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WorksheetsSS8H5 Review GSE
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Missouri Compromise need to have one free state and one slave state admitted together?
a)
It just happened that way
b)
To Keep the balance of power between slave state and free states
c)
That's what the free states wanted
d)
The President needed another slave state
2.
Which state was admitted as a free state under the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine
b)
Missouri
c)
Arkansas
d)
Oregon
3.
Which state was admitted as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine
b)
Missouri
c)
Oregon
d)
Arkansas
4.
The Line that says that all states made north of it are to be free states is called?
a)
The Free State line
b)
Missouri Compromise LIne
c)
Fall Line
d)
Slave State Line
5.
This event enabled California to gain enough of a population to apply for statehood in 1850
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
The Great Migration
d)
Trail of Tears
6.
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
a)
Allowed California to enter as a free state and the North agreed to the Fugitive Slave act
b)
California entered as a slave state
c)
Split the gold from the California Gold Rush between the North and the South
d)
Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state
7.
Which of the following best describes the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
All runaway slaves had to be returned to their owner
b)
Southern States were going to secede from the Union
c)
It outlawed slavery
d)
It went along with the Georgia Platform
8.
Georgia used what to convince other states to sign the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Georgia Platform
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
9.
Who were the two main people responsible for the Georgia Platform?
a)
Abraham Lincoln and John Ford
b)
Alexander Stephens and Robert Toombs
c)
Robert Toombs and his mom
d)
Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Stephens
10.
What was the name of Dred Scott's court case?
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Scott v. Emerson
c)
Scott v. Missouri
d)
Scott v. United States
11.
Who was the slave that tried to sue for his freedom?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
Alexander Stephens
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Austin Dabney
12.
The ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford basically said what?
a)
Slaves would always be slaves
b)
That blacks were not citizens and therefore had no rights
c)
That Dred Scott would be free
d)
The Irene Emerson would become a slave
13.
How did the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford affect western territories?
a)
Slaves were not long able to sue
b)
It did not affect them
c)
Slavery became more prevalent
d)
All slaves were freed
14.
Who won the election of 1860?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
John Bell
d)
Stephen Douglas
15.
What candidate in the election of 1860 got the most votes in Georgia?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Stephen Douglas
d)
John Bell
16.
Abraham Lincoln winning the Election of 1860 caused what event?
a)
World War I
b)
Southern States Seceding
c)
Northern States Seceding
17.
This act nullified (cancelled) the Missouri Compromise and also led to the creating of the Republican Party
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Maine Act
c)
Lincoln Memorial Act
d)
Nebraska-Kansas Act
18.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
People in a new state could vote on slavery
b)
Everyone voted for the state name
c)
All states voted twice for a new capital of the United States
d)
All states voted once for a new capital of the United states
19.
Which side did most people in Georgia support?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
20.
When Georgia finally voted to leave the United States, they did what?
a)
Seceded
b)
Nullified
c)
Stayed in Union
d)
Asked for more money
21.
Which Region of the United States thought the states should govern themselves without interference from the national government?
a)
Northern States
b)
Southern States
c)
Great Lake States
d)
Pacific Coast States
22.
States' rights are best described as the belief that states
a)
could not free their slaves
b)
could leave the union at any time
c)
could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state
d)
could force the national government to do what they wanted
23.
Someone who believes in states' rights would say which of the following?
a)
National laws take precedence over state laws
b)
The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate
c)
States could only pass laws in the Constitution
d)
The national government settles disputes between states
24.
The belief that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law is called what?
a)
nullification
b)
absolution
c)
ratification
d)
justification
25.
Who was president during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
26.
Which Amendment leaves powers that were left out of the Constitution to the states?
a)
6th Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
10th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
27.
What is a tariff?
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Tax on American Goods
d)
Tax on Foreign Goods
28.
What did it mean when South Carolina threatened to secede?
a)
They would leave the Union (United States)
b)
They were going to quit making laws
c)
They would stop farming
d)
They decided to raise more money
29.
