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Name
Class
Date
1.
To approve
a)
treaty
b)
justice
c)
authority
d)
ratify
2.
What is the name for the written plan that tells how the government is set up?
a)
Democracy
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Republic
d)
Constitution
3.
What type of government do we have in the United States of America?
a)
democracy
b)
election
c)
dictatorship
d)
judicial
4.
The President and Vice President
are part of this branch of
government.
are part of this branch of
government.
a)
National
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
5.
This branch of government meets
in the supreme court building.
in the supreme court building.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
State
d)
Executive
6.
Another name for this branch of
government is Congress.
government is Congress.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
Which branch of government meets
in the White House?
in the White House?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
8.
This branch of government evaluates the laws to make sure they follow the constitution.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
9.
Another name for this branch of
government is Congress.
government is Congress.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
Which branch of government meets
in the White House?
in the White House?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
11.
A tariff is a tax on
a)
imports
b)
bonds
c)
banks
12.
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around
a)
the annexation of Texas
b)
Jackson's war on the bank
c)
The extension of slavery into Missouri
d)
Southern opposition to tariffs
13.
When the admission of new states threatened the balance of free and slave states in the Union, which Kentucky Senator drew up the "Missouri Compromise" in 1820?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
William H. Harrison
14.
California was initially admitted as a "free state" while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15.
Before the Civil War began, which issue played the GREATEST role in increasing tension and conflict between northern and southern state?
a)
northern opposition to the Tariff of 1832
b)
westward expansion and the issue of how to seize land owned by the Native Americans
c)
westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories
d)
the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears," and the creation of Indian reservations in Oklahoma.
16.
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as ___.
a)
confederacy
b)
compromise
c)
secession
d)
popular sovereignty
17.
Why did the invention of cotton gin increase the need for slaves by reducing the need for labor to complete this task?
a)
More slaves needed to pick cotton on growing plantations
b)
more slaves needed to operate cotton gins
c)
cotton gin only picked fibers, slaves still needed to separate seeds
d)
smaller farms to stay competitve needed more slaves.
18.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Tubman
19.
According to the ____, Congress could not forbid slavery in any territory because it would interfere with a slaveholder's right to own property.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Know-Nothing Party
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson Case
20.
In general, this term means "a complete doing away with," which is how it came to be the name of the movement to outlaw slavery.
a)
antebellum
b)
emancipation
c)
abolition
d)
civil disobedience
21.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
22.
What state was ready to nullify the tariffs in 1832?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Virginia
d)
Alabama
23.
Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the union the first time?
a)
Slavery
b)
Land costs
c)
Tariffs
d)
Missouri entering the union
24.
The theory of ________ presents a view of the nation and the Constitution that is closest to the Doctrine of Nullification.
a)
Federalism
b)
Soverignty
c)
Patriotism
d)
States Rights
25.
Which region was upset about the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Northwest
26.
In the Kansas-Nebraska Act ______________ was used to decide the slavery issue.
a)
voting (popular sovereignty)
b)
states' rights
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
secession
27.
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law was to
a)
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trials
b)
require slaves to have citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs
c)
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
d)
require the return of runaway slave to their owners
28.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
29.
This was the network that helped runaway slaves reach the north?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Ocean Ships
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Freedom Train
30.
This was discovered in California Territory in 1849?
a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
Mercury
d)
Platinum
31.
These two sisters were abolitionist even though they lived in South Carolina?
a)
The Sledge Sisters
b)
The Grimke Sisters
c)
The Smith Sisters
d)
The Stowe Sisters
32.
The Fugitive Slave was a part of what Compromise?
a)
The Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff Compromise
33.
This was created in part because of the devotion to different regions of the United States?
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Division
c)
Slavery
d)
Agriculture
34.
What does this picture represent
a)
Farming Life
b)
Industrial Life
c)
Plantation Life
d)
Slave Life
35.
This Fort was fired upon on April 12, 1861 starting the Civil War?
a)
Fort Jackson
b)
Fort Wagner
c)
Fort Moultrie
d)
Fort Sumter
36.
The growing demand for labor after the invention of the cotton gin led to increase use of WHAT labor?
a)
child
b)
expensive
c)
factory
d)
slave
37.
Slaveholders controlled their slaves using harsh WHAT and Strict WHAT?
a)
punishments, slave codes
b)
words, slave threats
38.
When was the Kansas Nebraska Act written?
a)
1850
b)
1830
c)
1848
d)
1854
39.
Maintaining balance between free and slave states was important because
a)
they wanted to maintain balance in Congress.
b)
Northern states threatened to declare war if balance wasn't maintained.
c)
President Lincoln wanted to maintain balance.
40.
Which law set a precedent, or example, for admitting two states at a time: one free and one slave?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
41.
What event causes the south to secede?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
the Election of 1860
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff of Abominations
42.
Who was elected president in 1860?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Alexander Stephens
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
43.
The Southern economy during the colonial and Antebellum ears was based on:
a)
shipbuilding
b)
iron works
c)
agriculture
d)
mining
44.
A _____ is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit.
a)
culled crop
b)
cash crop
c)
truck crop
d)
subsistence crop
45.
a product brought into a country to be sold there
a)
import
b)
export
c)
migrate
d)
immigrate
46.
Southern slave owners were not willing to give up their slaves. However, they were afraid that the growing slave population would lead to what?
a)
overpopulation
b)
rebellions
c)
disease
d)
the end of slavery
48.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves living in the rebelling states.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves living in the rebelling states.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Jefferson was elected President of the Confederacy.
a)
true
b)
false
50.
The Union had a navy and less population.
a)
true
b)
false
51.
Because no lives were lost at Ft. Sumter, people thought the Civil was was going to be a
a)
Bloody war
b)
Gentleman's war
c)
Short war
d)
Long war
52.
Why did the Southern states want to leave the Union?
a)
They knew many Republicans were against Slavery
b)
They were sore loosers
c)
They wanted to move
d)
They were against violence
53.
who marched to harpers fairy?
a)
Ulysses s grant
b)
Jefferson davis
c)
john brown
d)
Abraham licoln
54.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
55.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
56.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
57.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
58.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
59.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
60.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
61.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
62.
What triggered the Civil War?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
The Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Compromise of 1850
63.
Former slave who helped on the Underground Railroad
a)
James Cook
b)
Annabelle Lewis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
64.
What term is used to describe "the ability to vote" on slave/free statehood?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Slave Catcher
d)
Annexation
65.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
66.
What type of people wanted to held Dredd Scott sue his master?
a)
Annexers
b)
Northerners
c)
Southerners
d)
Abolitionists
67.
What was the IMPACT of the Dredd Scott Decision?
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 not impact
68.
Did the Dredd Scott Decision help STOP slavery?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
69.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
70.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were good military strategists because they each had experience in previous wars.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
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
72.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
73.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
74.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
75.
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
76.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
77.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
78.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
79.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
80.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
81.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
82.
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
83.
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
84.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
85.
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 a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
86.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
87.
Which of the following conclusions were drawn by both the North and South after the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The war would last only a few short months
b)
The soldiers needed training and victory would be difficult
c)
Naval warfare would not help this "land" war
88.
The South had all but which of these as an advantage?
a)
fought at home, knew the land
b)
male population skilled riders and marksmen
c)
violence part of southern life
d)
thousands of slaves added to fighting population
89.
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 Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
90.
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
91.
Missouri was NOT a border state
a)
True
b)
False
103.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
93.
What two Georgia cities did the March to the Sea take place?
a)
Newnan / Athens
b)
Kennessaw / Columbus
c)
Athens / Augusta
d)
Atlanta / Savannah
94.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
a)
Appaloosa Courthouse
b)
Appomattox Courthouse
95.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
James Earl Ray
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
John Wayne Gacy
96.
What is the name for the states that seceded?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
97.
What is significant about Fort Sumter?
a)
1st shots fired in the Civil War
b)
It was where the first Union soldier was killed
c)
It was where the Confederates surrendered to the Union
d)
It was Abraham Lincoln's vacation home
98.
The Civil War took place between the years of ...
a)
1860-1864
b)
1862-1866
c)
1861-1865
d)
1863-1867
99.
What best describes the reason why Lee surrendered the Confederate troops?
a)
South had too many soldiers
b)
South had a lack of food, supplies, and clothes
c)
Troops were unprepared
100.
What was the name for the states that weren't a part of the Union OR Confederacy?
a)
territories
b)
slave states
c)
free states
d)
border states
101.
Which of the following events did NOT occur in the North?
a)
March to the Sea
b)
Bull Run
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
all of the above
102.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture?
a)
North
b)
South
103.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
104.
