U.S. Civil War Quiz

Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle disputes over

• the spread of slavery

• tariffs on imports

• immigration from Europe

• territorial conflicts with Mexico

During the Civil War the Confederate cause was hampered by all of the following EXCEPT

• currency inflation

• its own states' rights philosophy

• having to fight a defensive war

• shortages of supplies and equipment

As the Civil War began, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT

• a complex railroad network

• superior military leadership

• a large population

• enormous industrial capabilities

Which event was associated with the career of Ulysses S. Grant during the 1800s?

• the invention of new technology that increased U.S. agricultural production

• the negotiation of a treaty ending the Spanish-American War

• the victory of Union forces over the Confederacy

• the relocation of Native American peoples in the Northwest Territory

Jefferson Davis held this position in the Confederate government.

• President

• Secretary of State

• Chief Justice

• Vice President

The event MOST LIKELY occurring due to the 1860 presidential election of Lincoln was

• the secession of South Carolina from the Union

• the John Brown-led raid at Harper's Ferry

• the beginning of Reconstruction

• the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Why did General Lee decide to invade the North, as opposed to defending the South?

• To get Supplies and Lower Northern morale

• He felt that the South was already well defended.

• General Pickett invited him North to discuss a ceasefire

• He was defending Richmond.

In 1832, why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union?

• South Carolina wanted to be a British colony once again

• South Carolina was displeased with the Tariff of 1832.

• South Carolina disagreed with a proposed law to end slavery

• South Carolina felt that its coast was not being defended by the navy.

What component of the Compromise of 1850 benefited the South the most?

• Fugitive Slave Law was instituted

• Missouri would be admitted as a slave state

• No slavery in Washington D.C.

• California would be admitted as a free state

Union General who’s “March to the Sea” after the Battle of Atlanta successfully broke the South’s will to fight?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman