Civil War Test Practice

Which term refers to the idea that Southern states had the authority to make their own laws regarding slavery?

• slavery

• state's rights

• secession

• industry

Which battle was a major victory for the Union in the American Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Bull Run

Which issue played the GREATEST role in dividing the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Indian removal

• foreign trade

• slavery

• farming

Robert E. Lee was a key general in what conflict?

• Civil War

• American Revolution

• Mexican American War

• War of 1812

During the mid-1800s, which region relied MOST on farming and a workforce of enslaved people?

• The North

• The Midwest

• The South

• The Arctic

In what way did the war change after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The war began to favor the Union over the Confederacy 

• The slaves were set free

• The war became more about fighting for freedom

• war over Indians being removed to reservations

Which two issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War?

• Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal Act

• 3/5's Compromise and Bull Run

• State’s rights and Slavery

• The Missouri Compromise and California Gold Rush

What was the MAIN purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in the Civil War?

• Destroy the South’s economic ability to fight

• Capture Ft. Sumter

• Permanently destroy Georgia’s cotton fields

• there was no reason

Economically, why was slavery common in the Southern states but not the Northern states?

• The South used enslaved people to grow tobacco, cotton and rice

• The North needed slavery to help work the factories

• The climate of the North was too cold for slaves

• there were no slaves in the United States

In the Civil War, why is Ft. Sumter significant?

• It was the location of the end of the civil war

• It was the site of the last battle of the civil war

• It was the site of the first shots fired of the civil war