Civil War Open Note Quiz

Which compromise allowed for Kansas and Nebraska to come in as states and vote to decide if they would allow slavery?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

Which compromise allowed California to come in as a free state and gave southerners the Fugitive Slave Law?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Great Compromise

Which compromise allowed for Missouri to come in as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg

• End of the Civil War

• Start of the Civil War

• Bloodiest Day

• Turning point of the Civil War

What was the significance of the firing on Ft. Sumter?

• end of the civil war

• bloodiest day

• Start of the civil war

• turning point of the civil war

What was the significance of the battle of Antietam?

• start of the civil war

• end of the civil war

• bloodiest day

• turning point of the civil war

Where did Lee meet to surrender to Grant and end the Civil War?

• Appomattox

• Vicksburg

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To continue slavery

• To start the war

• To free the slaves

• To end the war

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

• Tarrifs

• Slavery

• Election of Washington

• Sectionalism

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

• Shiloh

• Ft. Sumter

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg