Civil War Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds: Fun History Learning Activity

Instructions

Read each section carefully and complete the activities. Try your best to answer all the questions about the American Civil War.

Part 1: Match the Meanings

Draw a line from the word on the left to its correct meaning on the right.

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Use the words in the box below to complete the sentences.

1. The Civil War was a fight between the _______________ and the _______________.
2. Sometimes it was called the war of "brother against _______________" because families were divided.
3. The Union, or the _______________, won the war.

Part 3: Who Am I?

Read the clues and write the correct name from the box below.

1. I was the main general for the Confederate army (the South).
______________________________

2. I was the final and most important general for the Union army (the North).
______________________________

Part 4: True or False?

Read each sentence and circle TRUE or FALSE.

1. The Civil War happened before the American Revolution.
   TRUE / FALSE


2. The two sides were fighting over what to have for dinner.
   TRUE / FALSE


3. The Emancipation Proclamation was an order that freed slaves in the Confederate states.
   TRUE / FALSE

Answer Key

Part 1: Match the Meanings

1. Union → The northern states that fought to keep the country together. They wore blue uniforms.
2. Confederacy → The southern states that left the USA. They wore gray uniforms.
3. Abraham Lincoln → He was the President of the United States during the war.
4. Slavery → The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

1. The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South.
2. Sometimes it was called the war of "brother against brother" because families were divided.
3. The Union, or the North, won the war.

Part 3: Who Am I?

1. Robert E. Lee
2. Ulysses S. Grant

Part 4: True or False?

1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE