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8th, Civil War (up to Fort Sumter)

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During his presidency, Lincoln was not completely popular in the North and despised in the South.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
Abe grew up in a ______ _____ house.
a)
big mansion
b)
little cottage
c)
log cabin
d)
old castle
3.
He was known as "Honest Abe" because he was _____ and _____.
a)
rude and selfish
b)
angry and mean
c)
honest and trustworthy
d)
tall and strong
4.
Abraham Lincoln became the _____ president.
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
20th
d)
16th
5.

Lincoln was president during the _____.

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Civil War

d)

Great War

6.
President Lincoln worked hard to end _____.
a)
slavery
b)
school
c)
the constitution
d)
sickness
7.
The Lincoln Memorial is in _____.
a)
New York City
b)
Dodge City
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Chicago
8.
Abraham Lincoln's face is on the _____ and the _____.
a)
quarter, one dollar bill
b)
nickel, ten dollar bill
c)
dime, twenty dollar bill
d)
penny, five dollar bill
9.
What political party did Lincoln belong to?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Confederate
d)
Federalist
10.
Where was President Lincoln assassinated?
a)
Lincoln Theatre, Washington DC
b)
Lindy Theatre, Washington DC
c)
Frees Theatre, Washington DC
d)
Ford Theatre, Washington DC
11.

What was the name of the man who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

Jeffery Wilkes Boothe

b)

Jeremy Wilkes Boothe

c)

John Wilkes Boothe

d)

John Walker Boothe

12.

The word assassinate means?

a)

to help a person

b)

to like a person

c)

to kill an important person

d)

to look at a person

13.

Who fought in the Civil War?

a)

The southern and northern states.

b)

The United States and England.

c)

Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.

14.

What happened right after the Civil War ended?

a)

The 13 Amendment was passed.

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

c)

Lincoln was killed.

15.
The southern states ___________, meaning they decided they didn't want to be a part of the United States anymore  .
a)
interceded
b)
preceded
c)
seceded
d)
succeeded
16.
Who favored city life and manufactured most of the nations products?
a)
North
b)
South
17.
Who was more agricultural and used plantations to grow products?
a)
North
b)
South
18.
What was the main product grown in the South that needed to be harvested by slaves?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Tea
d)
Corn
19.
Who was the first state to leave the Union?
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Texas
d)
Virginia
20.
The states that left the Union called themselves the...
a)
Non-union States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
Confederacy
d)
Imperialist
21.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Andrew Jackson
22.
The first place the Confederates attacked was...
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Fort Jefferson
d)
Fort Franklin
23.
Civil War began in 
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1862
d)
1863
24.
When did the Confederate army surrender?
a)
April 9, 1865
b)
April 8, 1965
c)
April 5, 1688
d)
April 10, 1922
25.
What are the name of the two armies?
a)
North and South
b)
Black and White
c)
Men and Women
d)
Union and Confederate
26.
Who was the Union general?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
27.
Who was the Confederate general?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
28.

What state was General Lee from?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Kentucky

c)

Virginia

29.
Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
30.
Who was the president of the United States of America (The Union)?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
31.
Who was general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
32.
Who was general of the Union Army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
33.
Who believed the nation should be one unified country and not independent states?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
34.
Who would not fight against their state of Virginia?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
35.

What military school did Ulysses S. Grant attend?

a)

Hudson Point Academy

b)

West River Academy

c)

Union Academy

d)

West Point Academy

36.

What side did Grant fight for?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

37.

When did the south surrender to the Union?

a)

April 9th, 1865

b)

March 4, 1869

c)

January 31, 2019

d)

January 7, 1868

38.

In which war did General Grant fight?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

War of 1812

39.
What was Ulysses S.  Grant known most for before becoming president?
a)
Discovering California.   
b)
Fighting in the Mexican American War.                                                                                                                                                              
c)
Defeating the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.                                                                                                
40.

How did the Union Army compare to the Confederate Army?

a)

The Union Army had more soldiers, ammunition, food, and supplies.

b)

The Union Army had factories to produce supplies.

c)

Neither answer is correct.

d)

Both answers are correct.

41.

How did the Confederate Army compare to the Union Army?

a)

The Confederate soldiers marched to battle without shoes.

b)

The Confederate soldiers did not have enough food and ammunition.

c)

Both answers are correct.

d)

Neither answer is correct.

