WorksheetsUnit 15-18
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was responsible for building over 100 hospitals for the mentally ill?
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Emily Dickinson
c)
Sarah Bagley
d)
Catherine Beecher
2.
Who wanted immediate freedom and racial equality for blacks?
a)
American Anti-Slavery Society
b)
American Colonization Society
c)
New England Freedom Society
d)
Seneca Falls Society
3.
The temperance movement was focused on
a)
the problems of alcohol
b)
religious reform
c)
immigration reform
d)
changing the laws for women
4.
What issue became the focus of the Seneca Falls Convention?
a)
voting rights
b)
ending slavery
c)
education for children
d)
child labor laws
5.
The most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad was
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Lucy Stone
6.
Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.?
a)
Elizabeth Blackwell
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Dorothea Diz
7.
What was the catalyst for social reform?
a)
Second Great Awakening
b)
Congress passed a Civil Rights law
c)
The Mexican War
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
8.
Who published an antislavery newspaper called the Liberator?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Theodore Weld
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
9.
The right to vote is called
a)
suffrage
b)
emancipate
c)
enfranchisement
d)
utopia
10.
A group that wanted to send slaves to Africa is called
a)
American Colonization Society
b)
U.S. Freedom Council
c)
Abolitionists for Freedom Society
d)
the Society for Freedom
11.
Who helped women gain control of their own wages and property?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Mary Lyon
c)
Lucretia Mott
d)
Harriet Tubman
12.
These two people escaped from slavery to be abolitionists.
a)
Frederick Douglas & Sojourner Truth
b)
Horace Mann & Harriet Tubman
c)
Susan B. Anthony & William Still
d)
Frederick Douglas & William Lloyd Garrison
13.
Who was a leader in the movement to ban alcohol?
a)
Lyman Beecher
b)
Dorothea Dix
c)
Samuel Howe
d)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
14.
What are the Grimke sisters known for?
a)
abolition and women's rights
b)
escaping from slavery
c)
publishing a women's rights newspaper
d)
calling for a ban on alcohol
15.
Who published an abolitionist newspaper called the North Star?
a)
Frederick Douglas
b)
Theodore Weld
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Levi Coffin
16.
How did southerners defend slavery?
a)
all slave owners protected their slaves
b)
they were treated better than factory workers
c)
they could leave at any time
d)
no slaves were ever mistreated
17.
Utopian communities were
a)
places for religious freedom
b)
places for runaway slaves to get a job
c)
supposed to be for women only
d)
an attempt at forming a perfect society
18.
Who was a leader of educational reform?
a)
Horace Mann
b)
Charles Finney
c)
Theodore Weld
d)
Lyman Beecher
19.
The Declaration of Sentiments was written
a)
for women's rights
b)
to help abolitionists
c)
for education reform
d)
by free blacks
20.
Why was the Seneca Falls Convention important?
a)
it started the women's right's movement
b)
Andrew Jackson was the speaker
c)
hundreds were arrested
d)
women received the right to vote
21.
Who built schools for the vision impaired?
a)
Samuel Howe
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Robert Fulton
22.
Who built a school for the hearing impaired?
a)
Thomas Gallaudet
b)
Lyman Beecher
c)
Charles Finney
d)
Lucy Stone
23.
The Second Great Awakening is BEST described as
a)
a spiritual revival
b)
a time of increased industrial production
c)
a rebirth of the arts and sciences
d)
a time of education reform
24.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Horace Mann
d)
Lyman Beecher
25.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
a)
escaped slave and abolitionist
b)
attended the Seneca Falls Convention
c)
published a newspaper called Freedom's Journal
d)
the founder of the Underground Railroad
26.
What state was added as part of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Kansas
27.
Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the Dred Scott case?
a)
Roger Taney
b)
John Crittenden
c)
John Marshall
d)
Stephen A. Douglas
28.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John Bell
d)
Preston Brooks
29.
Which party was first to take a stance on slavery?
a)
Free Soil
b)
Democrat
c)
Whig
d)
Republican
30.
The first state to secede was
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Alabama
d)
Mississippi
31.
A last-ditch effort to save the Union was the
a)
Crittenden Plan
b)
Lincoln Compromise
c)
Wilmot Proviso
d)
resupply of Ft. Sumter
32.
The idea that only Congress should be allowed to ban slavery in the territories
a)
Freeport Doctrine
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Dred Scott decision
d)
secession
33.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
34.
What led to the creation of the Republican Party?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
"The Caning"
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
35.