President Lincoln belong to the Republican Party.
a)
True
b)
False
105.
North Carolina was the first state to secede the Union after Lincoln got elected.
a)
True
b)
False
106.
What was the Civil War originally fought over?
a)
Secession
b)
Slavery
c)
Exports
d)
Taxes
107.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
108.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
109.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
110.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
111.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
112.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
113.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
114.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
115.
What kind of city is New Orleans, which makes it important to both the North and the South?
a)
Port City
b)
Southern Capital
c)
Border City
d)
Army Headquarters
116.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
117.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
118.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
119.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
120.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
121.
The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall be preserved
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Jefferson Davis
122.
What was the strategy used by the North to cut off shipping to Southern ports?
a)
The Schiflen Plan
b)
Blockade Runners
c)
Union Naval Blockade
d)
Total War
123.
Why was Sherman's March to the Sea to violent and destructive?
a)
He hated the South
b)
He lost control of his troops
c)
He wanted to get his name in newspapers
d)
He wanted to force the people of Georgia to surrender & end the war quickly.
124.
The idea that the states should have more power that the Nation
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
Tarrifs
c)
Nullification
d)
State's Rights
125.
The idea that a state could ignore or refuse to follow a National law.
a)
Tarrifs
b)
State's Rights
c)
Abolition
d)
Nullification
126.
What was thought to account for over 90% of all civil war casualties?
a)
mini balls and rifles
b)
cannons
c)
iron clads
d)
Gatling guns
127.
What did the mini ball allow the regular soldier to do?
a)
reload quickly with out pounding the round down the barrel
b)
to be accurate only inside 80 yds
c)
to be accurate only inside 250 yds
d)
fire 7 times without reloading
128.
What was the name of the first confederate submarine to sink a ship?
a)
The Hunley
b)
The Moniter
c)
The Housaonic
d)
The Merrimack
129.
17. Why was the draft unpopular in the North?
a)
Men who had 20 or more slaves were exempted from the draft
b)
Men who fought in 10 battles were released from service
c)
Soldiers were not getting paid each month from the Union
d)
Men could pay $300 to the U.S. Gov't in order to avoid service
130.
18. Why did Southern Whites complain that the war was “a rich man’s war, but a poor man’s fight?”
a)
Men who owned 20 or more slaves were exempted from the Draft
b)
Men who fought in 10 or more battles were released from service
c)
The Conf. Gov't couldn't afford to pay its soldiers each month
d)
Men could pay $300 in order to buy their way out and avoid military service
131.
22. Which is the only TRUE statement of why the European countries did not come to the official aid of the Confederacy?
a)
Britain and France quickly recognized the CSA as a new and independent nation
b)
They didn't like the CSA view on slavery and being blackmailed into aiding the south
c)
King Cotton diplomacy worked as the Europeans needed cheap cotton
d)
Britain and France didn't like President Lincoln and his views on slavery
132.
23. What would the BEST reason be for African Americans enlist in the Union army?
a)
After Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery is now a goal for the Union
b)
Men signed up for service in order prove their loyalty
c)
They were fighting for individual rights
d)
They signed up to fight in order to preserve the Union
133.
24. Which best describes the type of warfare that took place in Missouri during the Civil War.
a)
Jayhawking and vigilante
b)
Total War and crippling resources
c)
Guerrilla or unconventional tactics
d)
Large Formal and Honorable Battles
134.
26. How did technology make the Civil War more deadly than ever before?
a)
Calvary charges were more effective than ever before
b)
The use of the telegram killed many men
c)
Flanking and Charges were new and deadly tactics
d)
The use of rifles and the minnie ball
135.
28. Which is NOT an advantage for the South?
a)
Fighting a Defensive War
b)
Better Military Leadership
c)
Technology: Railroad, Steamboat, and Telegraph
d)
Fighting for Independence
136.
30. Which of the following was NOT as goal for the Union when the war began?
a)
Capture Richmond
b)
Blockade the South
c)
Divide and Conquer the states in rebellion
d)
Fighting a defensive war and force a negotiated peace
137.
29. Which is NOT an advantage of the Union
a)
More Industry and Population
b)
The men and soldiers knew the terrain and were used to outdoor life
c)
Finances and Economy were in order to support a wartime production
d)
Technology: Railroad, Transportation, and Telegraph
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