WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Law in 1820 that prevented slavery north of the 36 degree, 30'N parallel and allowed Maine to enter as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
Protective Tariff
Missouri Compromise
Sectionalism
Kansas Nebraska Act
Law passed in 1850 that required citizens to catch runaway slaves and return them to the South; judges earned $10 per slave returned to the South
Fugitive Slave Law
Protective Tariff
Missouri Compromise
Sectionalism
The abolitionist who planned a slave revolt by attacking the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA and was captured and later executed for his involvement in "Bleeding Kansas" was...
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas
Sam Houston
John Brown
Which political party was established in 1854 as an anti-slavery party?
Republican
Democrat
Federalist
Whig
In what year did the Civil War begin with the firing upon Ft. Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina?
1836
1861
1845
1876
The act of withdrawing from an organized body is known as...
Abolition
Popular Sovereignty
Annexation
Secession
"We think they [people of African ancestry] are...not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizen' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States."
The excerpt above is taken from the 1857 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case known as...
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Marbury v. Madison
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What were some advantages of the NORTH/UNION during the Civil War?
North had almost 4 times as many free citizens as the south - 22 million
Fighting in unfamiliar land
strong industrial base
70% of railroads
strong navy
What were some advantages of the SOUTH/CONFEDERACY during the Civil War?
Fighting defensive war
defending homeland/fighting on home turf
population of 9 million
few factories
strong military traditions
Which side had the following strategies to win the Civil War?
-Block Ports
-Control the Mississippi
-Capture the capitol of Richmond, VA
The Union (North)
The Confederacy (South)
Which side had the following strategies to win the Civil War?
-Fight a Defensive War
-Rely on European nations to provide money/supplies
-take out Capitol Washington, DC
The Union (North)
The Confederacy (South)
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Who was the President of the Union/USA during the Civil War?
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
What declared slaves in the rebel states of the South free in Sept. of 1862?
Emancipation Proclamation
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Dred Scott Decision
What is the name of the famous speech given by President Lincoln at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg?
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
The Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Confederates seceding
U.S Constitution
In which battle does the Union succeed in taking control of the Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in half?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Petersburg
Battle of the Alamo
Which Civil War general believed in the "total war" philosophy?
General Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Sam Houston
General Ulysses S. Grant
Fill in the blanks: General Lee surrenders to General Grant in ________ _________ in April of 1865.
Richmond, Virginia
Washington DC
Appomattox Courthouse
Fort Sumter
Which of the following are military campaigns fought in Texas?
Fighting at Galveston
Battle of Sabine Pass
Red River Campaign
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Vicksburg
What industries were established in Texas after the Civil War?
ammunition factories
iron foundries
gunpowder mills
ship building
airplane factories
General Gordon Granger read Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865. This event is celebrated in Texas as...
Battle of the Flowers
Juneteenth
FIESTA
Independence Day
Freedom Day
President Lincoln was assassinated and died on April of ______, six days after the war was over.
1865
1845
1861
1821
All of the following were reasons for Texans to fight for the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the Civil War except:
Texans believed in States' Rights and the right to secede.
Texans wanted to stay in the Union and follow the Constitution
Texans wanted to own slaves to support their agricultural economy.
Who was the author of the abolitionist novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Mary Todd Lincoln
Julia Grant
Where were most of the significant battles in Texas fought?
Along the Brazos River
In San Antonio, TX
Along the Gulf of Mexico; to stop the Union Blockade
On the border between Louisiana and Texas