Which of the following showed that Nullification was possible first?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Treaty of Hidalgo
c)
World War II
d)
The Civil War
30.
Which of the following is a cause of the Civil War
a)
Federal Rights
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
Slavery
d)
All Choices are Correct
31.
Why did slavery become so popular in the Southern states?
a)
It was a hot environment
b)
Agricultural based Economy
c)
Slavery was wanted by everyone
32.
Which group of states wanted slavery to end
a)
East
b)
South
c)
West
d)
North
33.
What is an Abolitionist?
a)
Someone that wanted to end slavery
b)
Someone that wanted more slaves
c)
A slave owner
d)
A Farmer
34.
Which of the following wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
35.
Who was the editor for the Liberator?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
36.
The south wanted to the new territory in the west to become what?
a)
Slave States
b)
Free States
37.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
38.
What was the Bloodies BATTLE of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Antietam
39.
If south surrendered by January 1, they could do what?
a)
Keep their slaves
b)
Keep half of their slaves
c)
Get paid $1,000,000 each for rejoining the U.S.
d)
Nothing
40.
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
41.
Who was the Northern (Union) General at the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
Braxton Bragg
b)
William Rosecrans
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
William T. Sherman
42.
Who was the Southern (Confederate) General at the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
Braxton Bragg
b)
William Rosecrans
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
William T. Sherman
43.
The North wanted to capture what city after Chattanooga?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Savannah
c)
Chickamauga
d)
Trion
44.
What battle did Abraham Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation after?
a)
Antietam
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Chattanooga
45.
What was the bloodiest DAY of the Civil war?
a)
Antietam
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Gettysburg
46.
What was the largest battle ever in Georgia?
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Siege of Savannah
c)
Chattanooga
d)
Gettysburg
47.
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
All Slaves
b)
Slaves in Confederacy
c)
Slaves in Union
48.
Who wrote the Emanicpation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
49.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
Jack Ruby
d)
Jack Bauer
50.
Where did the Union and Confederacy sign the surrender papers?
a)
Philadelphia, PA
b)
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Boston, MA
51.
Who was the Confederate General that surrendered to the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John B. Hood
52.
What was the name of the group of prisoners that would steal and terrorize other prisoners?
a)
The Raiders
b)
The Terrorizers
c)
The Andersonville Raiders
d)
Union Losers
53.
How many union soldiers were actually crammed into Andersonville?
a)
10,000
b)
20,000
c)
30,000
d)
40,000
54.
What was the max capacity for Andersonville Prison camp?
a)
5,000
b)
10,000
c)
15,000
d)
30,000
55.
Which of the following was the infamous Prison Camp in Georgia during the Civil War?
a)
Andersonville
b)
Macon
c)
Savannah
d)
Atlanta
56.
Why did Sherman want to capture Atlanta?
a)
It was a railroad hub
b)
Industrial Capabilities
c)
Both Choices
d)
None of these
57.
What did Union soldiers do as they marched to the sea?
a)
Lived off the land and took from Georgia Citizens
b)
They killed everybody
c)
Scorched Earth
d)
They peacefully walked through
58.
What city did Sherman capture to end his March to the Sea?
a)
Savannah
b)
Atlanta
c)
Griswoldville
d)
Fort Pulaski
59.
What was the name of Sherman's second campaign that ended in Savannah?
a)
March through Georgia
b)
Savannah Campaign
c)
March to the Sea
d)
March for Savannah
60.
What tactic did Sherman use as opposed to fighting head on battles on his way to Atlanta?
a)
Scorched Earth
b)
Forage Liberally
c)
Go around/Out-Flank
d)
Just fight
61.
What was the name of the campaign to capture Atlanta?
a)
March to Atlanta
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Conquest of Atlanta
d)
Atlanta Conquest
62.
How many military campaigns did Sherman lead through Georgia?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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