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Civil War Cumulative Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the major killer during the Civil War?

a)

weather exposure

b)

disease

c)

battlefield deaths

d)

famine

2.

Which best describes combat during the Civil War?

a)

mostly naval warfare

b)

trench warfare

c)

lots of artillery

d)

man-to-man

3.

One effect of the Civil War was__.

a)

families and friends often fought against one another

b)

all families fought on the same side

c)

most soldiers were protected from exposure to weather

d)

plantations continued to prosper

4.

True or False?


The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans as ship workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers. The Union moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers during the war.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Which of the following best describes Southern troops during the Civil War?

a)

All Southern enlisted men were of legal age to be soldiers

b)

Southern troops were very well trained and prepared for war

c)

Southern troops became increasingly younger and poorly equipped

d)

Southerners had fancy uniforms and expensive weapons

6.

Confederate money became worthless after the Civil War because of __.

a)

the collapse of the Union

b)

excess money was printed

c)

insufficient money was printed

d)

the collapse of the Confederacy

7.

Which of the following would be a way women contributed to the Civil War effort?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Women worked on farms and plantations

b)

Women served as officers in the Union Army

c)

Women nursed the wounded on both sides

d)

Women were left to run businesses in the North

8.

True or False?


Much of the Union was left devastated after the war. Major cities like Richmond and Atlanta had been burned, bridges were torn down, and roads and railroads had been destroyed.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Which statement best describes the income of African American soldiers during the Civil War?

a)

African American soldiers were never paid for fighting

b)

African American soldiers were well paid

c)

African American soldiers were paid more than white soldiers

d)

African American soldiers were not paid as much as white soldiers

10.

Which best describes the African American participation in the Civil War?

a)

African American soldiers mainly fought with the Confederacy

b)

African American soldiers mainly fought with the Union

c)

African Americans served as officers in both the North and the South

d)

African Americans were not permitted to fight on either side

11.

True or False?

White soldiers were paid less than African American soldiers, were discriminated against, and served in segregated units under the command of African American officers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

___ were critical elements influencing important developments in the Civil War, including major battles.

a)

Location and the element of surprise

b)

Topography and Strategy

c)

Location and Topography

13.

The firing on ___ began the Civil War. (April 1861)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

14.

The first battle of ___ in Northern Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. (July 1861)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

15.

The siege at ___ in southern Mississippi divided the South and the North gained control of the Mississippi River. (May-July 1863)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

16.

The Battle of ___ in southern Pennsylvania was the turning point of the war in which the North repelled Lee’s invasion. (July 1863)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

17.

Lee’s surrender to Grant at ___ in 1865 ended the war. (April 1865)

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Manassas

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox Court House

18.

The signing of ___ made “freeing the slaves” the new focus of the war.

a)

Lee's surrender to Grant

b)

the Gettysburg Address

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

19.

After ___ Many free slaves joined the Union army. (January 1863)

a)

Lee's surrender to Grant

b)

the Gettysburg Address

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

20.

___ sent ships to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to prevent enemy troops and supplies getting out and European aid from getting in.

a)

The Confederates

b)

The Union

c)

England

21.

The Union blockade of Southern ports included the ports in ___.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Savannah

b)

Charleston

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

New Orleans

e)

Vicksburg

22.

The ___ was vital for moving Confederate troops and supplies throughout the South.

a)

Missouri River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

23.

The Battle of ___ resulted in the North taking control of the Mississippi River, splitting the South in half.

a)

Manassas

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox

d)

Vicksburg

24.

Battle locations were influenced by the struggle to capture ___.

a)

capital cities

b)

all railroads

c)

all bodies of water

25.

Which city was the capital of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

26.

Which city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

27.

Which topographical advantage would have soldiers not tire as quickly, would be able to move faster, and would be able to see farther when in formation, aiding them in making smart battle plans?

a)

capture of the capital

b)

gaining control of the major rivers

c)

control of the high ground

d)

blockading ports

28.

The Battle at Gettysburg is an example of when ___ influenced the outcome of a battle.

a)

capture of the capital

b)

gaining control of the major rivers

c)

control of the high ground

d)

blockading ports

29.

Who was a sailor and later a Union naval captain and was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

30.

Who became a Representative in the House of Representatives after the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

Jefferson Davis

31.

Who believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

32.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

33.

Who opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

34.

Who urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

35.

Who frightened the South by opposing the spread of slavery?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

36.

Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

37.

Who was determined to preserve the union by force if necessary?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

38.

Who was General of the Union army that defeated Lee?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

39.

Who was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

40.

Who was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war but chose not to fight against his home state of Virginia?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

41.

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

42.

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

43.

Who wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, for the people”?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

44.

