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WorksheetsUnit 5 -Civil War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is sectionalism?
a)
Alliance between sections or regions
b)
Competition between sections or regions
c)
Alliance between foreign countries
d)
Competition between foreign countries
2.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for sectionalism between the North and South?
a)
Slavery
b)
State Rights
c)
Military leadership
d)
Tariffs (taxes)
3.
Why was the expansion of slavery to the west controversial?
a)
The North did not want slavery to continue to spread.
b)
The North did not want the South to have more representation in government.
c)
Congress needed to come up with a compromise over slavery or the South would secede.
d)
All of the above
4.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
A person who flees or tries to escape.
b)
People should determine for themselves the nature of their government.
c)
Being set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
d)
To go on your own way.
5.
How did abolitionists work towards ending slavery?
a)
Armed rebellions
b)
Through newspapers and other writing
c)
All of the above
d)
None of the above
6.
What were the economic differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War?
a)
N-industrial S-agricultural
b)
N-industrial S-industrial
c)
N-agricultural S-industrial
d)
N-agricultural S-agricultural
7.
How did the election of 1860 and Lincoln becoming president impact the US?
a)
Northern & Southern representatives worked together In Congress to prevent war.
b)
Southern states fear the prohibition of slavery and began to secede from the Union.
c)
California and Oregon became free states which upsets the balnce.
d)
Lincoln encourages armed action to solve issues between the north & south.
8.
What advantage did an increased number of railroads give the North?
a)
Generals were able to move men and supplies.
b)
Business owners were able to move workers to different place.
c)
Families were able to stay in contact with each other.
d)
Clergy members were able to serve more communities.
9.
What impact did the telegraph have on the war?
a)
Communication between southern generals and southern leaders was faster.
b)
Soldiers were able to call and talk on the phone with their loved ones back home.
c)
Abe Lincoln was able to instantly communicate with Union generals on the frontline.
d)
Communication overall became slower.
10.
Which of the following is NOT an example of compromise over western territories?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Popular Sovereignty
11.
Who had a bigger advantage going into the Civil War?
a)
North
b)
South
12.
Which of the following is an advantage the South had going into the Civil War?
a)
More railroads and factories across the South
b)
Strong Central Government
c)
Excellent generals and more experienced soldiers
d)
Little damage to Southern cities
13.
What controversial issue did the compromises over western territories attempt to resolve?
a)
The number of states that should be admitted to the union
b)
The debate over states' rights vs the power of the federal gov't
c)
The argument that popular sovereignty was unconstitutional
d)
The balance of representation in congress between slave and free states
14.
How did the Fugitive Slave Act compromise with Southern slave holders?
a)
It allowed for runaway slaves to be returned to their masters
b)
It said that Kansas could vote on the future of slavery
c)
It allowed for runaway slaves to find freedom in the North
d)
It said that California would enter the Union as a free state
15.
Access to technology is a big part of the North's ability to win the Civil War.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is secession?
a)
When the South celebrated Lincoln's election
b)
When the North left the Union
c)
When states decide to break apart and become their own country
d)
When the slaves ran away on the Underground Railroad
17.
What officially begins the Civil War?
a)
the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Shots fired at Ft. Sumter
c)
the Underground Railroad
d)
the Fugitive Slave Act
18.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
A strong supporter of slavery
b)
A soldier who fought for the South
c)
A strong supporter of states rights
d)
A person who wanted to end slavery
19.
What was the impact of the Underground Railroad?
a)
It was a literal railroad that moved people easily
b)
It helped slaves escape to freedom
c)
It helped slave catchers return slaves to the South
d)
It supplied the South during the war
20.
Which battle ends the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Ft. Sumter
c)
Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Sherman's March
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