8th grade history: Civil War Test: Unit 10

The graphic describes which section of the United States going into the Civil War?

• The West
• The North
• The South
• The East

These people served as public officials during the Civil War. Which of the following matches is incorrect / WRONG ?

• Jefferson Davis : Secretary of State for the Confederacy
• Ulysses S. Grant : commander of the Union Army
• Robert E. Lee: commander of the Confederate Army
• Abraham Lincoln : President of the U. S.

Which of these are all events that took place during the Civil War era?

• The Gettysburg Address, Battle of Bull Run and the Emancipation Proclamation
• Lincoln Presidency, Missouri Compromise and the Battle of Shiloh
• Jackson Presidency, South Carolina secedes and Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh and Battle of Concord and Lexington

The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it… 

• Allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
• Broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
• Enabled the Confederate Army to seek French assistance
• Gave the Union Army control of the Mississippi River.

The Union general who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army at Appomattox Court House was —

• Ambrose Burnside
• George McClellan
• Ulysses S. Grant
• William T. Sherman

What would be the best title for the graphic?

• Outcomes of the Battle of Gettysburg
• Why Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy wanted to invade the North
• Why the Battle of Vicksburg mattered 
• Outcomes of the Emancipation Proclamation

Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt above?

• The Union matters more than current disagreements between North & South
• The Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery
• The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign nations
• The Union will be preserved through military force if necessary

This speech shows that Lincoln believed that the South should… 

• Be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
• Pay for the damages suffered by the Union
• Receive fair treatment after the war
• Be punished for seceding from the Union

How did Southern states react when Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 for the first time?

• Seven Southern states seceded from the Union before his inauguration
• Senators from the South voted to impeach him from office
• They attacked the North crossing into Maryland and Pennsylvania
• They declared a holiday for parades and celebrations throughout the South

Which Civil War leader is being described?

• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis