WorksheetsCivil War Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
2.
This law meant the South would get less land and less votes in Congress.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
3.
This law said Americans could vote if their state should be free or have slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
4.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
5.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
6.
This event said Congress could not prohibit (stop) slavery anywhere in the United States.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
7.
Before the Civil War, The South was:
a)
Pro-Slavery
b)
Anti-Slavery
c)
The Union
d)
More populated than North
8.
This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Missouri Compromise 1820
9.
This legislation brought California in as a free state, and also created Utah and New Mexico. The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation, as well:
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
10.
In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was. It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger
a)
Of Mice and Men
b)
Fugitives
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Life of a Slave
12.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by:
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Dred Scott
d)
John Brown
13.
This slave was taken to the North, but told he could still not be free (even in a free state)
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Dred Scott
14.
In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:
a)
African Americans can not be citizens
b)
There cannot be slaves in free states
c)
Slavery is illegal
d)
Maine would be free, Missouri would be slave state
15.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
16.
After Lincoln was elected:
a)
Southern states were happy
b)
Northern states hated him
c)
He began to establish more slave states
d)
Southern states began to secede
17.
In 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at:
a)
Fort Bragg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Summer Camp
d)
Antietam
18.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Secession
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Southerner
19.
To break away from, or withdraw from something
a)
Abolish
b)
Secede
c)
Repeal
d)
Compromise
20.
Before the Civil War, the North was:
a)
Weak
b)
Anti-Slavery
c)
Pro-Slavery
d)
The Confederates
21.
This legislation said that slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by vote. It lead to lots of violence.
a)
Kansas Nebraska act
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Raid on Harper's Ferry
22.
Who was the president of the Union?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
George Washington
23.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
24.
Who was the top general of the Confederate army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Lincoln
d)
Sam Houston
25.
Who was the top general of the Union?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Santa Anna
26.
All of these are different names for the North EXCEPT:
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
Federal army
27.
Why could the North move troops and supplies more easily than the South?
a)
The North had more agricultural resources and slaves.
b)
The North had more factories to produce goods for the army.
c)
The North had more railroad tracks, stations, and trains.
28.
Which of the following was an advantage held by the South at the beginning of the war?
a)
Experienced military leaders
b)
Larger population from which to draft soldiers
c)
More factories and industrial resources
29.
Upon which institution did the South's economy rely on?
a)
slavery
b)
the cotton gin
c)
factories
30.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
31.
Which one of the following slave states did not remain in the Union?
a)
Kentucky
b)
Missouri
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
32.
Which one of the following states did not secede?
a)
Virginia
b)
Tennessee
c)
West Virginia
d)
South Carolina
33.
Which one of the following correctly pairs an individual with his role in the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis - Confederate President
b)
Robert E. Lee - General in Union Army
c)
U.S. Grant - General in Confederate Army
d)
Abraham Lincoln - Confederate President
34.
What is described by the following?
- written by Abraham Lincoln
- freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
- issued after the Union victory at Antietam
- added a new purpose to the Civil War
- written by Abraham Lincoln
- freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
- issued after the Union victory at Antietam
- added a new purpose to the Civil War
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Liberator
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Secession
35.
The Civil War began when Confederates in South Carolina began firing on this location.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fort Sumter
36.
The first major battle of the Civil War took place here.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
37.
This battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
38.
Lee surrendered to Grant here, bringing an end to the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
39.
Which of the following has events in proper order.
a)
Manassas, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
b)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Manassas, Appomattox Court House
c)
Fort Sumter, Manassas, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House
d)
Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Manassas
40.
Which of the following is not true about Vicksburg?
a)
Grant's Union forces won an important victory.
b)
A Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River.
c)
The Union victory split the Confederacy.
d)
This was one of many battles that took place in Virginia.
41.
Which of the following phrases is not found in the Gettysburg Address?
a)
slaves ... shall be ... forever free
b)
... dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
c)
... be dedicated here to the unfinished work ...
d)
... government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth
42.
Which pair of events best completes the following timeline?
1)Lincoln is elected
2)Fort Sumter
3)_________
4)Battle of Gettysburg
5)_________
6)Appomattox Court House
1)Lincoln is elected
2)Fort Sumter
3)_________
4)Battle of Gettysburg
5)_________
6)Appomattox Court House
a)
3)Manassas and 5)Emancipation Proclamation
b)
3)Emancipation Proclamation and 5)Gettysburg Address
c)
3)Vicksburg and 5)Emancipation Proclamation
d)
3)Vicksburg and 5)Manassas
43.
An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
state's rights
d)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
44.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
45.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
46.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
47.
The name given to the North
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
48.
Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
49.
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all of the slaves in America?
a)
Yes
b)
No
50.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
51.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
52.
The name given to the South
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
53.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
54.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became a free or a slave state?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
the 36'30" parallel
c)
one would be a slave state, the other a free state
d)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
55.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
56.
Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?
a)
John Brown
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Andrew Jackson
57.
What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?
a)
admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states from that time forward
b)
admit Missouri as a free state and Main as a slave state
c)
admit Missouri as a slave state and ban slavery in all other new states from that time forward
d)
admit Missouri as a slave state and Main as a free state
58.
Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It had little effect on the balance of slave and free states.
b)
It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years.
c)
It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848
d)
It ensured a decrease in the number of slave states.
59.
What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855?
a)
the repeal of the Compromise of 1850
b)
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President
c)
the verdict in Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers
60.
What earned the territory of Kansas the name "Bleeding Kansas"?
a)
Slave owners in the territory had a reputation for badly mistreating their slaves.
b)
Residents of the territory fought over whether or not Kansas should join the Union.
c)
Pro and Anti-slavery forces fought violently over whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
d)
The territory lost a large number of soldiers during the Mexican-American War.
61.
John Brown lead a raid on Harpers Ferry to get..
a)
boats to help slaves escape.
b)
help from trained U.S. military forces.
c)
guns for a slave revolt.
d)
southern support for antislavery ideas.
62.
The Republican Party was formed because...
a)
the Senate passed a law creating it.
b)
northern Whigs felt that their party was not diong enough to stop the spread of slavery.
c)
southerners believed that they had no voice in the national government.
d)
Abraham Lincoln proposed it
63.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election for President because..
a)
the Democratic Party was split.
b)
he won the debate with Stephen Douglas.
c)
Jefferson Davis supported him.
d)
he won many southern votes.
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