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Civil War

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
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1.

Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Slavery

c)

State's Rights

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2.

The Missouri Compromise said:

a)

Missouri could join the Union as a slave state, Maine would join as a free state.

b)

States north of the Mason-Dixon line would be slave states, states south of the line would be free.

c)

Missouri could join the Union as a free state, Maine would join as a slave state.

d)

None of these

3.

Which act allowed the people in each territory to vote on allowing slavery?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Texas-New Mexico Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

4.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
5.
This initial agreement called the ____________ allowed there to be a balance of free states and slave states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
State's Rights Law
6.

Plantations and small farms, slave labor, and cash crops are examples of the geographic and economic factors of this region.

a)

North

b)

South

7.

Which of the following placed an invisible line between free and slave territories?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

8.
Which of the following required that ordinary citizens return slaves who had escaped north back to their original owners? 
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
9.

Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory

b)

It gave territories north of the line created in the Missouri Compromise the right to have slaves.

c)

Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

d)

Slaves who escaped slavery had to be returned to slavery.

10.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
a person who is against slavery
b)
a person who believes slavery should be allowed
c)
a person who is on the run from the law or is in hiding
d)
a settlement of a dispute 
11.

Why was popular sovereignty important in the Civil War?

a)

People could make political decisions for themselves.

b)

To vote, you could send a letter of who you wanted to vote for

c)

All new states entering the US had to be free states.

d)

Congress could determine if the state, in which you're living, was going to be a slave state or a free state.

12.

This law said that the Kansas and Nebraska territories could decide if they wanted to be a slave state or free state.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

13.

Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...

a)

Red

b)

Gray

c)

Brown

d)

Blue

14.

Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...

a)

Red

b)

Brown

c)

Gray

d)

Blue

15.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
16.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout 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
17.

Abraham Lincoln guided the United States through which war?

a)

China War

b)

Civil War

c)

World War II

d)

English War

18.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation end in the United States?

a)

laws

b)

debt

c)

slavery

d)

war

19.

Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Vicksburg

c)

The Battle of Bull Run

d)

Gettysburg

20.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
21.
The border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were all
a)
free states that sided with the Union 
b)
completely unified in their feelings about the war 
c)
against President Lincoln’s war policies
d)
slave states that did not join the Confederacy 
22.
This amendment abolished slavery. 
a)
12th 
b)
13th 
c)
14th
d)
15th
23.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Confederate Army
b)
Union Amry
24.

Who was 18th President of the United States and the lead general of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Robert E Lee

25.

Who was the Commander of the Confederate Army of Virginia during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Mrs. Mattox

d)

Ulysses S Grant

26.

Where did General Robert E Lee surrender?

a)

The White House

b)

Kennesaw Mountain

c)

AppoMATTOX Court House

d)

Fort Sumter

27.

What was the Battle of the Ironclads?

a)

The first battle of the Civil War.

b)

Sherman's march to the sea.

c)

The battle between Iron Man and Iron Monger.

d)

The first battle involving naval warships.

28.

John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory at _____, West Virginia in 1859.

a)

Howardville

b)

Harpers Ferry

c)

Charleston

29.

Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.

a)

Union States of America

b)

Confederate States Of America

c)

Confederate Union

30.

This slave sued his master for his freedom after residing in a free state for an extended period of time.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

31.

Who was Harriet Tubman?

a)

A slave owner

b)

A conductor for the underground railroad

c)

First female president

d)

A confederate Soldier

32.

Why do you think Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was so powerful?

a)

It told the horrors of slavery.

b)

It discussed Abraham Lincoln's road to the White House.

c)

The book criticized the North for owning slaves.

d)

The book criticized California for entering the Union as a slave state.

33.

What did the Revolutionary War and the Civil War have in common?

a)

Both wars ended in Virginia

b)

The same armies fought in each war

c)

The British lost both wars

d)

Both wars began in the same city

34.

Sherman and his troops headed to Savannah after capturing Atlanta, using total war along the way. This was called ______.

a)

First shots fired at Fort Sumter

b)

The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

35.

Congress created this organization, which gave food, clothing, medical care, and legal advice to poor blacks and whites. It also set up hospitals, schools, and jobs for many people.

a)

United Nations

b)

Congress

c)

US Postal Service

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

36.

This abolitionist raided Harper's Ferry in an attempt to steal weapons from the federal armory. He wanted to arm the slaves and freedom fighters in the war against the south.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

John Brown

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Dred Scott

37.

What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton known for?

a)

Abolition

b)

Woman's suffrage movement

c)

Women's rights

d)

All of the above.

38.

This movement demanded a woman's right to vote in America. The Constitution was ratified in 1920 to include this right in the 19th amendment. This is known as ______.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Woman's suffrage

c)

abolition

39.

States' rights, the election of Abraham Lincoln, farming economy in the south and the need for slave labor, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Secession were all causes of _____.

a)

the Civil War

b)

The Indian Removal Act

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the Women's Suffrage Movement

40.

What were some of the effects of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery still allowed in the southern states, Hawaii became the 40th state, the southern states seceding from the Union

b)

Donald Trump becoming president, the invention of the airplane, the Emancipation Proclamation, women's suffrage

c)

Loss of many lives, Emancipation Proclamation, Reconstruction, the division of Virginia - making West Virginia the 35th state

41.

Who was president of the Confederate States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E Lee

42.

In May 1864, Union soldiers marched into Georgia. The Confederates fought back all summer. This was called _____.

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Stone Mountain Battle

c)

the Atlanta Campaign

d)

Mayor Andrew Young Campaign

43.

This person was a General in the Union army, during the Civil War. He was a large part of why the Union won the Civil War.

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

William T Sherman

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Mrs. Roy

44.

This person was a General in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He got his nickname, "Stonewall" from standing his ground "like a stone wall" during the Battle of Bull Run.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William T Sherman

c)

Thomas Jackson

d)

Ms. Miltenis

45.

Some effects of the Civil War on the North and the South were _____.

a)

the economy in the north grew, while the economy in the south suffered, people in the south had to rebuild, the north had a great deal of war debt.

b)

slavery prospered, Lincoln was president for another 4 years after the Civil war, the north's economy grew

c)

land in the south was destroyed, but the south's economy grew, George Washington was elected president