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Civil War Test Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
2.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
3.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
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
5.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
6.
"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
7.
 The constitutional issue that was impacted by the Civil War was the
a)
expansion of the president's war powers
b)
extension of the right to vote to all adults
c)
supremacy of federal authority over the states
d)
civil liberties of citizens during wartime
8.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Which newspaper headline might have appeared during the Civil War (1861-1865)?
a)
"John Brown captured in raid on Harpers Ferry"
b)
Supreme Court issues Dred Scott Decision"
c)
"Lincoln ends slavery in rebellion states."
d)
"Former slaves given the right to vote."
12.
In declaring its intention to secede from the Union in 1860, South Carolina was affirming its position on
a)
civil rights
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
unalienable rights
13.
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
14.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
15.
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
16.
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
17.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
18.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
19.
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
20.
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
21.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
22.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
23.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
24.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

25.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
26.

Which was a cause of the Civil War? (Check all that apply).

a)

Tariffs (taxes)

b)

States' rights

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Slavery

e)

Economy

27.

Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Sherman

c)

Morgan Freeman

d)

Jefferson Davis

28.

In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.

a)

Declaration of Independance

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Battle of Bull Run

29.

The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:

a)

Appomatox

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

30.

The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was:

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richmond

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Charleston

31.

The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was:

a)

Charleston

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Richmond

d)

Philadelphia

32.

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Wilkes Booth

33.

Which state was the first to succeed from the Union?

a)

Virgina

b)

Texas

c)

South Caronlia

d)

Georgia

34.

Which major battle had the most casualties and was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Anteitem

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Fort Sumter

35.

Lincoln's famous speech to rally the north towards a common cause

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Anteitem Address

c)

The Sumter Address

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

36.

Famous general who used "scorched earth" tactics to win the war in the south

a)

Ulysses S Grant

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

William Sherman

37.

During Lincoln's second inaugural address, he urged the union to

a)

punish the south for what they had done

b)

welcome back to south with open arms

c)

amend the constitution to eliminate slavery

d)

Invade the south to finish the war

38.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all of the slaves in America?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

California being admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law are both part of

a)

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Nullification Act

40.

The Dred Scott case determined that slaves

a)

could sue for their freedom with enough proof.

b)

would be freed if they lived in the Northern states.

c)

were property and could not bring a case before the court.

d)

could travel freely with their master's permission.

41.

The Missouri Compromise

a)

created rules for all new territories regarding slavery

b)

allowed slave states to come in without a free state to balance them out

c)

maintained the balance of slave and free states

d)

established rules for statehood in the Mexican Cession

42.
The Compromise of 1850...
a)
allowed California to enter as a free state.
b)
ended the Fugitive Slave law.
c)
gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.
d)
banned slaver in Washington D.C.
43.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
a)
outlawing alcohol
b)
ending slavery
c)
limiting slavery to southern states
d)
ending women's suffrage
44.
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
45.

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

46.
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
47.
This was the last battle that the South invaded the North
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Shiloh
48.
Sherman's _______ tore up major rail lines, burned cities, broke the will of the South to fight
a)
Vicksburg
b)
March to the Sea
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
49.
Most common cause of death in the Civil War
a)
Disease/infection
b)
Minnie Ball
c)
Cannon ball in face
50.
The Civil War was mainly fought over this devisive issue
a)
Cotton profits
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
Lincoln's hipster beard
51.
Reason for such a high death count during the Civil War
a)
Mustard Gas
b)
Nuclear Bomb
c)
Old Tactics/New Weapons
d)
New Tactics/Old Weaps like rocks and sticks
52.
In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free
a)
True 
b)
False
53.
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
54.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by:
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Dred Scott
d)
John Brown
55.
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
56.
Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?
a)
It was a novel about slavery
b)
It was an example of an uprising against slavery
c)
It helped repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Harper's Ferry was a slave
57.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
58.

