Civil War and Rebuilding Quiz

Match the description 'the ending of slavery' with the correct term.

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Match the description 'a line of ships that keeps goods from entering or leaving a place' with the correct term:

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Match the description 'a loose union of groups or states' with the correct term:

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Match the description 'a tax paid on goods that come from another country' with the correct term:

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Why did the South believe that they would quickly win the war?

• They had the support of enslaved people in the North.

• They had strong military leaders who worked hard to arm and supply their troops.

• They knew that the North depended on goods that could only be grown in the South.

• They knew that when fighting started Great Britain would help them fight the North.

Fill in the blank: Most enslaved people in the South were not set free after the Emancipation Proclamation because the Union had no ______ over the Confederate states.

• control

• influence

• power

• support

Match the description 'a line of ships that keeps goods from entering or leaving a place' with the correct term:

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Match the description 'a loose union of groups or states' with the correct term:

• tariff

• confederacy

• abolition

• blockade

Fill in the blank: The North believed they would win the war quickly because they had more ______ to supply their troops.

• industry

• enslaved people

• forts

• support from Florida

What happened when Union soldiers docked at the St. Marks River near Tallahassee?

• They were captured and forced to surrender.

• They gained control of Tallahassee.

• They fought Confederate soldiers but later retreated to their ships.

• They captured so many Confederate soldiers that the South surrendered.