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Coming Apart - Ch. 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were strengths of the Union (north) heading into the Civil War? Select all three that apply.

a)

Weapons

b)

Strong economy

c)

Large Navy

d)

Grit and determination to win

2.

What were strengths of the Confederacy (South) heading into the Civil War?

a)

Military training

b)

Home field advantage

c)

Large population

d)

Grit and determination to win

3.
What did Abraham Lincoln conclude in his now famous speech, "A House Divided?"
a)
Blacks and whites can't live together in the same house.
b)
Eventually, our nation will or won't abolish slavery.
c)
Our government will be ran by the states or Washington D.C.
d)
We will eventually be divided into the Union and the Confederacy.
4.

These were causes of the Civil War. Select three that apply.

a)

Slavery

b)

States' rights vs. Federal control

c)

Tarrifs (taxes) on goods

d)

Transportation

e)

Dying crops

5.
When did Tennessee finally decide to secede?
a)
When the other four border states decided to stay with the Union.
b)
When AR, NC, and VA decided to secede.
c)
When Lincoln asked Gov. Isham Harris for 75,000 men to put down the southern rebellion.
d)
When the Confederates attacked Ft. Sumter.
6.

What freedoms did blacks in the north have during the time of the Civil War? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Own businesses

b)

Own property

c)

Right to vote

d)

Attend school

e)

Have a job

7.

Why did most southerners oppose ending slavery? Select all three that apply.

a)

The south's economy depended on slaves.

b)

Slaves were a loved part of the master's family.

c)

Slaves could free themselves whenever they wanted to.

d)

More slaves were needed after the invention of the cotton gin.

e)

Slavery had become a part of the southern way of life.

8.
Antebellum in latin means:
a)
Before a bath
b)
Before war
c)
Lovely
d)
Against
9.
What does an abolitionist want to do?
a)
End the sale of alcohol.
b)
Stop the federal government from having too much power over states.
c)
Talk with the president.
d)
End slavery.
10.
How did the South view the role of the Federal government in their states' affairs (business)?
a)
States should have the right to make their own decisions.
b)
States should get every decision approved by the Federal government.
c)
States and the Federal government should have equal power.
d)
States should work to end all power held by the Federal government.
11.
Until 1820, when a new state was added to the union...
a)
Slave states outnumbered free states.
b)
Free states outnumbered slave states.
c)
Slave states and free states were balanced.
d)
The people of each state decided whether to be free or slave.
12.
This compromise 1) allowed California to enter union as a free state, 2) ended the sale of slaves in Washington D.C., 3) strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act, and 4) the new territories of UT and NM could decide on slavery for themselves.
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Compromise of 1854
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
13.
This 1) ended the Missouri Compromise, and 2) allowed people in the new territories to decide for themselves about slavery.  Opened up slavery to the northern states.
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Compromise of 1854
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
14.
This 1) maintained the balance of slave states to free states to keep equal representation in congress, and 2) new states above this imaginary line (except Missouri) would be free states.
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Compromise of 1854
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15.
Why did southerners want to leave the Union?
a)
They didn't like Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate.
b)
Federal government had too much power over the states. 
c)
The north had too many factories.
d)
The north had better railroads and transportation.
16.
The new Confederate constitution allowed for what?
a)
Slavery
b)
Railroads
c)
Factories
d)
Taxes
17.
How did the new Confederate constitution establish decision making power.
a)
Each state would hold each other accountable.
b)
Each state would answer to the federal government.
c)
Each state would govern themselves.
d)
Each state would have a buddy state to help them make decisions.
18.
Why did the South think they would win the Civil War?
a)
More factories
b)
More cotton to make uniforms
c)
Fighting on their own land
d)
Stronger economy
19.
What were states called that stayed with the Union, but allowed slavery?
a)
Seceded
b)
Successful
c)
Bottom
d)
Border
20.
What were the border states that didn't want to leave the Union, but didn't want to give up slavery?
a)
KY, MO, MD, DE
b)
TN, AR, VA, NC
c)
SC, FL, GA, AL
d)
TX, LA, GA, AL
21.