42.
This President's nickname was "Old Rough and Ready".
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
James Polk
43.
This President remained a bachelor his entire life and never married.
a)
James Monroe
b)
Franklin Pierce
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James Buchanan
44.
This President was a great wrestler.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
George H. W. Bush
d)
William Howard Taft
45.
This President was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast down a Washington Street.
a)
George Washington
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Martin Van Buren
46.
Whig, Compromise of 1850 - California free & Fugitive Slave Act
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
Franklin Pierce
47.
Republican, secession, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Buchanan
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
48.

Dred Scott Was...

a)

A Slave

b)

A Slave Owner

c)

A Minister

d)

An Army Soldier

49.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
50.

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

c)

No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

d)

People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

51.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

52.
How did John Brown feel about slavery?
a)
He had many slaves of his own & appreciated slavery
b)
He didn't mind slavery
c)
He hated it
d)
He thought slavery was a great idea
53.
Who in John Brown's family were killed by helping with the raid?
a)
One of his Daughters
b)
His Dad
c)
His Mother
d)
Two of his sons
54.
What did John Brown want slaves to do?
a)
Throw a party
b)
Kill their owners
c)
Keep working hard
d)
Rebel against their owners
55.
How did most southerners feel about John Brown's actions?
a)
they supported him 100%
b)
they didn't like them
c)
they were confused
d)
they didn't care much
56.
What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to capture the US arsenal
b)
to burn down the town
c)
to kill lots of people
d)
to live there
57.
Was John Brown able to rally the slaves into a revolt?
a)
there were no slaves
b)
yes
c)
no
d)
only half
58.
Who came to stop John Brown?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Ambrose Burnside
59.
How was John Brown killed?
a)
He was shot
b)
He was beaten
c)
He was just old
d)
He was hanged to death
60.
Where was John Brown targeting?
a)
Salem, NC
b)
Boonsboro, MD
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Harpers Ferry, VA
61.
Who were Southerners?
a)
People who were against slavery
b)
People who lived in the north and had factories
c)
People who loved Abraham Lincoln
d)
People who lived in the south and believed in slavery
62.
What is treason?
a)
going against the government
b)
killing someone
c)
stealing from your neighbor
d)
when someone dies in battle
63.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

64.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
65.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
66.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

67.

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

a)

Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory

b)

Residents could vote on the issue of slavery

c)

Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

d)

Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

68.

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

b)

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

c)

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

d)

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

69.
The WHAT was part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Fugitive Criminal Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
California-Maine Act
70.
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be a slave state and what state to be a free state?
a)
Missouri/ Maine
b)
Maine/Missouri
c)
Texas/California
d)
California/ D.C
71.
Andrew Johnson became President after the death of?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
U.S. Grant
d)
William McKinley
72.
The 13th Amendment
a)
defined who a citizen was
b)
gave black males the right to vote
c)
outlawed slavery
73.

What year was the Missouri Compromise?

a)

1810

b)

1820

c)

1840

d)

1850

74.

As a result of the MO Compromise, Maine became a free state and ___________ became a slave state.

a)

Louisiana

b)

Alabama

c)

Kansas

d)

Missouri

75.

The line of latitude established by the MO Compromise to determine where slavery could spread to was...

a)

36'10

b)

36'20

c)

36'30

d)

36/40

76.

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Henry Clay

77.

30 years after the MO Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

a)

Revolutionary War.

b)

War of 1812.

c)

Mexican War.

d)

Civil War.

78.

In 1850, _______ with its' large population as a result of the Gold Rush, applied for statehood.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

79.

Which US Senator was most responsible for the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Stephen Douglas

80.

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Richmond

c)

New Orleans

d)

Charleston

81.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

82.

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

a)

The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

b)

They would automatically become slave states.

c)

Slavery was banned.

d)

All of the above.

83.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

84.

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

b)

Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

c)

Popular in the North.

d)

Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

85.
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
a)
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
b)
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
c)
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
d)
It added California as a slave state
86.
What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?
a)
The underground railroad was ended
b)
Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
c)
Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
d)
Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves
87.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
b)
It turned many more people against slavery.
c)
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
d)
The Fugitive slave law was cancelled.
88.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
89.
As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?
a)
The Senate would vote
b)
The House of Representatives would vote
c)
The President would vote
d)
Popular sovereignty
90.
Why was the South against California entering the union?
a)
California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
b)
California wanted to be a slave state
c)
California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
d)
I don't have the foggiest idea
91.
The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.
a)
independent choice
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
popular election
92.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
John C Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
George Washington
93.
California entered the Union as a free state while southwest territories would decide the slavery issue themselves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
94.
This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclomation
95.
Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California joins as a free state.
b)
Ended selling of slaves in Washington D.C. 
c)
Maine was admitted as a free state.
d)
A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
96.

