VS. 7 Civil War Test Review

Whose presidential election in 1860 resulted in the southern states seceding?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

The Underground Railroad was created to __.

• secretly take slaves from the North to the South

• transport new settlers to the West

• sneak people in to visit President Lincoln

• sneak slaves into freedom in the North

How were John Brown and Nat Turner similar?

• Were runaway slaves

• Were Northern abolitionists

• Wanted slavery to continue

• Led revolts against slavery

Read the description. "Attention citizens of Virginia! We are searching for an enslaved African American who recently led a revolt against several plantation owners." Who is being described in this news bulletin?

• James Lafayette

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

What is the relationship between John Brown, Nat Turner, and Harriet Tubman?

• They each escaped slavery by traveling north on the "Underground Railroad".

• They all served as spies for the Confederate Army so they could be free at the end of the war.

• They were recognized by Abraham Lincoln as being his best soldiers.

• They each played a role in fighting for the freedom of enslaved African Americans.

After secession, the southern states were called __.

• The United States of America

• The United Colonies of the Confederacy

• The Confederate States of America

• The Union

The Revolutionary War is to Yorktown as the Civil War is to —

• Appomattox Court House

• Jamestown

• Harpers Ferry

• Richmond

Read the quote. "Breaking News! General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House!" When did this event take place?

• April 1865
• August 1861

• September 1863

• May 1864

What was the outcome of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

• The Merrimack surrendered during the battle at sea.

• Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won.

• The Monitor sunk the Merrimack and won the battle.

• The Merrimack sunk the Monitor and won the battle.

The Monitor and the Merrimack battled in the waters off the coast of —

• Norfolk

• Yorktown

• Manassas

• Richmond