Why were the border states, "A prize to be won" by both sides, Union and Confederacy?

a)

Slaves, Economy, and Transportation

b)

Slaves, Factories, and Transportation

c)

Factories, Cotton, and Banks

d)

Transportation, Slaves, and Weapons

22.
Which 1860 presidential candidate is a Republican, wanting to keep the Union together and stop the spread of slavery?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
John Breckinridge
d)
John Bell
23.
Which 1860 presidential candidate is a northern democrat against slavery?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
John Breckinridge
d)
John Bell
24.
Which 1860 presidential candidate is a southern democrat who wants to keep slavery?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
John Breckinridge
d)
John Bell
25.
Which 1860 presidential candidate owned slaves but didn't want it to spread.  Wanted everyone to quit arguing about it?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
John Breckinridge
d)
John Bell
26.
Who planned a slave rebellion in Virginia. This event left Southerners worried about the possibility of future slave rebellions.
a)
Charles Sumner
b)
John Brown
c)
Preston Brooks
d)
Abraham Lincoln
27.
Pro-slavery southerners and antislavery northerners rushed here to express their views.  John Brown and his five sons fought against slavery in this event.
a)
Raid on Harper's Ferry
b)
Bloody Congress
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Attack on Ft. Sumter
28.

Congressman Preston Brooks expressed his anger towards Congressman Charles Sumner by hitting him over the head with a cane. This event later went by this name.

a)

Raid on Harper's Ferry

b)

Bloody Congress

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Attack on Ft. Sumter

29.

This man was a slave who believed he should be free when he traveled north with his master. His case went all of the way to the Supreme Court.

a)

John Bell

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Uncle Tom

d)

Dred Scott

30.
Famous abolitionist who was editor of The Liberator speaking out against slavery.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Dred Scott
31.
Believed he was fighting a holy war.  Today he would be considered a terrorist for his actions.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
John Breckenridge
d)
John Brown
32.
Was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
a)
Davis Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Jefferson Davis
33.

I became a freed slave in 1827 and fought for the abolition of slavery and for women's right. I gave a now famous speech called, "And ain't I a Woman?" in Ohio.

a)

Harriett Tubman

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Angeline Grimke

d)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

34.
I wrote the novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852 shedding light on the horrors of slavery, laying the groundwork for the Civil War.
a)
Harriett Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Angeline Grimke
d)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
35.
I escaped slavery in Maryland and became a famous orator (speaker) against it. Some say I have a lion's mane for hair.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Uncle Tom
d)
Frederick Douglass
36.

Why didn’t Tennessee secede right away with the first seven states?

a)

Tennessee’s economy relied on both the slavery in the South and the industry in the North.

b)

Although Tennesseans hated the North and wanted to break away from it, the Tennessee governor wanted to keep the state in the Union.

c)

Although Tennesseans did not want Abraham Lincoln to be president, they also did not want their state to leave the Union.

d)

Tennesseans were divided about the issue of slavery, so it kept them in the Union a while longer.

37.

What freedoms did blacks have in the North? Select all that apply.

a)

Vote

b)

Own a business

c)

Go to school

d)

Own property

38.

Which statement best describes the Antebellum period?

a)

Economic struggle for the north and south

b)

Time of civil war and nation-wide destruction

c)

Great economic prosperity for the south

d)

Time of freedom and prosperity for blacks in the north

39.

What event finally led to Tennessee seceding from the Union?

a)

When the first shots were fired at Ft. Sumter on April 12, 1861.

b)

When Brooks cained Sumner in congress.

c)

When Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to help put down the Southern rebellion.

d)

After Andrew Johnson told Governor Isham Harris he wouldn't leave the Union.

40.

When Tennessee seceded from the Union, these two groups of people wanted to break away from TN and stay with the Union. Select two that apply.

a)

Hurst Nation of West TN

b)

Hurst Nation of East TN

c)

Free and Independent State of Scott

d)

Free and Independent State of Steve

41.

When and where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

April 9, 1861, Ft. Summer, SC

b)

April 9, 1861, Appomattox Courthouse, VA

c)

April 12, 1861, Ft. Sumter, SC

d)

April 12, 1865, Appomattox Courthouse, VA

e)

April 12, 1861, Franklin, TN

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