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10/24 - BSP 8 Civil War Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
d)

The Whig party

2.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
Confederate States of the Union
b)
Confederate States Of America
c)
Confederate Union
3.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
4.
Identify a reason the eleven Southern states seceded from the Union?
a)
They wanted to abolish slavery.
b)
They wanted their own flag.
c)
They wanted to keep slavery.
d)
They did not believe in states' rights.
5.
Identify the event that officially started the Civil War.
a)
The attack at Fort Sumter
b)
The disagreements between North and South
c)
The Border States
d)
The disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners
6.

Secede means

a)

Become a part of

b)

Join together

c)

Separate away from

d)

Be successful

7.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
8.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
9.

What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?

a)

Heavy industrial development

b)

A network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops

c)

Superior military leadership

d)

An alliance with Britain and France

10.

What was Lincoln's main goal in the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

To abolish slavery

b)

To end British control of the Western territories

c)

To make a profit selling war supplies

d)

To preserve the Union

11.

Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?

a)

Heavy military support for Great Britain

b)

More experienced generals

c)

Southern Nationalism

d)

More soldiers and factories

12.

This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.

a)

Runaway and Return Act

b)

Underground Railroad Act

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Southern Slave Act

13.

How did the Civil War affect civilians (non-soldiers ) on the home front in the north and south? Explain and provide at least four examples total.

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14.

Why did Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus in Maryland? Provide the historical context of his decision.

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15.

The first state to secede was ___________

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Alabama

d)

Mississippi

16.

How did soldiers experience the Civil War when they were not in battle? Explain and provide at least four specific examples.

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17.
This woman was a nurse during the Civil War, and later founded the Red Cross.
a)
W. O. Hair Hall 
b)
 Clara Barton 
c)
Molly Pitcher 
d)
 Francis Spinner 
18.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Confederate

d)

Independent

19.

The Union army ...

a)

represented the northern states and wore grey

b)

represented the southern states and wore grey

c)

represented the northern states and wore blue

d)

represented the southern states and wore grey

20.

The Confederate army...

a)

represented the northern army and wore grey

b)

represented the southern army and wore grey

c)

represented the northern army and wore blue

d)

represented the southern army and wore blue

21.

How did new technology impact the Civil War? Provide at least two examples and how each affected the war.

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