Who won the Election of 1856 because he was the most "unobjectionable?
a)
Franklin Pierce
b)
James Buchanan
c)
John C. Fremont
d)
Zachary Taylor
36.
How did Lincoln feel about the raid of Harper's Ferry?
a)
violence is never justified
b)
he approved of what happened
c)
he didn't really care about it
d)
he thought it was poorly organized
37.
The result of the Dred Scott decision was that
a)
slaves are property, not citizens
b)
slaves are free if living in a free state
c)
slavery can be outlawed in the territories
d)
Lincoln became more famous
38.
Who was the author of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John C. Calhoun
39.
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
Stephen A. Douglas
b)
John Brown
c)
Charles Sumner
d)
James Buchanan
40.
Who raided Harper's Ferry?
a)
John Brown
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Daniel Webster
41.
What was the immediate cause of the Civil War?
a)
attack of Ft. Sumter
b)
Lincoln's election
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
the raid at Harper's Ferry
42.
popular sovereignty means
a)
let the people decide
b)
pro slavery
c)
everyone should vote
d)
to die for a cause
43.
Which statement is NOT true about Lincoln?
a)
he agreed with the Dred Scott decision
b)
he thought slavery should not spread
c)
he often talked about the dangers of slavery
d)
he thought slavery was allowed by the Constitution
44.
A failed attempt to prohibit slavery in the Mexican Cession
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Compromise of 1820
45.
Who won the election of 1852 because he supported the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Franklin Pierce
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Zachary Taylor
46.
Where was the Pottawatomie Massacre and who was involved?
a)
John Brown in Kansas
b)
Stephen A. Douglas in Virginia
c)
border ruffians in Missouri
d)
Dred Scott in Maryland
47.
In his debates with Douglas, what did Lincoln accuse the democrats of?
a)
wanting to spread slavery in the West
b)
wanting to start a war
c)
wanting to ban slavery in the territories
d)
wanting to give the Supreme Court too much power
48.
Who said "the nation cannot survive half slave and half free"?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Stephen A. Douglas
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
49.
What event led to secession?
a)
Lincoln's election as president
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
the attack of Ft. Sumter
d)
the raid at Harper's Ferry
50.
The "caning" showed
a)
how much hatred existed between North and South over slavery
b)
that slavery must be allowed to spread west
c)
that Lincoln's election was a mistake
d)
the effects of Uncle Tom's Cabin
51.
What victory allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Chancellorsville
52.
Which of these saved the city of Richmond from capture?
a)
Seven Days Battles
b)
Antietam
c)
Shiloh
d)
Stones River
53.
The "Gateway" to the Mississippi is
a)
New Orleans
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Memphis
d)
Savannah
54.
Northerners against the war were known as
a)
copperheads
b)
anacondas
c)
pacifists
d)
traitors
55.
The Union retreated to Chattanooga after losing at
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Atlanta
c)
Nashville
d)
Stones River
56.
How did Lincoln deal with opposition in Maryland?
a)
suspended habeas corpus
b)
took away freedom of speech
c)
raised taxes on Confederates
d)
he ignored their threats
57.
How did Lincoln deal with opposition in Maryland?
a)
suspended habeas corpus
b)
took away freedom of speech
c)
raised taxes on Confederates
d)
he ignored their threats
58.
Which battle helped Lincoln win reelection?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Savannah
59.
Who did Lincoln defeat in the election of 1864?
a)
Gen. McClellan
b)
Gen. Lee
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Stephen Douglas
60.
Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded at the battle of
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
2nd Bull Run
d)
1st Bull Run
61.
Joshua Chamberlain was
a)
the hero of Gettysburg
b)
killed during the attack of Vicksburg
c)
the hero of Shiloh
d)
the leader of the 54th Massachusetts
62.
The most important Confederate state was
a)
Virginia
b)
Tennessee
c)
Kentucky
d)
Maryland
63.
What type of strategy did Gen. William Sherman use?
a)
total war
b)
scorched earth
c)
search and rescue
d)
guerrilla warfare
64.
The Confederate strategy to win was
a)
fight defensively but be aggressive
b)
cut off Washington D.C. from the North
c)
lose by not winning
d)
attack the north at every opportunity
65.
Lee surrendered his army to Grant at
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Cold Harbor
c)
Petersburg
d)
Richmond
66.
The Union gained total control of the Mississippi River at
a)
Vicksburg
b)
New Orleans
c)
Shiloh
d)
Savannah
67.
The Overland Campaign included the battles of
a)
Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor
b)
Antietam, Gettysburg, Atlanta
c)
Petersburg, Richmond, Appomattox
d)
Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, 2nd Bull Run
68.
