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WorksheetsCivil War Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which is true about the Fugitive Slave Act?
law permitted fugitives to testify on their behalf
people helping runaway slaves often served as witnesses
commissioners benefited from returning slaves to slaveholders
enforcement of law began 10 years after it was passed
How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the U.S.?
slavery would not be permitted in unofficial states
states/territories would decide to permit slavery
slavery would not be permitted anywhere
federal government would have final say on slavery
Which was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
California would enter Union as a free state
more strict fugitive slave law was passed
slavery would not be allowed in any future territories/states
slave trade would end in Washington D.C., but not slavery itself
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe influence the debate over slavery?
pushed for the start of the Civil War
exposed harsh realities of slave life
accused federal government of obeying the southern states
attacked political figures who supported slavery in the South
Who was afraid of losing voting power if there were more free states than slave states?
Southern Senators
Northern Senators
The President
All of Congress
The Compromise of 1850 was passed to satisfy the concerns of leaders from the North and South. Select the answers that were passed to satisfy the concerns of the South.
A strong fugitive slave law would be passed.
California would join the Union as a free state
The slave trade would end in Washington, DC.
Territories from the Mexican Cession would use popular sovereignty to decide on slavery
You have to put each event in chronological order from first to last. There will be 5 questions.
Choose the first event.
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad.
Violence between pro-slavery and antislavery groups starts.
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed.
Rival antislavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed.
The following 5 questions ask you to put each event in chronological order from first to 5th.
Choose the second event.
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad.
Violence between pro-slavery and antislavery groups starts.
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed.
Rival antislavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed.
The following 5 questions ask you to put each event in chronological order from first to 5th.
Choose the third event.
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad.
Violence between pro-slavery and antislavery groups starts.
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed.
Rival antislavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed.
The following 5 questions ask you to put each event in chronological order from first to 5th.
Choose the fourth event.
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad.
Violence between pro-slavery and antislavery groups starts.
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed.
Rival antislavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed.
The following 5 questions ask you to put each event in chronological order from first to 5th.
Choose the fifth event.
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad.
Violence between pro-slavery and antislavery groups starts.
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed.
Rival antislavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed.
How did the Dred Scott decision impact the expansion of slavery?
The Supreme Court ruled that only the people living in the territory could forbid slavery.
The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not forbid slavery from federal territories.
The Supreme Court ruled that the president could not allow slavery into newly acquired lands.
The Supreme Court ruled that slavery could exist only where it did already
What did Preston Brooks do to Charles Sumner on the Senate floor?
beat him with a cane
stabbed him in the back
punched him in the face
pushed him down and spat on him
How did Southern leaders justify secession?
They claimed that the Declaration of Independence gave Southerners the right to revolt against an oppressive government
They used John Locke’s theories of natural law and inalienable rights to justify forming a government that would protect their property
They cited the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which protected property owners against unlawful government attacks on their property
They argued that since each state had voluntarily entered the Union, a state had the right to decide to leave the Union.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Fort Sumter
Which side had more soldiers, money, and weapons?
NORTH
SOUTH
NEITHER
Which side had better trained soldiers and better officers?
NORTH
SOUTH
NEITHER
Which side had a stronger desire to fight?
NORTH
SOUTH
NEITHER
Which side had more railroad tracks and telegraph wires?
NORTH
SOUTH
NEITHER
Which side had a geographical advantage?
NORTH
SOUTH
NEITHER
In the years before the Civil War, _______________ on imported goods led to political conflict between Northern and Southern senators.
Blockades
Boycotts
Tariffs
Shipping rights
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
William Tecumseh Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
How did cotton gin make cotton growing more profitable?
It spun cotton thread into organized spools
It planted cotton plants much faster than by hand
It used a steam engine to process the cotton bolls.
It produced usable cotton fibers quickly and easily
What were some advantages to growing cotton? Pick three.
It provided nutrients to the soil
There was a high demand for it
It was inexpensive to transport
There was little labor involved
It could be stored for a long time
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
to outlaw the Underground Railroad in the South
to make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves
to outlaw the slave trade
to make it a crime to help slaves leave plantations in the South
Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"
the fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery groups in Kansas
the voting of pro-slavery Missouri citizens in the Kansas territorial election
the fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery senators in Congress over Kansas
the elections of rival pro-slavery and antislavery territorial governments in Kansas
What was the importance of the Battle of Antietam?
It prevented the advance of General Pope's army on Richmond and forced his retreat to Washington, DC.
It halted the northern advance of General Lee's army and resulted in heavy casaulties
It forced General McClellan's army away from Richmond and back onto the peninsula
It allowed General Jackson's army to invade the North and threaten Washington, DC.
Which of the following groups were freed officially by the Emancipation Proclamation?
slaves living in border states
slaves living in areas controlled by the Union
slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy
slaves living in western territories
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important to the outcome of the Civil War?
It allowed the Union to divide the Confederacy in two
It caused many Union leaders to call for an end to the war
It ended any chance that Great Britain and France would aid the Confederacy
It forced Union leaders to enact a draft to resupply the Union army with new soldiers
"This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States."
the high percentage of Confederate soldier casaulties
the high percentage of Union soldier casualties
the beginning of the Civil War
the assassination of President Lincoln
Why did very few southerners invest in industry?
It was a better investment to buy land and plant crops
there weren't enough rivers for the waterpower needed to run factories
southerners preferred importing their goods from the North and Europe
the South didn't have the labor necessary to support factory work
Even though they were the largest social group this group did not have the most political power...
planters - those who owned plantations
yeoman - small farmers
poor whites - hunted, fished, had small gardens and did odd jobs
industrial class - those who lived in urban centers on the coast
What was a constant threat to the family life of a slave?
having a family member assigned to work in the planter's house
having a family member freed
having a family member sold
having a family member "loaned" to an area business or small farm
Which of the following correctly describes the slave culture in the Americas?
Since they were broken apart so much, families were an unimportant part of slave culture
Slaves viewed religion as a refuge, which game them a sense of self-worth and hope for freedom.
Slaves shared common cultural backgrounds and languages that they brought with them to the Americas.
Since they had little free time, slaves had no opportunity to express themselves through art, dance, and music.
Which of these was an outcome of Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion?
Nat Turner was able to get the plantation owners to meet some of his demands.
States adopted new slave codes that were more strict.
Nat Turner escaped to the North and joined the abolition movement
The rebels were allowed to return to their plantations with only minor punishments.
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have on people in the North?
Many northerners did not want to break the new law and stopped helping fugitive slaves
Many northerners were angered by the new law and began to talk of secession.
Many northerners approved of the new law and turned against the abolitionists.
Many northerners were outraged by the treatment of fugitive slaves and joined the abolitionist cause.
How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?
He won a clear majority of the popular vote.
Three other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote
He won over southern voters by promising not to interfere with slavery.
Three other candidates split the slave-state vote and failed to win more than one free state.
What was the symbolism of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It described how the war would be won
It defined what the Union was fighting against
It outlined how new civil rights would be extended
It restated the principles and values of the Union
