8th Grade Civil War Test Topic 6

“[T]hat we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Which best summarizes Lincoln's point in the Gettysburg Address?

• Soldiers should have more power

• Government of the people, by the people and for the people is no longer important

• Presidents should decide all important issues

• Americans can honor the dead soldiers by continuing our democratic government

This document above freed enslaved African-Americans in

• The Union slave states

• The Confederate states in rebellion against the Union

• The Confederate states under Union control

• Both the Union and Confederate states

The main reason the Confederacy eventually began drafting soldiers from ages 17 to 50 was because

• Many soldiers in the Confederacy had deserted in favor of the Union

• The rising death tolls forced the Confederacy to enlist more soldiers

• Confederate leaders thought to win they needed a large infantry

• Over half of Confederate soldiers were in Union prisoner of war camps

As part of the Missouri Compromise _________________was admitted to the Union as a free state and ________________ was admitted as a slave state.

• Missouri; Maine

• Missouri; Kentucky

• Kentucky; Missouri

• Maine; Missouri

What were the South's advantages during the Civil War?

• They had a large population and large farms producing food

• They had a superior transportation system and better trained officers

• They were fighting on their home territory and were defending their way of life

• They had more manufacturing and a large population

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska act anger many northerners?

• They thought it went against the Missouri Compromise's promise to keep slavery from spreading.

• They suspected it was a political move enacted to increase property taxes in the West.

• They were convinced the new act would lead to violence in the West.

• They reasoned that it unfairly challenged the Compromise of 1850.

What contribution to the war effort is shown in this image?

• Medical and surgical technique development

• Women accompanying their wounded husbands to a field hospital

• Women's involvement as nurses

• The creation of the American Red Cross

According to Lincoln, why did the Constitution give him the right to suspend habeas corpus?

• During wartime, people were not guaranteed the right to a trial.

• Not enough judges were available to hear cases during the war.

• The draft riots were examples of rebellion that threatened the public safety.

• Confederate soldiers had committed treason against the United States.

Why did the Confederates finally surrender at Appomattox?

• The Confederates had run out of their weapons and ammunition.

• Lee knew that the Union was outnumbered by the Confederates.

• The Confederates had lost every battle leading up to Appomattox.

• Lee knew the Confederates were no longer in a position to fight effectively.

According to the chart, which state were the majority of Civil War battles fought?

• Tennessee

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Mississippi