NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsCivil War review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An abolitionist wanted to end (LT 19):
a)
paid labor
b)
the Civil War
c)
paying slaves
d)
slavery
2.
What was the major issue over slavery? (LT 2)
a)
Moral Issue: meaning it was wrong and people did not feel like it was right to enslave blacks
b)
Economic Issue: Meaning it was all about money and which region would gain more power
c)
Slavery was not than issue
d)
North and South both believed in slavery
3.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? (LT 7)
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the North
d)
the North had a large navy
4.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South? (LT 2)
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
5.
"I have always believed that the solutions to our problems can be found at the local not the federal level of government."
This quote might reflect the beliefs of which section during the Civil War? (LT 1)
This quote might reflect the beliefs of which section during the Civil War? (LT 1)
a)
The Western Territories
b)
The South
c)
The North
d)
The Border States
6.
The Civil War affected the southern economy by: (LT 2)
a)
decreasing the need for manufactured goods
b)
decreasing the need for agricultural goods
c)
increasing the need for manufactured goods
d)
causing a severe ecomonic depression
7.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy were... (LT 7)
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
8.
Which of the following ruled that it was unconstitutional to place a ban on slavery. (LT 3)
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
9.
Better officers, knowledge of the terrain, and not having to go on the attack were... (LT 7)
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the Civil War
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons the south wanted to keep their slaves
10.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War? (LT 4)
a)
to make slavery legal in all states
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton
d)
to preserve the Union
11.
What best describes the reason why Lee surrendered the Confederate troops? (LT 10)
a)
South had too many soldiers
b)
South had a lack of food, supplies, and clothes
c)
Troops were unprepared
d)
Lee knew the South going to lose the war
12.
What document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)? (LT 8)
a)
The Dred Scott Decision
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
13.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Which amendment is this? (LT 14)
Which amendment is this? (LT 14)
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
no where in the Constitution does it say this.
14.
Which amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote? (LT 14)
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
former males slaves could never vote
15.
The North first entered the war to? (LT 1)
a)
prevent slavery
b)
to crush the Union
c)
to steal money from banks
d)
to keep the Union together
16.
This image might reflect the idea of: (LT 19)
a)
State's Rights
b)
the Black Codes
c)
an Abolotionist
d)
a vigilante
17.
What was the IMPACT of the Dred Scott Decision? (LT 3)
a)
Slavery was technically LEGAL in all states
b)
Slavery was technically ILLEGAL in all states
c)
The Missouri Compromise stayed the same
d)
There was no impact
18.
What did the Dred Scott decision say? (LT 3)
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
19.
States in the South believed? (LT 1)
a)
They should have more representatives in Congress
b)
They were better soldiers
c)
They should have the right to decide their own laws
d)
They weren't getting paid enough for their cotton
20.
Who would have said, "I supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Seceding from the Union was the right thing to do." (LT 1)
a)
an American Indian
b)
an enslaved African American
c)
a white Texan
d)
a free African American
21.
How did sectionalism play a role in the Civil War? (LT 1)
a)
It didn't
b)
It divided the country on the issue of slavery
c)
It helped the country show pride in being an American
d)
To show pride in one's region
22.
What was the South’s MAIN argument in support of slavery? (LT1)
a)
They were an agricultural based economy that relied on paid workers
b)
They had the right to limit the power of the federal government (states’ rights)
c)
A workplace made up of slave labor would work harder
d)
It was a southern tradition
23.
How did President Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg help the United States? (LT 9)
a)
There was more food for American families.
b)
Union soldiers were allowed to go home and help on the farm.
c)
It emphasized healing to the country(no punishment for the South)
d)
The Confederate Army surrendered, ending the war.
24.
The MOST SIGNIFICANT thing about 1865 is that: (LT 18)
a)
shots were fired at Fort Sumter
b)
Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Courthouse
c)
the last battle of the Civil War was fought
d)
the Union was Preserved
25.
Which is statement is UNTRUE about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan? (LT 13)
a)
The North will forgive most who take an oath of loyalty to the Union
b)
A state needed to abolish slavery before being readmitted officers or rich Southerners
c)
The North will not ever allow the South to ever fully readmit the United States
d)
Southern states must approve 13th Amendment before being readmitted
26.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system? (LT 19)
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods from the land owner.
d)
All choices are true.
27.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called... (LT 13)
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
28.
Which amaendment "prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".. (LT 14)
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
29.
"The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall be preserved" is part of the: (LT 9)
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
the Reconstruction Amendments
30.
What name was given to slave owning states that didn't secede? (LT 1)
a)
All slave owning states seceded
b)
Border States
c)
Union states
d)
Confederate stated
31.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location? (LT 6)
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Texas
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthose
32.
What was Lincoln's original goal for the Civil War? (LT 4)
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton
d)
to preserve the Union
33.
The Emancipation Proclamation...(LT 8)
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
34.
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to: (LT 8)
a)
soldiers at the start of the Civil War
b)
honor the Union after the Civil War
c)
urge the North and South to make peace
d)
dedicate part of the battlefield as a cemetery
35.
Which is INCORRECT: (LT 5)
a)
Lincoln - President of the Union
b)
Jackson - President of the Confederacy
c)
Grant - Union General
d)
Lee - Confederate General
36.
How did the victory at Gettysburg help the United States? (LT 9)
a)
There was more food for American families.
b)
Union soldiers were allowed to go home and help on the farm.
c)
Union hopes were lifted believing that the war could be won.
d)
The Confederate Army surrendered, ending the war.
37.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation: (LT 8)
a)
immediately after his election.
b)
during the Civil War.
c)
after the Civil War ended.
d)
before the Civil War began.
38.
The MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of Lincoln’s death for the country was: (LT12)
a)
it caused the country to come together in peace
b)
it caused the South to face much tougher requirements for rejoining the Union
c)
it finally ended the Civil War
d)
it caused fighting between the North and South to restart
39.
All of the following are significant impacts of the Civil War EXCEPT: (LT 12)
a)
the Union had been preserved
b)
the South faced tougher requirements for rejoining the Union
c)
slavery had been abolished
d)
the nation had to be rebuilt
40.
The Texas Constitution of 1876: (LT 18)
a)
is the basic law of Texas today
b)
included the Reconstruction Amendments
c)
had to be accepted by the federal government before Texas could rejoin the Union
d)
all of the above
41.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states. (LT 4)
a)
Western States
b)
Western Territories
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
42.
When did the Civil War begin? (LT 18)
a)
1861
b)
1860
c)
1865
d)
1863
43.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant. (LT 10)
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
44.
When did the civil war end? (LT 18)
a)
1876
b)
1863
c)
1864
d)
1865
45.
What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election? (LT4)
a)
Abraham Lincoln was elected
b)
Abraham Lincoln lost the election
c)
Slavery was immediately abolished
d)
The southern states started to secede
46.
Why was Fort Sumter the first battle of the Civil War? (LT6)
a)
because the Conferedates were mad Abraham Lincoln was elected president
b)
because President Lincoln needed a place to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
because the Confederates took over the Union arsenal after the Union refused to leave
d)
because General Lee wanted to surrendered to General Grant
47.
Abraham Lincoln’s message in the Gettysburg Address could BEST be described as: (LT9)
a)
thoughtful and honoring to those who fought and died
b)
angry and revenge-seeking
c)
scared and ready to quit
d)
doubtful and worried about the war’s outcome
48.
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than the North because: (LT5)
a)
slavery was illegal in the North
b)
people in the North believed African Americans should have equal rights
c)
Abraham Lincoln jailed northerners who owned slaves
d)
Geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large farms who used slave labor
Reset
