Civil War Practice Test

Why did Southerners fear tariffs?

• They feared price increases and that Great Britain would boycott buying cotton.

• Feared the North would receive more money to support their anti-slavery position.

• Feared the government was protecting only the Northerners.

• Feared manufacturing would be moved into their rich farmland areas.

The following issues divided the nation EXCEPT--

• Cultural

• Economic

• Constitutional

• Environmental

One major difference between the North and the South that helped lead to the Civil War was...

• Disagreements over tariffs

• Conflict over treaties

• Disagreements about resources

• Competition for factories

Which of the following events occurred first?

• Fort Sumter was attacked.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

• the Confederacy was formed.

• Lincoln was elected President.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the slavery issue would be settled by--

• Popular sovereignty

• Federal courts

• State legislatures

• Constitutional amendment

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was intended to--

• Maintain a balance between free and slave states

• End slavery in the United States territories

• Gain territory from the Louisiana Purchase

• Gain territory from Mexico

Which states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri

• South Carolina

• Nebraska

• Maine

Which state was the first to secede the Union?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Texas

What is the name of the speech that Lincoln said, "Of the people, by the people, and for the people."

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

Which of the following were leaders of the Confederacy?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Frederick Douglass

• Stonewall Jackson