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Final Exam Review Day 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was General Robert E. Lee?

a)

lead General in the Union Army

b)

lead General in the Confederate Army

2.

Who was General William Tecumseh Sherman?

a)

led the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War & practiced total war

b)

led the "March to The Sea" during the Civil War & practiced total war

3.

The qualifications to be President include:

a)

native born

b)

live in the U.S. at least 14 years prior to running

c)

be at least 35 years old

d)

all of the answers

4.

The book published in 1852 that increased anti-slavery feelings in the North was:

a)

Across Five Aprils

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

The Red Badge of Courage

d)

Johnny Tremain

5.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition was undertaken to explore what?

a)

The Republic of Texas

b)

The Louisiana Purchase

c)

The Santa Fe Trail

d)

Bexley Park

6.

What territory was once part of Mexico, fought to become an independent nation and then was annexed by the United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Colorado

c)

Oregon

d)

Florida

7.

The belief that the United States' fate was to expand its borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was known as:

a)

Holy Command

b)

Divine Inspiration

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Expansion Distraction

8.

How did the Monroe Doctrine effect our relations with foreign (European) powers?

a)

It gave the U.S. military control over South & Central America

b)

It commanded all nations to withdraw all of their forces from the Americas

c)

It prevented European nations from adding any further colonies in the Americas

d)

It caused a war between the United States and France

9.

Which of the following played a critical role in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The use of water powered mills to produce textiles

b)

The development of the steam engine for use in factories and transportation

c)

The concepts of interchangeable parts in manufacturing

d)

all of the answers

10.

An abolitionist is a person who:

a)

wanted to give women the right to vote

b)

ran a large plantation with several slaves

c)

wanted to see an end to slavery

d)

wanted to see slavery spread into new territories

11.

Abraham Lincoln was which of the following:

a)

president of the United States during the Civil War

b)

president who bought Louisiana

c)

president of the Confederate States during the Civil War

d)

president during the War of 1812

12.

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

a)

to honor the Confederate soldiers & their bravery throughout the Civil War

b)

to surrender to certain demands of the Confederacy

c)

to honor the Union soldiers & renewed his commitment to winning the war

d)

to declare the official end of the Civil War

13.

Why did General Lee decide to surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia?

a)

General Lee no longer wanted to fight & his troops wanted to surrender

b)

The Union promised to restore the South to its way of life before the war

c)

Confederate President Jefferson Davis ordered him to surrender

d)

The Union had surrounded his troops and he ran out of supplies

14.

The 13th amendment:

a)

made slavery illegal in the United States

b)

gave African American males the right to vote

c)

granted citizenship to African Americans

15.

The 14th amendment:

a)

made slavery illegal in the United States

b)

gave African American males the right to vote

c)

granted citizenship to African Americans

16.

The 15th amendment:

a)

made slavery illegal in the United States

b)

gave African American males the right to vote

c)

granted citizenship to African Americans

17.

How did the Reconstruction Acts, passed by Congress in March 1867 effect the makeup of the southern states?

a)

the acts created new governments & appointed Republican governors to each state in the South

b)

the acts divided the South into new stats controlled by leaders who had not been supporters of the Confederacy

c)

the acts divided the South into five military districts controlled by a military commander

d)

the acts created new boundary the separated the North from the states that had succeeded from the Union

18.

When President Lincoln was assassinated, who took his position as president?

a)

Vice President Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Vice President Andrew Johnson

c)

Speaker of the House Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Speaker of the House Andrew Johnson

19.

Who won the election of 1868?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

John Brown

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

20.
The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant