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Civil War Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True and False. Stonewall Jackson was a general in the Union army.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
True or False: Ulysses S. Grant was the commander of the Union army.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Braxton Bragg
4.
What amendment in the Constitution abolishes slavery?
a)
1st
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
5.
What amendment makes all people born in the United States a citizen, regardless of race or color?
a)
1st
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
6.
What amendment gives all African American men the right to vote?
a)
1st
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
7.
An abolitionist is someone who...
a)
Voted for Lincoln
b)
Owned slaves
c)
Hated the Confederacy
d)
Wanted to abolish slavery
8.
Who was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Johnny Reb
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Stonewall Jackson
9.
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Billy Yank
d)
George Washington
10.
Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Robert E. Lee
11.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Lee Harvey Oswald
12.
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Atlanta Courthouse
c)
The White House
d)
Mount Vernon 
13.
What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?
a)
Preserve the Union
b)
Free all slaves in the U.S.
c)
Defeat the South
d)
Become the most powerful president
14.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at...
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
15.
The turning point of the Civil War as the Battle of...
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Gettsyburg
d)
Antietam 
16.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Union victory at the Battle of...
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Bull Run
17.
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth to this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." This is a quote from what famous speech?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's inaugural speech
c)
Savannah Address
d)
Washington's Farewell Address
18.
Who said this famous quote?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
a)
Washington
b)
Lincoln
c)
Lee
d)
Grant
19.
What was the capital city of the Confederacy?
a)
Richmond, VA
b)
Birmingham, AL
c)
Nashville, TN
d)
Atalanta, GA
20.
This declaration issue by President Lincoln during the Civil War freed slaves only in states in rebellion.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
13th Amendment
d)
Abolition Declaration 
21.
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri were known as _______________ states.
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Legal
d)
Border
22.
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri were known as _______________ states.
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Slave
d)
Border
23.
A system where residents of a state vote to decide on an issue.
a)
Popular Sovereignty 
b)
Compromise
c)
Tariff
d)
Argument 
24.
One of the causes of the Civil War was the Missouri Compromise. It admitted Missouri into the U.S. as a _________ state.
a)
Slave
b)
Free
25.
One of the causes of the Civil War was the Missouri Compromise. It admitted Maine into the U.S. as a ______________ state.
a)
Slave
b)
Free
26.
This allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves.
a)
The Fugitive Slave Law
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Emancipation Act
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
27.
What direction did the Emancipation Proclamation turn the war in?
a)
Toward States Rights
b)
Toward negotiations
c)
Toward Slavery
d)
Toward European allies
28.
Th Civil War is also known as...
a)
The war between the states
b)
Lincoln v. Davis
c)
Lee v. Grant
d)
The war to end all wars
29.
What Union general is responsible for the burning of Atlanta and the "march to the sea?"
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
30.
This was the period following the Civil War during which the defeated Confederate states were readmitted to the Union.
a)
Readmitting 
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Reevaluation 
d)
Antebellum 
31.
This is an alliance of states that agree to act together on issues of mutual concern.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
United States
d)
Alliance
32.
One of the causes of the Civil War was Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850. This allowed California to be admitted t the U.S. as a _________ state.
a)
Slave
b)
Free
33.
This controversial act allowed for citizens of new western U.S. territories to decide themselves on the issue of slavery.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Tennessee-Georgia Act
c)
Washington-Oregon Act
d)
Missouri Compromise
34.
The first battle of the Civil War was the Battle of ...
a)
Bull Run
b)
Chickamauga 
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Gettysburg
35.
This battle was the last Confederate victory of the Civil War.
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Chattanooga
c)
Bull Run
d)
Shiloh
36.
The siege of Vicksburg guaranteed the Union army control of what major river in the South.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Tennessee River
d)
Ohio River
37.
This term means the action of withdrawing formally from a political state.
a)
Seceding 
b)
Withdrawing
c)
Leaving
d)
Rebelling 
38.
This battle changed the outcome of the Civil War. It allowed for Union General William T. Sherman a base to begin his march to the sea through Georgia.
a)
Atlanta
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Nashville
39.
This is the term given to someone who moved from the North to business in the South.
a)
Carpetbagger
b)
Scalawag 
40.
Lincoln used this new communication technology to help win the war for the Union.
a)
Telephone
b)
Telegraph
c)
Camera
d)
Computer
41.

