WorksheetsCivil War - No pictures
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Describe the Compromise of 1850.
a)
Eliminated slavery in Washington D.C. & Added California as a free state
b)
Added Missouri as slave state & Maine as free state
c)
Stopped the Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Allowed all new states to be slave states
2.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine and Missouri entered as free states to help balance the power
b)
Missouri entered the Union as a free state
c)
Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered as a slave state- balanced power
d)
Missouri entered as slave state, Virginia as a free state = balanced power
3.
Why were there so many compromises before the Civil War started?
a)
People wanted the Union to be free of slaves
b)
The North wanted more civil rights
c)
Try to make all the states happy so they wouldn’t leave union or start a war.
d)
The South wanted to break away from the Union
4.
What were the years of U.S. Civil War?
a)
1812 -1814
b)
1914-1917
c)
1861-1865
d)
1939-1945
5.
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
a)
Slavery
b)
The North wanted more states' rights
c)
The price of cotton was too cheap
d)
Politicians had too much power
6.
Who was Frederick Douglas?
a)
Abe Lincoln's vice president
b)
Famous plantation owner from Mississippi
c)
Former slave & famous abolitionist
d)
Slave in Uncle Tom's cabin
7.
The slavery dispute led to secession of states. How many states left the union?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
11
d)
14
8.
What was the first state to leave?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Florida
c)
Virginia
d)
South Carolina
9.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
10.
Who was the president of the U.S. during the Civil War?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Robert E. Lee
11.
What was one advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
more people to fight & to work in factories
b)
Better General
c)
New government
d)
More roads
12.
What were advantages the North had during the Civil War?
a)
Twice as much railroad track & produced 90% of all manufactured goods
b)
Better tasting food to feed the troops
c)
Better generals
d)
More land
13.
What advantages did the South have during the Civil War?
a)
Twice as much railroad tracks
b)
More manufacturing plants
c)
Higher population to work in factories and serve in military
d)
Better generals & had home field advantage
14.
Where was the site of the first shots of the Civil War & Who won?
a)
Battle of Bull Run, Confederates won.
b)
Gettysburg, Union won
c)
Fort Sumter, Confederates won
d)
Battle of Vicksburg, Union won
15.
Where was the 1st major land battle of the Civil war & who won it?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg, Union won
b)
Battle of Vicksburg, Union won
c)
Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederates won
d)
Battle of Bull Run, Confederates won
16.
Describe Battle of Vicksburg.
a)
In Virginia, Confederates won, Stonewall Jackson was killed
b)
In Mississippi, Union won, gave much needed hope.
c)
In Texas, Confederates won, Lee injured
d)
In Alabama, Union won, Grant injured
17.
Describe the Battle of Gettysburg.
a)
1863, turning pt of war - Union won, South never attacked in the north again.
b)
1863, Confederate won, great morale booster
c)
1863, Union won, Grant killed
d)
1863, 50,000 dead, Confederates won
18.
What was the Gettysburg Address?
a)
After battle, Lincoln dedicated 1st National Cemetery
b)
After battle, Lee surrendered to Grant
c)
After battle, Lee vowed revenge against Grant
d)
After battle, Lincoln freed all slaves
19.
Describe Sherman’s march to the sea?
a)
Gen. Sherman killed Robert E. Lee in Atlanta
b)
Gen. Sherman destroyed South's R/R hub & a major shipping port
c)
Gen. Sherman blocked all southern troops from going north
d)
Gen Sherman burned the Confederate capital
20.
How did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1865 Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee
b)
April, 1865 Jefferson Davis surrenders to Abraham Lincoln
c)
April, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA
d)
April, 1865, Grant surrenders to Lee at Appomattox Court House, VA
21.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
Jack Ruby
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
James Earl Ray
d)
John Wilkes Booth
22.
What were some innovations of the time that greatly impact the war? (Essay Question - know why?)
a)
Telephone
b)
Radar System
c)
Railroad
d)
Flame Thrower
23.
What was not an innovation of the time that had impact on the Civil War?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Camera
c)
Minie Ball
d)
Movie Camera
24.
Describe Reconstruction of the United States.
a)
Rebuilding the factories in the north destroyed by war
b)
A quick process, rebuilding cities in the south after the war
c)
The union helped rebuild the south- roads, farms, schools for poor & black children
d)
Rebuilding the government in the south to be more open-minded
25.
What were Black Codes?
a)
laws in the north that prevented black people from having equal rights
b)
Documents that former slaves carried to prove they were citizens
c)
laws in the south that prevented black people from: voting, going to school, owning land, and even getting jobs.
d)
Laws written to help blacks get equal rights
26.
Why were there new amendments to the Constitution right after the Civil War?
a)
To protect the country from lawsuits
b)
To protect the new states in the south
c)
To help with the Reconstruction and to protect the rights of all people
d)
To ensure that a Civil War never happened again
27.
Describe the 13th Amendment
a)
Outlawed Slavery
b)
Gave women the right to vote
c)
Gave all men the right to vote
d)
Gave all people citizenship if they were born in the U.S.
28.
Describe the 15th Amendment
a)
Outlawed Slavery
b)
Gave women the right to vote
c)
Gave all men the right to vote regardless of their race
d)
Gave all people citizenship if they were born in the U.S.
29.
Describe the 14th Amendment.
a)
Outlawed Slavery
b)
Gave women the right to vote
c)
Gave all men the right to vote
d)
Gave all black people citizenship & protected them under the law.
30.
Was Reconstruction of the south a success?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.
In what ways was Reconstruction a failure?
a)
Too many people lost their plantations & couldn't rebuild.
b)
Reconstruction was forced on the South & racial attitudes didn't evolve
c)
The ex-slaves couldn't find jobs.
d)
The cotton fields were destroyed
32.
What happened to many states after the government stopped implementing Reconstruction?
a)
They made sure everyone had jobs
b)
They helped all African Americans find jobs
c)
Many southern states used legal discrimination against blacks
d)
They helped the poor rebuild
33.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Lincoln dedicated the first national cemetery
b)
Lincoln ended the war
c)
Lincoln declared that all slaves held in Confederate states were free
d)
Lincoln declared war on the South
34.
What was the result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
The Confederate states freed the slaves
b)
Southern slaves escaped north & many joined the service
c)
The Union rescued the slaves
d)
The Confederacy surrendered
35.
When Lee surrendered to Grant, Grant gave the Confederate troops food, let them keep their weapons & sent them home. Why was he so kind?
a)
He was a nice guy
b)
He knew the nation needed to rebuild & everyone belonged to one nation
c)
Grant had relatives in the south and wanted them free.
d)
Grant knew they were no longer a threat.
36.
Describe the Battle of Antietam.
a)
Confederates won, dedicated a national cemetery
b)
The Union claimed victory, bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history
c)
The Union got control over the Mississippi River.
d)
The Confederates surrendered at this battle.
37.
Who were sharecroppers
a)
Farmers who gave to the poor
b)
Farmers who rented land & paid rent with their crops
c)
Northern farmers who moved to the city
d)
Farmers whose crops were burned by the North.
38.
What is legal racial segregation.
a)
land divided by the government.
b)
Dividing people based on intelligence.
c)
Government separation of people based on race.
d)
Dividing people based on the area they live
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