WorksheetsAmerican Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what speech did President Lincoln use these lines?
a)
First Inaugural Address
b)
Second Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Gettysburg Address
2.
This quote by Clara Barton is referring to .....
a)
American Revolution
b)
American Civil War
c)
War of 1812
3.
Name the military leader for the Union during the Civil War.
a)
General U. Grant
b)
General Robert E. Lee
c)
General Stonewall Jackson
d)
General Sherman
4.
For most of her adult life, Elizabeth Cady Stanton campaigned for....
a)
Abolition of Slavery
b)
Voting Rights for Black citizens
c)
Women's Suffrage
d)
Fair treatment of Immigrants
5.
How did,Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin, affect slavery in the South?
a)
The number of slaves in the South decreased because of the invention.
b)
Economic prosperity grew in the South and many slaves benefitted economically.
c)
Due to increased cotton production, more slaves were needed.
d)
The cotton gin led to better working conditions for the slaves.
6.
Where were most large cities located in the 1860's?
a)
Union/North
b)
Confederacy/ South
7.
The speech writer is referring to what American event?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Slavery in America
c)
Secession from the Union
d)
Independence from Great Britain
8.
This is an excerpt from a speech made during what era in the United States?
a)
Colonial Period
b)
American Revolution Era
c)
Jacksonian Era
d)
Civil War Era
9.
"...for those who here gave their lives that the nation might live." What does the speaker mean ?
a)
Independence from Britain would give birth to a new nation.
b)
The sacrifice Union soldiers made would allow the United States to survive.
c)
Sacrifices made made by all soldiers during the battle of Gettysburg would be remembered.
10.
“The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.”
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address
What principle of the U.S. Constitution supports this idea?
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address
What principle of the U.S. Constitution supports this idea?
a)
Republicanism
b)
Limited Government
c)
Federalism
d)
Separation of Powers
11.
What was President Lincoln referring to in this quote?
a)
The need to stop southern states from seceding.
b)
The need to help freed slaves.
c)
The need to help the Confederate States rejoin the Union
d)
The need to pass the 13th Amendment
12.
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
a)
Provide citizenship to slaves
b)
Provide freedom to slaves
c)
Provide voting rights to slaves
d)
Provide marriage rights to slaves
13.
Susan B. Anthony supported the idea that...
a)
Suffrage should be a right for all citizens
b)
Slavery was a necessary evil
14.
Susan B. Anthony supported the idea that...
a)
Suffrage should be a right for all citizens
b)
Slavery was a necessary evil
c)
Blacks should not hold public office
15.
What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?
a)
Provide voting rights to freed blacks
b)
Provide citizenship rights to freed blacks
c)
Provide freedom to slaves
d)
Provide legal pathway for naturalization for black slaves
16.
What role did this famous American, Harriet Tubman play in the 1860's?
a)
Advocate for women's suffrage
b)
Advocate for states' rights
c)
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
d)
Writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin
17.
Who was Abraham Lincoln referring to when he said, "So you're the little women who wrote the book that made this great war!"
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Elizabeth Walker
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
18.
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Declare freedom from Great Britain
b)
Proclaim war veterans had a right to free land
c)
Announce the Civil War had ended
d)
Provide freedom to slaves in the South
19.
Did the Founding Fathers permit slavery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
How did the idea of Manifest Destiny support the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
Belief that everyone had inalienable rights
b)
Belief it was God's will to Americans expand the country to the Pacific Ocean.
c)
Belief that Native Americans were inferior to white Americans
d)
Belief that Bill of RIghts expected American expansion to the West.
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