Sectional differences from 1820-1860 centered mainly around the issues of

a)

Foreign policy, the abolition of slavery, and the currency system

b)

States' rights, the spread of slavery, and tariffs

c)

Tariffs, the currency system, and trust regulation

d)

Conservation, foreign policy, and women's suffrage

42.

Which pair of words have similar meanings?

a)

Rebels - Confederacy

b)

Loyalists - Sectionalists

c)

United States - Confederacy

d)

Confederacy - Union

43.

Southern slave owners demanded that

a)

Slavery be practiced in the North

b)

Slaves who escaped to the North returned to them

c)

Free blacks be sent to Liberia

44.

Which event was the immediate cause of several Southern states seceding from the Union in 1860?

a)

The Dred Scott Decision

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Civil War

d)

The election of Abraham Lincoln

45.

When the South seceded, Lincoln's immediate thought was to

a)

Free the slaves

b)

Punish the South

c)

Choose Ulysses S. Grant as the Union's commanding general

d)

Reunite the North and South

46.

The Confederate States of America were

a)

A group of Northern states united to bring an end to slavery

b)

An agreement among Southern states to work together to fight laws against slavery

c)

A separate nation formed by most of the slave-holding states

d)

A new political party created by the Southern Democrats

47.

During the Civil War, the border states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri

a)

Stayed loyal to the Union

b)

Joined the Confederate States of America

c)

Remained neutral

d)

First sided with the North and then joined the Confederacy

48.

A major cause of the Civil War was the issue of

a)

Great Britain and taxes

b)

The right of states to make their own decisions

c)

The kidnapping of U.S. soldiers

d)

Europe's interference in America

49.

In the term "Civil War," the word "civil" means

a)

Among citizens of the same country

b)

Polite behavior

c)

A type of government

d)

A riot in society

50.

Which statement best describes the role of black Americans during the Civil War?

a)

They were important to the South's economy

b)

Many black Americans volunteered to serve in the Union army

c)

Some black Americans helped the Union by spying on the Confederates

d)

All of the above

51.

Which group of people is most unlike the other three?

a)

Yankees

b)

Confederates

c)

Rebels

d)

Southerners

52.

A disadvantage for the North in the Civil War was that it

a)

Had fewer people

b)

Had more factories

c)

Would have to invade the South

d)

Had more railroad lines

53.

During the Civil War, prices of manufactured goods in the South rose sharply because

a)

Manufactured goods were in high demand

b)

The South had few factories

c)

The Union blockade cut off trade with Europe

d)

All of the above

54.

A goal of the Union was to divide the Confederacy in half by gaining control of the

a)

Mississippi River

b)

South's cotton field

c)

Great Lakes region

d)

Potomac River

55.

Which group of people is most unlike the other three?

a)

Northerners

b)

Confederates

c)

United States Army

d)

Yankees

56.

During the Civil War, many black Americans joined the Union army. However, they served in segregated units and were paid less than white soldiers. This is an example of

a)

Integration

b)

Empathy

c)

Slavery

d)

Discrimination

57.

Which state split into two parts because its residents were divided on whether or not the state should secede?

a)

Dakota

b)

Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Washington

58.

Many people thought the Union's draft laws were unfair because

a)

Men with money could avoid military service

b)

Blacks were drafted; whites were not

c)

Lincoln made these laws without the consent of Congress

d)

All young men were forced to serve in the army

59.

Which battle, fought on northern soil, was a turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Saratoga

60.

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

To give the Union another reason for fighting

b)

To weaken the South

c)

To discourage Great Britain from siding with the Confederacy

d)

All of the above

61.

The Emancipation Proclamation said that

a)

All slaves in the Union and the Confederacy were free immediately

b)

Slaves in states loyal to the Union were freed

c)

Slaves in states still in rebellion were freed

d)

Northern blacks could enlist in the Union army

62.

During "total war,"

a)

Fighting is limited to soldiers

b)

Food and equipment are destroyed

c)

Enemy resources are not affected

d)

Destruction only occurs during battles

63.

Abraham Lincoln's presidency came to an end when

a)

He was assassinated

b)

His term of office expired

c)

A Democrat won the presidency

d)

The Confederates surrendered

64.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

2 year

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

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