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WorksheetsCivil War and Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 52mins
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1.
Which of the following is an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
a)
Larger population
b)
More Industry
c)
Control of the Seas
d)
Home Front Advantage
2.
Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?
a)
democracy
b)
justice
c)
liberty
d)
equality
3.
What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?
a)
to commemorate a great Union victory
b)
to dedicate a cemetery
c)
to launch his reelection campaign
d)
to consecrate the ground
4.
Frederick Douglass wanted _______.
a)
to help slave children.
b)
money.
c)
to be a land owner.
d)
justice for slaves.
5.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
6.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.
b)
Rights protected by people.
c)
Not being controlled by someone.
d)
Forced to work without pay.
7.
What is a conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
A person who checks tickets on board a train.
b)
A person who helped people escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
c)
A person who sells tickets before you board the train.
d)
A person who checks your tickets when you are on board a boat.
8.
Frederick Douglass was friends with this U.S. president.
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George W. Bush
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
9.
What city was strategic for the Union to control to cut off supplies along the Mississippi River?
a)
Galveston
b)
Gettysburgh
c)
New Orleans
d)
Shiloh
10.
Did the Civil War strengthen or weaken national power?
a)
Strengthen
b)
Weaken
11.
Where were the first shotc of the CIvil War fired?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Ticonderoga
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Battle of Gettysburgh
12.
When was the US Civil War?
a)
1861-1865
b)
1860-1877
c)
1850-1865
d)
1871-1875
13.
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
14.
Who was president of the United States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
Who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
c)
Jackson
d)
Sherman
16.
Who commanded the Union Army?
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
c)
Jackson
d)
Sherman
17.
Who was credited with burning Atlanta in his "March to the Sea?"
a)
Lee
b)
Grant
c)
Jackson
d)
Sherman
18.
What Political Party was Abraham Lincoln in?
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
19.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________.
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
20.
Dred Scott took his case to _________.
a)
the state court
b)
the north
c)
the supreme court
d)
the south
21.
Dred Scott _____ his case in the Supreme Court
a)
won
b)
lost
c)
tied
d)
dropped
22.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
23.
Why was the South against California entering the union?
a)
California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
b)
California wanted to be a slave state
c)
California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
d)
I don't have the foggiest idea
24.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
John C Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
George Washington
25.
The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.
a)
independent choice
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
popular election
26.
This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclomation
27.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
28.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
29.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
30.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
31.
How many votes does each state have in the senate?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
depends on population
32.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
33.
Which state threatened to nullify the tariffs passed by the Federal Government?
a)
Maine
b)
New York
c)
Maryland
d)
South Carolina
34.
Which part of the country suffered the most financially because of tariffs?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
35.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Andrew Jackson
36.
Which branch of government is the Supreme Court located?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
37.
Who was the Vice President during Andrew Jackson's Presidency, who supported South Carolina's attempt to nullify the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Marshall
38.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
39.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
40.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
41.
The North was dependent on __________ while the South was dependent on __________.
a)
Industry, Slavery
b)
Slavery, Agriculture
c)
Industry, Mills
42.
What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?
a)
Tariff of Nullification
b)
Tariff of the South
c)
Tariff of Abominations
43.
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas sponsored what became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act because ______.
a)
He opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories
b)
He was a southerner
c)
He was an abolitionist
d)
He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad
44.
The new Republican Party ______.
a)
Drew support from many southerners
b)
Was dedicated to a ban on the extension of slavery
c)
Supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Enjoyed victory in the Presidential election of 1856
45.
The abolitionist who led an attack along the Pottawatomie Creek with broad swords.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Charles Sumner
c)
John Brown
d)
Preston Brooks
46.
A territory with two governments in 1856
a)
Kansas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Missouri
d)
Naine
47.
Henry Clay kept the balance of power between the slave states and the free states through legislation known as
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
d)
Constitution
48.
John C. Calhoun stated Loyalty to the interests of a region or section gives states their rights known as
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Communism
49.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism
d)
consumerism
50.
What were the members of anti-slavery groups called?
a)
prohibitionists
b)
Utopians
c)
border ruffians
d)
abolitionists
51.
A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, promoting abolition.
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
12 Years a slave
c)
Narrative of the Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
52.
Supreme Court decision that declared slaves to be "property". They could not sue for freedom after escaping to free land.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Marbury vs Madison
c)
McCulloch vs Maryland
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
53.
Southerners disliked tariffs because it was an economic burden causing them to lose
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
money
54.
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
b)
Kansas became a slave state
c)
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
d)
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
55.
California was admitted into the US as a state and the Fugitive Slave Act becomes heavily enforced because of
a)
Slaves
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
The new country
d)
Rural areas
56.
What invention solved the problem of the difficult and time-consuming process of removing seeds from short-staple cotton?
a)
Seed Separator
b)
Cotton Reaper
c)
Steel plow
d)
Cotton Gin
57.
The time before the war
a)
antebellum
b)
cotton
c)
elite
d)
social class
58.
Enslaved African Americans...
a)
owned small farms
b)
were bought and sold at auctions
c)
were tradesman, merchants, and shopkeepers
d)
had freedom
59.
Why did the invention of the cotton gin lead to an increase in the number of slaves in South Carolina?
a)
It needed to be repaired a lot
b)
More slaves were needed to clean the cotton
c)
Lots of slaves were needed to produce and harvest more cotton
60.
A civil war is violent conflict within the borders of one's own nation.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Chalupas
d)
Sugar Gliders
61.
Which states were essential to victory for each side?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
62.
Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only victories for the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
63.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
64.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
65.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
66.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
67.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
68.
What was the US Supreme Court's decision when Dred Scott, a slave, attempted to sue for his freedom? The US Supreme Court determined that he
a)
would be granted his freedom
b)
was lying about living in a free state
c)
was property, not a citizen, and had no legal right to sue
69.
What event causes the south to secede?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
the Election of 1860
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff of Abominations
70.
Who was elected president in 1860?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Alexander Stephens
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
71.
When congress passed the tariff on British goods, South Carolina began a campaign to invalidate, or ______ the federal law.
a)
nullify
b)
secede
c)
abolish
d)
sectionalize
72.
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
73.
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
74.
What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?
a)
A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.
b)
B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia.
d)
D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.
75.
2. He was an ex-slave who became an advisor to President Lincoln?
a)
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
b)
JOHN BROWN
c)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
d)
ROBERT FINLEY
76.
12. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN RAISED PEOPLES AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT ISSUE?
a)
EDUCATION
b)
POVERTY
c)
IMMIGRATION
d)
SLAVERY
77.
WHAT POLITICAL PARTY WAS CREATED TO END SLAVERY?
a)
DEMOCRATIC
b)
REPUBLICAN
c)
WHIGS
d)
FREEDOM
78.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION STATED THAT ALL SLAVES WERE?
a)
FREE
b)
INDENTURED SERVANTS
c)
PROPERTY
d)
ALLOWED TO MOVE WEST
79.
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.
80.
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
81.
"To set free" is the definition of which word?
a)
Enumerate
b)
Emancipate
c)
Enunciate
d)
Encriminate
82.
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in
a)
Atlanta
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York City
d)
All states
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