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Civil War Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event led to the start of the Civil War?

a)

the firing on Fort Sumter

b)

the Battle of Gettysburg

c)

the sinking of the Hunley

d)

the Union blockade of Charleston

2.

How did the Civil War effect South Carolina's economy?

a)

It did not change

b)

It became stronger because the North helped the state open factories

c)

It became weaker because plantations, towns, and railroads had been destroyed

d)

It changed very little because people were able to quickly rebuild

3.

Which of the following was a goal of Reconstruction?

a)

to rebuild cotton plantations and railroads

b)

to rebuild the South's army and navy

c)

to protect the rights of freed slaves

d)

to repay the South for the cost of the war

4.

Which statement BEST describes how people in the South felt about slavery?

a)

People thought slaves should be paid well

b)

They wanted slaves to be set free after three years

c)

They wanted slaves to make their own choices

d)

They wanted to keep slaves to help make them more wealthy

5.

Why did Southerners want to keep slavery?

a)

Slaves were their friends

b)

Slaves obeyed them

c)

Slaves made them money

d)

Slaves made them feel important

6.

Who did South Carolina think should make decisions about whether or not a state should allow slavery?

a)

the national government

b)

the state government

c)

the president

d)

the slaves

7.

Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?

a)

They wanted to join Canada

b)

The President asked them to

c)

They wanted to keep slavery

d)

They wanted to end slavery

8.

Why was the Union blockade hard for the people of South Carolina?

a)

They couldn't grow cotton

b)

They couldn't get food or supplies

c)

They had to buy food from Europe

d)

They had to free their slaves

9.

What was the effect of the Hunley on the Civil War?

a)

It sank a ship, but did not end the blockade

b)

It sank most of the Union's Navy

c)

It ended the blockade of Charleston

d)

It didn't sink any ships

10.

Who escaped to freedom by steering the Planter North and gave the Union important information about the Confederacy?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

William T. Sherman

11.

Secede means

a)

to break away

b)

to join

12.

Who was the president of the Confederate States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Jefferson Davis

13.

What part of the country wanted slavery?

a)

North

b)

South

14.

True or False: South Carolina was the only state to secede.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following was NOT a positive effect of Reconstruction?

a)

the creation of public education

b)

slavery ended

c)

freed slaves were given the right to vote

d)

the formation of the Ku Klux Klan

16.

How did education change after the Civil War?

a)

It was made available to only the elite class

b)

It was made available to all children

c)

It was made available to only farmers

17.

Which of the following was NOT something women did during the war?

a)

stayed behind to run farms, plantations, and businesses

b)

raised money and collected food for armies

c)

worked as nurses

18.

How did white Southerners feel about the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

a)

They did not agree that slaves should have the same rights as whites

b)

They were in support of giving them their rights

c)

They did not care either way

d)

They only wanted to give slaves the right to vote and not freedom

19.

True or False: After the Civil War, the lives of elite class Southerners was unchanged.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False: After the Civil War, African Americans were were mistreated by Southerners and many were impoverished.

a)

True

b)

False