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Mexican American war quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the president of the Confederate States?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Alexander H. Stephens

c)

Franklin Pierce

d)

Ueli Maurer

2.

What was the direct result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was declared illegal in the Union and Confederacy

b)

Slaves in border states were freed.

c)

All slaves in the Union were freed.

d)

Slaves in Confederate states were freed.

3.

Which term best describes the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Small-scale

b)

Turning point

c)

Bloodless

d)

Endgame

4.

What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Mexican-American War?

a)

As President, he ordered American troops to attack .

b)

He was a close advisor to the sitting President.

c)

As a Senator, he voted in favor of the war.

d)

As a Congressman, he opposed the war.

5.

How many people died as a result of the Civil War?

a)

300,000

b)

620,000

c)

644,000

d)

500,000

6.

What communication invention helps the Union win the war?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Typewriter

c)

RailRoad

d)

Aerial Reconnaissance

7.

The Union referred to the states...

a)

In the North

b)

in the West

c)

In the South

d)

on the border of the North & South

8.

What was the PRIMARY, or MOST IMPORTANT cause of the Civil War?

a)

Railroad

b)

War

c)

Slavery

d)

Shooting

9.

Robert E. Lee was a general for the...

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

None of these

10.

Which amendment granted voting rights to all African-Americans & former slaves?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

11.

Clara Barton founded the organization called

a)

The Make a Wish Foundation

b)

The Red Cross

c)

St. Jude's Children Hospital

d)

Health & Human Services

12.

Which amendment outlawed slavery?;

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

13.

Which amendment granted full citizenship to all African-Americans & former slaves?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

15th

14.

Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the...

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

None of these

15.

The North wrecked Southern infrastructure, to impair communications. What's infrastructure?

a)

RailRoads

b)

Homes

c)

Livestock

d)

Troops