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Total questions: 105

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Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Texas achieve statehood ?

a)

1846

b)

1845

c)

1844

d)

1843

2.

When did mexico refuse to recognize Texas Independence until ?

a)

1846

b)

1845

c)

1833

d)

1865

3.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
4.
To break away from, or withdraw from something
a)
Abolish
b)
Secede
c)
Repeal
d)
Compromise
5.
This act tried to maintain a balance of power in Congress between the southern slave states and the northern free states
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Missouri Compromise 1820
6.
This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger
a)
Of Mice and Men
b)
Fugitives
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Life of a Slave
7.
Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?
a)
It was a novel about slavery
b)
It was an example of an uprising against slavery
c)
It helped repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Harper's Ferry was a slave
8.
In 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at:
a)
Fort Bragg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Summer Camp
d)
Antietam
9.
Who was elected president in 1860?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Alexander Stephens
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
10.
What event determined that slaves and free blacks were not citizens and were denied the rights of citizenship?
a)
Dred Scot Case
b)
Georgia Platform
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
11.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
12.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
13.
The first state to secede from the Union was?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Arkansas
d)
South Carolina
14.
This battle was a Union victory but McClellan failed to finish or pursue Lee.  It also was the bloodiest day in American history.
a)
Battle of Shiloh
b)
Seven Days Battle
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
15.
What Union general did Lincoln fire in November of 1862 after he failed to pursue Lee after the Battle of Antietam?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William Tecumseh Sherman
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
16.

According to the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved people would only be set free in what parts of the country?

a)

Only the states still at war with the Union

b)

In the border states loyal to the Union

c)

Confederate lands already captured by the Union

d)

Kansas

17.
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, the focus of the Civil War was no longer about keeping the Union together but to  ____________
a)
end Southern Control in Kentucky
b)
end Slavery
c)
end Northern abuse towards the South
d)
end Jefferson Davis's presidency 
18.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
19.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
20.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
21.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
22.
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
23.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
24.
The Civil War began in ______.
a)
1865
b)
1860
c)
1861
25.
The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Brown
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
26.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
27.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
The North (Union)
b)
the "freed slaves"
c)
The South (Confederacy)
28.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
29.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
30.
William Lloyd Garrison was the founder of which antislavery newspaper?
a)
The Examiner
b)
The Liberator
c)
The New York Times
d)
The Independence Gazette
31.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
32.
A person who wants to end slavery is called __________________________________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Judge
c)
Abolitionist
d)
Justice
33.
Gave black men the right to vote.
a)
13nd Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
34.
Gave citizenship and equal protection to anyone born in the U.S. 
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
35.
Abolished Slavery in all of the United States
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
36.
First African-American to be elected into the U.S. Senate, represented Mississippi. 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
37.
Supreme Union General during the Civil War and later served as President.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
38.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War.  
a)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
39.
Supreme Confederate General during the Civil War.
a)
Robert E Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Stonewall Jackson
40.

Confederate General who sttod like a "Stone Wall" against the Union at the Battle of Bull Run, helping the Confederacy win, which shocked the Union.

a)

Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

41.
This territory was purchased by Jefferson from France, doubling the size of the United States.
a)
Magna Carta 1215
b)
Civil War 1861-1865
c)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
d)
United States Expansion 
42.
Union (North) vs Confederate (South) over sectionalism, states' rights, tariffs, and slavery.
a)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
b)
The Civil War 1861-1865
c)
The Magna Carta 1215
d)
French and American War
43.

African American soldier that fought with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War, first black soldier to win the Medal of Honor.

a)

Philip Bazaar

b)

William Carney

c)

Hiram Rhoades Revel

44.
Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steam boat
c)
cotton gin
d)
interchangeable parts
45.
In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dredd Scott Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
46.
Who wrote the North Star newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Phyllis  Wheatley
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
47.
Ships that sail into and out of blockaded area
a)
Biily Yank
b)
Blockade Runner
c)
Blockade
d)
Ironclad
48.
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
Idk
c)
16th
d)
15th
49.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
What is this😬
50.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
51.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
52.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)

Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
53.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
54.
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 forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
55.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
56.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
57.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
58.
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
59.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
60.
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
61.

What is a tariff?

a)

A Vote

b)

A tax

c)

A type of economy

d)

A type of flower

62.

How were the economy of the North and South different

a)

North and South had manufacturing

b)

North had manufacturing and the South had agriculture

c)

North and South had agriculture

d)

North had agricultural economy and South had manufacturing

63.
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Secession
64.
Every state north of Missouri's southern border had to be what kind of state?
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Frontier
d)
Sovereign
65.
What idea was introduced by the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Sucession
c)
Limited Government
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
66.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
67.
At the end of a harvest, a plantation owner would usually pay a sharecropper:
a)
a portion of the crops that were produced.
b)
all of the crops that were produced.
c)
nothing.
d)
the cash that was earned when the crops were sold.
68.