The Confederate President is
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
69.
Which was NOT part of the Anaconda Plan?
a)
assassinate the Confederate President
b)
capture the Mississippi River
c)
naval blockade
d)
capture Richmond
70.
The 54th Massachusetts led
a)
the attack of Ft. Sumter
b)
the attack of Ft. Wagner
c)
Pickett's Charge
d)
the Union in most victories
71.
Which battle showed everyone that the war would be long and costly?
a)
First Bull Run
b)
Second Bull Run
c)
Shiloh
d)
New Orleans
72.
Which statement is FALSE?
a)
The South was more industrialized
b)
the North had a better railroad system
c)
the South had more motivation to win
d)
the North had a bigger population
73.
Which battle gave the Union control of the upper Mississippi River?
a)
Shiloh
b)
Atlanta
c)
New Orleans
d)
Charleston
74.
What battle is considered the turning point?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Appomattox
c)
Antietam
d)
Atlanta
75.
Why was the battle of the ironclads important?
a)
no more wooden battleships
b)
the Union ship was destroyed
c)
the Confederate ship was destroyed
d)
the Union blockade failed
76.
Lincoln's main goal at the start of the war
a)
preserve the Union
b)
free the slaves
c)
capture Jefferson Davis
d)
punish slave owners
77.
This group was formed to help poor southerners with basic necessities.
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
Wade-Davis Association
c)
Welfare
d)
Amnesty International
78.
Lincoln's view of Reconstruction is best described as
a)
lenient and forgiving
b)
harsh and strict
c)
slow and painful
d)
punishment but fair
79.
A Reconstruction plan by moderate Republicans is called the
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
10% Plan
c)
Sumner Plan
d)
Reconstruction Act
80.
Radical Republicans are best described as
a)
Southerners who agreed with Lincoln's plan
b)
Northerners who wanted to punish the South
c)
anyone who disagreed with Johnson
d)
those who offered forgiveness to Confederates
81.
Why was Johnson impeached?
a)
he violated the Tenure of Office Act
b)
he knew about Booth's plan to kill Lincoln
c)
he was opposed to the 13th Amendment
d)
he was arrested for treason
82.
Laws passed to limit the freedom of blacks
a)
black codes
b)
segregation
c)
Confederate Codes
d)
redeemer laws
83.
What allowed African American men the right to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
84.
Who was responsible for dividing the South into military districts?
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Southern Democrats
85.
Who are scalawags?
a)
white Southern Republicans
b)
Northern Democrats
c)
anyone who is racist
d)
newly freed slaves who vote
86.
Who are the Redeemers?
a)
Southern Democrats who helped end Reconstruction
b)
Southerners who supported Johnson
c)
abolitionists who helped newly freed slaves
d)
Republicans who helped with Reconstruction
87.
Northern Republican office holders in the South
a)
carpetbaggers
b)
redeemers
c)
scalawags
d)
radicals
88.
When did Reconstruction end?
a)
the Compromise of 1877
b)
the death of President Grant
c)
after the 15th Amendment
d)
the Panic of 1873
89.
Jim Crow laws
a)
kept blacks and whites separate in public places
b)
helped stop segregation in most southern states
c)
were passed to help blacks vote
d)
were supposed to stop discrimination
90.
Blacks were kept from voting by all of the following EXCEPT
a)
religious test
b)
poll tax
c)
grandfather clause
d)
literacy test
91.
Segregation means
a)
the forced separation of blacks and whites
b)
the forced separation of north and south
c)
the government can't stop people from voting
d)
racial equality
92.
The 13th Amedment
a)
gave all citizens the right to vote
b)
gave all slaves their freedom
c)
gave all citizens due process of law
d)
protected freedmen from discrimination
93.
What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
it ended segregation
b)
it made segregation legal
c)
it ruled against the Ku Klux Klan
d)
it declared the poll tax unconstitutional
94.
Which statement is FALSE concerning the Lincoln assassination?
a)
Booth was shot and four others were hanged.
b)
Booth fought in the war for the South.
c)
The VP and Sec. of State were also targets.
d)
Booth was an actor prior to the war.
95.
The 14th Amendment
a)
gave citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
b)
gave all males the right to vote
c)
allowed freedmen to serve on a jury
d)
abolished slavery
96.
The MAIN goal of Reconstruction was to
a)
readmit Confederate states into the Union
b)
free all slaves in the South
c)
punish Confederate leaders
d)
keep Confederate states from joining the Union
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