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Civil War Trashketball warm-up

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
2.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
3.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
4.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
5.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
6.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
7.

Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?

a)

It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

b)

The Confederacy surrendered.

c)

The first shots of the Civil War were fired.

d)

General Pickett charged the Union line.

8.

Strengths of the North during the Civil War were all but:

a)

85% of the factories in the country were located in the north

b)

The north had the most experienced military generals

c)

The north had more soldiers

d)

There was double the length railroad in the north

9.

Which state was the first to succeed from the Union?

a)

Virgina

b)

Texas

c)

South Caronlia

d)

Georgia

10.

What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?

a)

Abolish slavery throughout the US

b)

Preserve the union and stay together as the US

c)

Strike back at confederate rebel states

d)

Appoint a new general of the Union Army

11.
The Civil War began in which year?
a)
1861
b)
1862
c)
1863
d)
1860
12.
What Union strategy caused the people in the South to suffer from a lack of supplies? 
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
The Blockade
d)
The Two Front War
13.
Vocabulary:
When 11 southern states left the Union to create the Confederacy
a)
Secession
b)
Imperialism
c)
Indoctrination
d)
Popular Soverignty
14.
President of the Confederate states
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
15.

3. In what plan did the South attempt to trade cotton for war supplies with Europe (GB & France)?

a)

Cotton Diplomacy

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Scorch and Burn

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

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