Worksheetscivil war
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
2.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
3.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
4.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
5.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
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.
6.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
7.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
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
8.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
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
9.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
10.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
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
11.
What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?
a)
It would be legal in all future states
b)
It would be illegal in all future states
c)
It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line
d)
The Southern states had to give up their slaves
12.
Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
tariff of abominations
c)
impressment
d)
right of habeus corpus
13.
Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
tariff of abominations
c)
impressment
d)
right of habeus corpus
14.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?
a)
Slavery was allowed in Kansas
b)
Bloody battles between people for and against slavery
c)
The war with Mexico started
d)
The Civil War started
15.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?
a)
Slavery was allowed in Kansas
b)
Bloody battles between people for and against slavery
c)
The war with Mexico started
d)
The Civil War started
16.
Who was the author of the anti-slavery novel pictured?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Angelina Grimke
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Sojourner Truth
17.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
18.
A group of ships that block other ships from sailing in and out of a harbor is called a ...
a)
import
b)
export
c)
blockade
d)
battle
19.
An abolitionist is
a)
a person who fights for slavery
b)
a soldier that fights for the Confederate
c)
A person who fights against slavery
d)
a soldier that fights for the Union
20.
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
a)
They thought Lincoln would free their slaves
b)
Wanted to make laws to fit their states needs
c)
They were trying to hold onto their way of life
d)
all of the above
21.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
23.
Which side had the advantage of fighting on its home terrain (land)?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
24.
Which side had the advantage of greater industrial production and population?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
Which of these statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is NOT true?
a)
It gave the Union a moral cause to fight for.
b)
It deprived the South of needed slave labor.
c)
It led thousands of African-Americans to join the Union army.
d)
It ended slavery in the Union border states.
29.
Lincoln's main goal at the end of the Civil War was to:
a)
prosecute Confederate leaders for treason
b)
establish civil rights for former slaves
c)
bring the South back into the Union
d)
expand railroads and commerce west
30.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
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