What was Nat Turner known for ?

a)

Slave rebellion

b)

Killing whites

c)

Died for blacks

d)

Being racist

97.
Nat Turner was:
a)
A slave who led a rebellion
b)
A slave owner who led a rebellion
c)
A slave who married his owner
d)
A slave who died of a cold
98.
In retaliation, the white owners
a)
Gave the rebels a stern lecture
b)
Sentenced the rebels to prison for a year
c)
Took mercy on the rebels and set them free
d)
executed hundreds of black people
99.

When one is more loyal to the region of the country he/she lives in more than he is to the entire country.

a)

sectionalism

b)

secessionism

c)

patriotism

d)

transcendentalism

e)

abolitionism

100.

Who won the battle at Fort Sumter?

a)

The abolitionist

b)

The slaves

c)

The Union

d)

The Confederacy

101.

Who was the president during the battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Jeffersion Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincon

102.
What was the battle plan that the Union used?
a)
Trojan Horse 
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Anaconda Plan
d)
Wait it out
103.

How long was the Civil War?

a)

1 Year

b)

2 Years

c)

3 Years

d)

4 Years

104.
Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?
a)
Texas
b)
Maryland
c)
Virginia
d)
West Virginia
105.
Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?
a)
Texas
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
West Virginia
106.
Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?
a)
Texas
b)
Ohio
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Kentucky
107.
Which one of these states was a border state during the Civil War?
a)
Delaware
b)
Ohio
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Kansas
108.
Which one of these was a "Free" or Union state?
a)
California
b)
North Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Florida
109.
Which one of these was a "Free" or Union state?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Louisiana
d)
Michigan
110.
The Confederates were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
111.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
112.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
113.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
114.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
115.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
116.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
117.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
more factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
118.
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
119.
Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election
a)
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
c)
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
d)
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
120.
Which was not a candidate of the 1860 presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Bell
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Stephen Douglas
121.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
122.
Formally withdrawing from the United States
a)
To Confederate
b)
Leaving
c)
Succession
d)
Secession
123.
An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
James Buchanan
d)
John C. Fremont
124.
Which part of the country dealt more in industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Nortwhest
d)
Southwest
125.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
126.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
127.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism 
d)
consumerism
128.
Abraham Lincoln was a popular person in the South and was elected President with their votes.  
a)
True
b)
False
129.
A strategy to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies
a)
ratify
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
scalawag
d)
pardon
130.
According to the article, Uncle Tom's Cabin was a great force in uniting the North against slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
131.
Slave owners condemned Uncle Tom's Cabin as "unfair and inaccurate."
a)
True
b)
False
132.
What was the only book more widely read than Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1861?
a)
The Almanac
b)
The Bible
c)
Huck Finn
d)
Tom Sawyer
133.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stow

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Fredrick Douglas

134.
An abolitionist is 
a)
a person who put the welfare of the country above their region
b)
a person in favor of slavery
c)
a person who wanted to end slavery
d)
a person who wanted to end the spread of slavery
135.

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

a)

That it was ok to own a slave

b)

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

c)

That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

d)

That slavery was wrong

136.

"Antebellum" means...

a)

A time of cotton.

b)

A time of slavery.

c)

A time before a war.

d)

A time before exploration.

137.

What was the name for the Union war strategy to gain control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half?

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Richmond or Bust

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Capture the Flag

138.

What was the purpose of the Union's naval blockade strategy?

a)

to keep slaves from escaping

b)

to cut-off Southern trade & ruin the Confederate economy

c)

to supply markets for Northern industries

d)

to capture the Missisiipi& Missouri Rivers

139.

Who had the advantage of fighting to defend its homeland from invasion?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

140.

Who had the advantage of fighting for its independence?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

141.

Who had the advantage in population- 22 million to 9 million?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

142.

Who had the advantage in war resources- factories, railroad, workers, draft animals, etc.?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

143.

Why did the Confederacy have to keep its ports open?

a)

to help slaves escape

b)

to recruit new soldiers from the North

c)

to export its cotton & import war supplies

d)

to import cotton from Egypt

144.

Who were the Yankees?

a)

Union soldiers

b)

Confederate soldiers

145.

Who were the Rebels?

a)

Union soldiers

b)

Confederate soldiers

146.

All of the following are Union war strategies EXCEPT

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

King Cotton diplomacy

c)

naval blockade of enemy ports

d)

capture Richmond

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