Who was a Civil War nurse known as the "Angel of the Battlefield," who created the American Red Cross?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Harriet Tubman

e)

Florence Nightingale

45.

Who was a former slave who promoted African American involvement in the Civil War?

a)

Robert Smalls

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Frederick Douglass

46.

Northernmost slave states that stayed in the Union (did not secede with the South) are known as ___.

a)

Union States

b)

Union Border States

c)

Confederate States

47.

Several counties in one state refused to secede from the Union and later formed the new state of ___ in 1863.

a)

Missouri

b)

Kentucky

c)

Maryland

d)

Delaware

e)

West Virginia

48.

Which map shows the Union?

a)
b)
c)
49.

Which map shows the Union Border States?

a)
b)
c)
50.

Which map shows the Confederate States?

a)
b)
c)
51.

Tensions over the issue of slavery increased as ___.

a)

new territories opened up in the West

b)

Southerners began promoting slavery in the North

c)

the US lost the Mexican-American War

52.

Once a territory had 60,000 people, it could apply to become a state. This was difficult because ___.

a)

most territories would never get 60,000 people to live there

b)

adding new states would upset the balance of power in Congress

c)

most people did not want the US to expand to the West

53.

The South feared the North would take control of Congress and began proclaiming ____ as a way to protect their way of life.

a)

Southern secession

b)

national supremacy

c)

states' rights

54.

Which of the following statements are true?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

The South believed the individual states should have more power than the national government (Congress).

b)

The North believed the individual states should have more power than the national government (Congress).

c)

The South believed the national government has more authority/power.

d)

The North believed the national government has more authority/power.

55.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state and Maine to join as a free state?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

56.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision created an imaginary line below Missouri's Southern border and said no territory above this line could allow slavery?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

57.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision allowed California to join the Union as a free state?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

58.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision divided the Mexican Cession into two Southwest territories, and allowed these two territories to vote on the issue of slavery?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

59.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision made stricter fugitive slave laws, requiring the North to return runaway slaves to the South?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

60.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision gave popular sovereignty to the people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

61.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision said slaves were not citizens, but property, and could be taken into any state or territory by their masters?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

62.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision canceled out all pre-war compromises by opening up all of the US and its territories to slavery?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

63.

Why did the Southern states start to secede and form the Confederate States of America?

a)

A Constitutional amendment banned slavery

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected president

c)

The Supreme Court prevented slavery from spreading to the West

64.

___ believed that the United States was one nation, a union, that could not be separated or divided.

a)

the founding fathers

b)

Abraham Lincoln and many Northerners

c)

Most Southerners

65.

___ believed that states had freely created and joined the Union and could freely leave it.

a)

A majority of all U.S. Citizens

b)

Abraham Lincoln and many Northerners

c)

Most Southerners

66.

What happened after several states seceded from the Union that caused the other Southern states to secede and marked the beginning of the Civil War.

a)

Lincoln was elected president

b)

the Dred Scott Decision

c)

the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

67.

The North was mainly an _____ society in which people held jobs.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

68.

A tariff is ___.

a)

a Civil War Sheriff

b)

a long battle or attack

c)

a tax on imports (goods from other countries)

69.

The South was primarily an ______ society in which people lived in small villages and on farms and plantations.

a)

urban

b)

rural / agricultural

c)

suburban

70.

The North favored tariffs because ___.

a)

it would make goods cheaper

b)

it would increase imports

c)

it would protect factory owners and workers from foreign competition

71.

The South opposed tariffs because ___.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

it would increase the price of manufactured goods

b)

it would increase imports

c)

it would protect farmers from foreign competition

d)

England might stop buying American cotton

72.

Which statement best describes the South's beliefs about the power of government according to the Constitution?

a)

The National Government is supreme over State governments

b)

State governments should have more power than the National Government (States' Rights)

c)

The National and State Governments should have equal power

73.

Which statement best describes the North's beliefs about the power of government according to the Constitution?

a)

The National Government is supreme over State governments

b)

State governments should have more power than the National Government (States' Rights)

c)

The National and State Governments should have equal power

74.

Which statement best describes the North's beliefs about slavery?

a)

It was necessary to keep Northern textile mills running

b)

The Northern economy would be destroyed if slavery ended

c)

Slavery was morally wrong and violated the principles of democracy

75.

Which statement best describes the South's beliefs about slavery?

a)

Slavery should not expand to any new Western territory

b)

The Southern economy would be destroyed if slavery ended

c)

Slavery was morally wrong and violated the principles of democracy

76.

Which major issues divided the Nation?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Cultural Differences

b)

Constitutional Differences

c)

Economic Differences

d)

Slavery