Worksheets8th Grade Civil War Test Topic 6
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
“[T]hat we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Which best summarizes Lincoln's point in the Gettysburg Address?
Soldiers should have more power
Government of the people, by the people and for the people is no longer important
Presidents should decide all important issues
Americans can honor the dead soldiers by continuing our democratic government
This document above freed enslaved African-Americans in
The Union slave states
The Confederate states in rebellion against the Union
The Confederate states under Union control
Both the Union and Confederate states
The main reason the Confederacy eventually began drafting soldiers from ages 17 to 50 was because
Many soldiers in the Confederacy had deserted in favor of the Union
The rising death tolls forced the Confederacy to enlist more soldiers
Confederate leaders thought to win they needed a large infantry
Over half of Confederate soldiers were in Union prisoner of war camps
As part of the Missouri Compromise _________________was admitted to the Union as a free state and ________________ was admitted as a slave state.
Missouri; Maine
Missouri; Kentucky
Kentucky; Missouri
Maine; Missouri
What were the South's advantages during the Civil War?
They had a large population and large farms producing food
They had a superior transportation system and better trained officers
They were fighting on their home territory and were defending their way of life
They had more manufacturing and a large population
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska act anger many northerners?
They thought it went against the Missouri Compromise's promise to keep slavery from spreading.
They suspected it was a political move enacted to increase property taxes in the West.
They were convinced the new act would lead to violence in the West.
They reasoned that it unfairly challenged the Compromise of 1850.
What contribution to the war effort is shown in this image?
Medical and surgical technique development
Women accompanying their wounded husbands to a field hospital
Women's involvement as nurses
The creation of the American Red Cross
According to Lincoln, why did the Constitution give him the right to suspend habeas corpus?
During wartime, people were not guaranteed the right to a trial.
Not enough judges were available to hear cases during the war.
The draft riots were examples of rebellion that threatened the public safety.
Confederate soldiers had committed treason against the United States.
Why did the Confederates finally surrender at Appomattox?
The Confederates had run out of their weapons and ammunition.
Lee knew that the Union was outnumbered by the Confederates.
The Confederates had lost every battle leading up to Appomattox.
Lee knew the Confederates were no longer in a position to fight effectively.
According to the chart, which state were the majority of Civil War battles fought?
Tennessee
Maryland
Virginia
Mississippi
Why would Lincoln support the Wilmot Proviso?
Because it allowed slavery in the Mexican Cession
Because it banned slavery from spreading into the Mexican Cession
Because Wilmot was one of his allies in the Republican party
Because it agreed with the Dred Scott decision
Despite southern protests, what gave the western territories the right to request to enter the Union as free states?
The Wilmot Proviso
Secession of states
Popular sovereignty
The Missouri Compromise
Which of the following is most likely the reason for Brown’s lack of emotion during his sentencing?
He accepted the fact that what he had done was wrong.
He was confident the charges would be dropped by a federal court.
He was sure his raid would lead to the immediate abolition of slavery.
He knew his actions would bring national attention to the abolitionist movement.
Read the following excerpt from a Confederate soldier’s letter home to his family in 1862.
“Our regiment did not have many wounded nor killed but a good many taken prisoners. . . . Pa, I want you to have me a pair of boots made. Those shoes you had made for me ripped all to pieces. Our regiment used everything we had. I have no blanket nor any clothes but what I have got.”
What aspect of war does this soldier’s letter exhibit?
Many soldiers were killed or wounded in most battles.
About 25 percent of Confederate soldiers deserted during the war.
Soldiers suffered from poor conditions and inadequate supplies.
Soldiers had to forage the countryside for food.
How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
The new law required all citizens to help catch African Americans trying to escape slavery, and be subject to a fine or jail time if they refused and set up courts to judge runaway slaves
You got a bonus with the new Slave Act if you captured slaves
Northerners could opt out of capturing slaves if their views were anti-slavery
The penalties for not capturing slaves were reduced
New technology made the Civil War more deadly than any previous war.
True
False
Inconclusive
A military action to block or prevent supplies from coming in or out is a
Blockade
Siege
Charge
Using Guerilla Warfare
What were the Northern advantages during the Civil War?
They had more railroads, farmland and people
They were fighting on their own land and had more railroads
They had the top generals and more people
They had better trained officers and more farmland
Which attack formally started the Civil War?
Attack of Gettysburg
Attack at Shiloh
Siege at Vicksburg
Attack at Fort Sumter
At this battle 51,000 soldiers died, making it the "bloodiest battle" of the Civil War; Lincoln gave a speech there later to commemorate the lives lost
Vicksburg
Fredericksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
The Confederates won this battle and the Union ran into "Stonewall" Jackson
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
Which General was too cautious during the Civil War?
McClellan
Sherman
Lee
Grant
What was the effect of the Civil War on the South?
Their economy was devastated
Their economy benefited
They increased economic production
They created more jobs
How did African Americans help the Union during the war?
As generals
As doctors
As soldiers
As military advisors
Which was a cause of the Civil War?
Immigration
Cotton production
Foreign interference
Slavery
What were the effects of the Battle of Shiloh?
North controlled a railroad center and the Mississippi River
South controlled a railroad center and the Mississippi River
Very few men were casualties
The south gained morale
Gen. Grant ordered his generals to practice "total war" which means
All your troops must fight at once
Destroy your enemy's army, resources and will to fight
Fighting until all of your ammo is gone
Using all of your available weaponry
The "bloodiest day" of the Civil War happened at
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Shiloh
A system of required military service is called
A Draft
Lottery
Volunteering
A Punishment
What effect did the Civil War have on women?
They had to stay home and cook
They had little opportunities to help
They had to assume the roles left by men
They had to join the military
Which battle did Grant use the tactic of a Siege to gain control of a strategic position on the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
What were conditions like for prisoners of war?
Comfortable and spacious
Harsh, many died in the camps
Surprisingly clean
Great, they actually received medical care
Which General led the "March to the Sea", destroying everything in his path?
Grant
Sherman
Burnshide
McClellan
What was a huge mistake from General Lee?
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Pickett's Charge
Battle of Fredericksburg
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
James Longstreet
