Unit 8 Quiz

The Civil war was between what two factions?

• Northern States and Western States

• Northern States and Southern States

• United States and Brittain

• United States and Mexico

When did the Civil War take place?

• 1830-1835

• 1840-1845

• 1850-1855

• 1860-1865

Who was President during the Civil War?

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

In 1861, if Abraham Lincoln was elected president , the southern states threatened to __________________.

• free the slaves

• raise the price of cotton

• secede from the Union (The U.S.)

• raid the Native American territories

Where was the first battle of the Civil War located?

• Bullrun

• Manassas

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

What was the name of the slave from Illinois who sued his owner for freedom? His case went all the way to the Supreme Court.

• Frederick Douglass

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• John C. Calhoun

What did the southern states that wanted to secede from the U.S. call themselves?

• The Slave States

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Confederate States of America

• The Union

What document did the President sign in 1863 that freed every slave in the United States?

• The Magna Carta

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Mississippi River Act

Which vocabulary word meant "someone who wants to stop or abolish slavery" during the Civil War?

• Abolitionist

• Appease

• Secede

• Compromise

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

• The Issue of Slavery

• States' Rights above all others

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln

• The California Gold Rush