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Civil War Review

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Southern states __________ from the Union and formed the ______________ States of America.

a)

seceded ------ Confederate

b)

ceded ------- United

c)

seceded ------- United

d)

ceded ------- Confederate

2.

The Southern economy was based on _____________ agriculture using ________ labor.

a)

plantation --------- slave

b)

industry --------- wage

c)

farming ---------- slave

d)

gold mining --------- union

3.

The single bloodiest day of the Civil War, which resulted in a Northern victory.

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Battle of Manassas

4.

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the rebellious Confederate states by issuing the ______________

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Freedom Declaration

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

5.

The commander of the Confederate Army

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

6.

This Supreme Court case determined that African Americans were not citizens, could not be free, and could appear in court.

a)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

7.

Chief Justice Roger Taney's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case determined ......


(select ALL that apply)

a)

African Americans were not citizens

b)

African Americans could not appear in court

c)

African Americans could purchase their freedom

d)

African Americans could escape to freedom in the North

8.

What were the causes of the Civil War?


(Select all that apply)

a)

Slavery - the North opposed it, the South supported it

b)

Sectionalism - tensions rose between different sections of the country

c)

States' Rights - the South believed the states had the right to decide slavery

d)

Secession: The action of withdrawing membership from a country

9.

Tensions rose between the North, South, and West in the United States in the early 1800s. This led to the Civil War and is known as ...

a)

sectionalism

b)

slavery

c)

states' rights

d)

secession

10.

This bill admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while prohibiting slavery north of the 36-30 line

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

11.

This state became free under the Compromise of 1850.

a)

Nebraska

b)

Arizona

c)

Texas

d)

California

12.

The number one issue in America by 1850 was

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

Political Parties

13.

Abolitionists were

a)

for slavery.

b)

against slavery.

c)

for American expansion.

d)

neutral.

14.
What overturned the Missouri Compromise's use of the latitude boundary line?
a)
FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
b)
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
c)
KANSAS NEBRASKA ACT
d)
CONSOLODATION ACT
15.
Texas was a state that DID NOT allow slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
17.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
18.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
19.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
20.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
21.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
22.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
23.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
24.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
25.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
26.
Which side was pro-slavery?
a)
North
b)
South
27.
The two major causes of the Civil War were slavery and.....
a)
states' rights
b)
cotton
c)
tariffs 
d)
factories 
28.
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Abe Lincoln
d)
Dred Scott
29.
An abolitionist that led a raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Brown
c)
Stonewall Jackson
30.
Which side was anti-slavery?
a)
North
b)
South
31.
Abraham Lincoln's role during the Civil War was....
a)
President of the Confederacy
b)
President of the United States
c)
General of the Union
d)
General of the South
32.
Which side was industrialized?
a)
North 
b)
South 
c)
East 
d)
West
33.
What does "secede" mean?
a)
leave or withdraw
b)
to join
c)
to accomplish something
d)
to gain a new state
34.
What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
a)
to free the slaves
b)
to preserve the Union
c)
to write Emancipation Proclamation
d)
to preserve the states' rights of the South
35.
This person was the President of the Confederate States of America. 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
John Brown
36.
Confederate general of the Confederate Army of North Virginia.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Stonewall Jackson
37.
This person was the Commander of the Union Army and took over the Mississippi River.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
John Brown
38.
This battle was considered the "turning point" of the Civil War and it was the bloodiest. 
a)
Battle at Gettysbury
b)
Battle at Antietam
c)
Battle at Vicksburg
d)
Battle at Fort Sumter
39.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired where?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Charlotte

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Florida

40.

Confederates were the people of the __________ states.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

41.

The Union were the people of the _______________ states.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

42.

An abolitionist was a person who thought slavery was good.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What was the process of reuniting the country and rebuilding the South after the Civil War?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Deconstruction

c)

Predistruction

d)

Oldestruction

44.

_______________________ invented the cotton gin.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

William Sherman

c)

Eli Whitney

45.

The purpose of the abolitionist movement was ____________.

a)

allow slaves in the western territories

b)

encourage slave revolts

c)

outlaw slavery

46.
Sectionalism?
a)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
b)
to withdraw or break away from a a nation
c)
a religious meeting
d)
an official expression of opinion by a group
47.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry? 
a)
North
b)
South
48.
Many people wanted to abolish slavery.  What does abolish mean?
a)
Start paying more money.
b)
Run away from.
c)
Take care of yourself.
d)
Do away with.
49.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture? 
a)
North
b)
South
50.
What Increased tensions between the North and the South?
a)
The capital of Virginia becoming Richmond.
b)
The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
c)
The Climate and geography of the North and South.
d)
The Arguments over the growth of the military.
51.
What woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Mary Lincoln
52.
"To set free" is the definition of which word?
a)
Enumerate
b)
Emancipate
c)
Enunciate
d)
Encriminate
53.
allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
The Declaration of Sentiments
d)
Harper's Ferry
54.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
55.

This event began as a disagreement over whether or not slavery should be allowed in Kansas.

a)

"Bleeding Kansas"

b)

Kansas Compromise

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

We are not in Kansas anymore Dorothy

56.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
57.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
58.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
59.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
60.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
61.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
62.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
63.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
64.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
65.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
66.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
67.
Made African Americans citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
68.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
69.
Abolished slavery throughout the United States.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
70.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
a)
impeaching him
b)
killing him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
trying to get him out in the next election
71.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
72.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
73.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon

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