The people who believed in Manifest Destiny believed that __________.

a)

Mexico had the right to claim California

b)

the United States had the right to claim new lands

c)

people who owned land in California were allowed to keep it

d)

American Indians would receive land grants from the government

69.
Mexican Cession is....
a)
the result of the Treaty of Guacamole Hildago and gives America the present-day states of North and South Dakota and Montana
b)
the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago and gives America the present-day states of California, Nevada and Utah.
c)
the result of the Battle of the Alamo
d)
a value meal at Taco Bell
70.

Which of the following best explains the importance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

It was a peace treaty signed by the US and Mexico, successfully ending the US-Mexican War.

b)

It was a treaty signed by Mexico and Spain during the US-Mexican War in which Spain agreed to send troops to Mexico to aid in the fight.

c)

It was a treaty signed by Texas and the Cherokee during the US-Mexican War in which the Cherokee agreed to fight on the side of Texas.

d)

It was a treaty signed by Texas and the US, forcing all male Texas citizens over 18 to enlist in the US military.

71.

While the idea of annexing Texas was popular in the southern states of the US, which of the following best explains why many of the northern states were opposed to the idea?

a)

They were worried that the people of Texas would be unwilling to pay taxes to the US government.

b)

They were worried that Texas did not have enough resources to help the US economically.

c)

They were concerned about the number of Native Americans living in Texas.

d)

They were concerned about adding another slave state to the union.

72.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
73.
Who was president at this time?
a)
George Washington
b)
Obama
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Thomas Jefferson
74.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
75.

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas?

a)

peanuts

b)

sugar cane

c)

potatoes

d)

cotton

76.

Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?

a)

Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy

b)

the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war

c)

the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades

d)

Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier

77.

All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT:

a)

fought along the Rio Grande River

b)

fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North

c)

stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides

d)

last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas

78.
Who was the commander of the Union army? 
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln 
79.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all... 
a)
Battles of the Mexican Revolution. 
b)
Civil War battles in Texas. 
c)
Turning points for the Civil War. 
d)
Part of the Texas Revolution. 
80.
Appomattox Court House is important because....
a)
This is where the South got new weapons
b)
this is where the South kidnapped President Lincoln
c)
this is where the Civil War ended and the South surrendered.
d)
This is where both sides enjoyed a concert in the park
81.
The word surrender means "to give up".  Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
82.
The suurender at Appomattox Court House officially ended the Civil War. What do you think happened next?
a)
The second Civil War permanently split the US into two different countries
b)
The South rejoined the US, slavery was abolished and we became a model of industrialization.
c)
Lincoln remained President for the next 50 years.
d)
We went to war with England, AGAIN.
83.
Who did Ulysses S. Grant choose to capture Atlanta?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
William T. Sherman
84.
What was Sherman's plan to end the war quickly?
a)
Asking soldiers to surrender
b)
Total war
c)
Capture as many confederates as possible
85.

What General led the "March to the Sea"

a)

General William Sherman

b)

General Ulysses S. Grant

86.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
87.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
88.
This was the main cause that caused the South to secede because they said they did not have to follow the Federal laws 
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
John Brown's Raid
c)
State's Rights
d)
Fort Sumter
89.
Which one of  the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?
a)
Farming
b)
Slavery
c)
State's Rights
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
90.
Abolish means to....
a)
separate
b)
get rid of
c)
make more of
d)
bring together
91.
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
92.
Who was the main General of the Union?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
93.
This was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Chickamauga
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
94.
This is the Battle where Stonewall Jackson got his nickname and showed the country it would be a long war. 
a)
Battle of Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Chattanooga
95.
This was the turning point of the Civil War.
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Fort Sumter
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Chickamauga
96.
Sherman went from Atlanta to Savannah with his men and torched everything in his path. 
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
97.
This is the location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War. 
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
98.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
99.
How many years was the Civil War?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
100.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1862
d)
1863
101.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1862
b)
1861
c)
1864
d)
1865
102.
This was Lincoln's famous speech that began with the words... "4 score and 7 years ago.."
a)
Emancipation Proclamation 
b)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Lee's Surrender
103.
Where was the Battle of Gettysburg at?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
104.

When Reconstruction began, Abraham Lincoln's main goal was to

a)

quickly restore the Union

b)

punish the South for seceding

c)

deny African Americans the right to vote

d)

station federal troops throughout the South

105.

How did Abraham Lincoln die?

a)

He killed himself

b)

He was assassinated

c)

He didn't

d)

A sickness

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