WorksheetsUNIT 8: Civil War Era
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The era from 1820-1860 saw growing ____________ in the U.S.
a)
nationalism
b)
segregation
c)
sectionalism
d)
republicanism
2.
True or False: Southern planters supported tariffs because they increased the value of their cash crops.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina was a conflict over:
a)
slave vs. free states
b)
states' rights vs. federal power
c)
relations with foreign countries
d)
westward expansion
4.
Which act of Congress added a slave and free state and set a line at 36"30' for slavery in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Wilmot Proviso
5.
Which 1846 proposed bill aimed to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Wilmot Proviso
6.
True or False: The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In 1852, support for abolition grew in the North after the publication of:
a)
Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas"
b)
the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
c)
the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Thoreau's "On Civil Disobedience"
8.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
9.
True or False: In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The different reactions to Sen. Charles Sumner and John Brown showed that:
a)
Southerners were better fighters
b)
both sides loved violence
c)
the regions were deeply divided over slavery
d)
compromises over slavery were unconstitutional
11.
What was the Republican Party's stated position regarding slavery?
a)
It should not be allowed to expand west
b)
Congress should decide slave and free states
c)
Popular sovereignty should decide
d)
It should be abolished
12.
The event that caused South Carolina and 10 southern states to secede was:
a)
the election of Lincoln to the presidency
b)
the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
c)
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
d)
James Buchanan's threat to invade South Carolina
13.
What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
a)
westward expansion
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
foreign affairs
14.
The Civil War began with:
a)
the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
b)
the Confederate attack on Ft. Sumter
c)
the 1st Battle of Bull Run
d)
Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania
15.
The commander of the Confederate army was:
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Winfield Scott
16.
Which side had the advantage of greater industrial production and population?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
17.
Which side had the advantage of fighting on its home terrain (land)?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
18.
Which side had more experienced troops and better military commanders in the first part of the war?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
19.
Which Confederate general played a major leadership role in the Battles of 1st Bull Run and Chancellorsville?
a)
Lewis Armistead
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Ambrose Burnside
d)
Joe Hooker
20.
Which Union victory gave Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863?
a)
Antietam
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Fredericksburg
21.
Which of these statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is NOT true?
a)
It gave the Union a moral cause to fight for.
b)
It discouraged European aid to the Confederacy.
c)
It led thousands of African-Americans to join the Union army.
d)
It ended slavery in the Union border states.
22.
The Union attack on Fort Wagner, SC, was a historically important battle because:
a)
the Union victory turned the tide of the war
b)
the 54th MA Regiment proved the value of African-American soldiers
c)
it was the first battle of the war
d)
Pickett's Charge at this battle failed
23.
The turning point battle of the war was the Battle of:
a)
Vicksburg
b)
1st Bull Run
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Atlanta
24.
Grant's victory at _________________ gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Antietam
25.
Lincoln chose Ulysses S. Grant as Union commander because Grant:
a)
came from a wealthy political family
b)
had been first in his West Point class
c)
wouldn't cause too many casualties
d)
was a fierce and determined fighter
26.
Who ran against Lincoln for president in 1864 by promising to make peace with the Confederacy?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
George Meade
d)
Ambrose Burnside
27.
Which of these Civil War military campaigns was an example of total war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Invasion of Pennsylvania
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Battle of Chancellorsville
28.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865 at:
a)
Richmond, VA
b)
Atlanta, GA
c)
Appomattox Court House, VA
d)
Gettysburg, PA
29.
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address showed his intention to:
a)
prosecute Confederate leaders for war crimes
b)
replace southern plantations with factories
c)
show compassion and mercy to the South
d)
make the South
30.
After Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson took over the task of:
a)
building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
rejoining the Confederacy with the Union
c)
writing a history of the Civil War
d)
bringing John Wilkes Booth to trial
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