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Worksheets8th Final Review
Total questions: 130
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?
North
South
Border states
The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:
Unpaid workers
Industry
Agriculture
Goods & Services
An abolitionist wants to
spread slavery
fight for the South (Confederacy)
withdraw from the Union
end slavery
Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?
President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US
President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union
President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion
What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the Dred Scott Court Case?
Slaves were determined to have "no rights which any white man was bound to respect"
The North scored a major victory in abolishing slavery
Congress could not outlaw slavery anywhere in the US
When was the Civil War?
1861-176
1861-1865
1870-1876
2015-2019
After Abraham Lincoln won the election, which states seceded (left)?
Indian Territories
Western Territories
Southern States
Northern States
The Emancipation Proclamation truly freed slaves in ALL parts of the United States.
True
False
I don't know
Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.
Union (North)
Confederates (South)
Western Territories
Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
Morgan Freeman
Jefferson Davis
In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.
Declaration of Independance
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Battle of Bull Run
The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:
Appomatox
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was:
Washington D.C.
Richmond
Philadelphia
Charleston
The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was:
Charleston
Washington, D.C.
Richmond
Philadelphia
The commanding general of the Union army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
The commanding general of the Confederate army was
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
Which major battle had the most casualties and was the turning point of the Civil War?
Anteitem
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Fort Sumter
Lincoln's famous speech to rally the north towards a common cause
Gettysburg Address
Anteitem Address
The Sumter Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Famous general who used "scorched earth" tactics to win the war in the south
Ulysses S Grant
Robert E Lee
Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson
William Sherman
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.
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Missouri Compromise 1820
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:
Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Law
This legislation said that slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by vote. It lead to lots of violence.
Kansas Nebraska act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown and four of his sons murdered 5 pro-slavery figures in Kansas.
RAID ON HARPER'S FERRY
POTTAWATOMIE CREEK KILLINGS
WHISKEY REBELLION
MISSOURI COMPROMISE
What is popular sovereignty?
States would fight for slavery
States would vote to become a part of the United States
States would fight for freedom
States would vote to become slave or free states
What was it called when fighting began and people died after the passing of the Kansas Nebraska Acts?
Bloody Nebraska
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kentucky
Burgundy Florida
John Brown was sentenced to ___________ after his attack on Harper's Ferry.
Prison
Death
Work
Slavery
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
his idea for instituting an income tax.
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.
a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?
An abolitionist
a carpetbagger
a former slave owner
a northern business owner
The south was divided into how many military districts during reconstruction?
2
4
5
7
Which of the following is true about sharecropping
Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.
Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping
Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty
Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.
Radical Democrats
What was the name of the compromise over slavery that was written into the US Constitution?
1/3rd Compromise
3/5th's Compromise
2/3rd's Compromise
4/5th's Compromise
What year was the Missouri Compromise?
1810
1820
1840
1850
The MO Compromise, of 1820, seemed to settle the question of whether slavery could expand into the...
Mexican Cession.
Louisiana Purchase.
As a result of the MO Compromise, Maine became a free state and ___________ became a slave state.
Louisiana
Alabama
Kansas
Missouri
Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
30 years after the MO Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...
Revolutionary War.
War of 1812.
Mexican War.
Civil War.
In 1850, _______ with its' large population as a result of the Gold Rush, applied for statehood.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
Which US Senator was most responsible for the Compromise of 1850?
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...
Washington, DC
Richmond
New Orleans
Charleston
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?
The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.
They would automatically become slave states.
Slavery was banned.
All of the above.
The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...
Freedom Act.
Emancipation Act.
Slaveowners Act.
Fugitive Slave Act.
After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, many escaped slaves living in the North fled to...
Canada.
Mexico.
California.
Liberia.
What circumstances made California ready for statehood so quickly?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Gadsden Purchase
Manifest Destiny
Gold Rush
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians
encourage manufacturing in the west
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?
A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque
Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War
The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas
The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people
Which was the 1st state to secede from the United States?
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
