
d. If captured they were executed or sold into slavery
e. They were fighting in unfamiliar territory
4. What famous black regiment led the charge on Fort Wagner?
a. 3rd Philadelphia Cavalry
b. Maryland 400
c. 54th Massachusetts Infantry
d. 12th U.S. Artillery Unit
e. 76th Vermont Infantry
5. True or False: Many northerners thought that former slaves would not be brave enough to fight in battle.
a. TRUE
b. FASE
c.
d.
e.
6. What were slaves who escaped to the Union Army called?
a. Brigands
b. Escapees
c. Breaker Boys
d. Farm hands
e. Contrabands
7. What did most African-American soldiers die from during the Civil War?
a. Gunfire
b. Execution after being captured
c. Disease and infection
d. Cannon
e. Sword fighting
8. What Union general praised the first black regiments for their valor and bravery?
a. Nathaniel Banks
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. William Tecumseh Sherman
d. Joseph Hooker
e. George Thomas
9. True or False: African-American soldiers had little impact on the outcome of the Civil War.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
10. What famous escaped slave worked as a spy for the North during the Civil War?
a. Sojourner Truth
b. Frederick Douglass
c. Ida B. Wells
d. Harriet Tubman
e. Dred Scott
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