John Brown and four of his sons murdered 5 pro-slavery figures in Kansas.

a)

RAID ON HARPER'S FERRY

b)

POTTAWATOMIE CREEK KILLINGS

c)

WHISKEY REBELLION

d)

MISSOURI COMPROMISE

59.
True or False? The 15th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

a)
True
b)
False
60.
Which of the following is not a reason the Battle of Gettysburg was important?
a)
It was a turning point in the war.

b)
It was the site of the Gettysburg Address.
c)
It was a key victory for the Confederate Army.
d)
All of the above are reasons the Battle of Gettysburg was important.
61.
__________________________ was the development in communication that changed the way people learned about war during the Civil War.
a)
photography
b)
the Pony Express
c)
ships
d)
the US Postal Service
62.
Identify what the Emancipation Proclamation did.
a)
freed slaves in the Confederate states
b)
ended slavery in the entire country
c)
freed slaves in the border states
d)
ended the Civil War
63.

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

a)

Most of the Civil War battles were fought in the North giving the Union an advantage.

b)

The Confederacy had an advantage because of strong military leaders.

c)

The Union had an advantage because of more people and resources.

d)

The Union was able to send troops and supplies quicker because of more railroads.

64.

Union soldiers

a)

Yankees

b)

Rebels

c)

resistance

d)

casualties

e)

entrenched

65.

Confederate soldiers

a)

Yankees

b)

Rebels

c)

resistance

d)

casualties

e)

entrenched

66.

people killed or wounded

a)

Yankees

b)

Rebels

c)

resistance

d)

casualties

e)

entrenched

67.

Lincoln's best general who was essential to the victory at Vicksburg and accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

68.

Why did the Confederacy refuse to arm African Americans?

a)

They feared revolts by armed African Americans.

b)

The enslaved African Americans had all escaped to the North and there were no slaves left to fight.

c)

They believed enslaved African Americans would be disloyal to the United States.

d)

They believed African Americans were not part of the Southern culture of shooting and hunting.

69.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

a)

Tear down

b)

To rebuild

c)

Take over

d)

To destroy

70.

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

4th

71.

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

72.

This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

9th

73.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

a)

Slavery was abolished

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The North winning the Civil War

d)

Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

74.
During the Civil War, many women had jobsas________________________________________.  
a)
lawyers
b)
doctors
c)
nurses
d)
 merchants
75.
Elite plantation owners lost much of their wealth as a result of the war because_______________.(3-4.5) 
a)
they were not able to export their cotton due to the blockade
b)
they lost property when the Union army freed their slaves and burned their buildings
c)
 their Confederate bonds and currency became worthless when the South lost the war
d)
All of the above
76.
Following the war, the plantation system collapsed due to________________________________. (3-4.6) 
a)
the passage of the Constitution Act
b)
 the loss of slave labor
c)
 the arrival of scalawags
d)
 the establishment of a public education system
77.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote and anti-slavery book called________________ that inspired many people to join the movement to end slavery.
a)
The Life of a Slave
b)
The Liberator
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Quilt Maker
78.
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
79.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
80.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
81.
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
a)
They thought Lincoln would free their slaves
b)
Wanted to make laws to fit their states needs
c)
They were trying to hold onto their way of life
d)
all of the above
82.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
83.
A tax on imported goods was called a ______________.  The south did not like this.
a)
states' right
b)
tariff
c)
farce
d)
Union
84.

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

a)

The legal ability of states to secede

b)

The unalienable rights of citizens

c)

The power of states to organize militias

d)

The right of citizens to choose representatives

85.

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had —

a)

knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

b)

an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

c)

a larger number of military troops in reserve

d)

numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

86.

When the southern states left the Union, they created the

a)

United States of America

b)

Republic of America

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Slaveholder States of America

87.

Which of the following was NOT one of the states that seceded to join the Confederacy?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Texas

d)

Pennsylvania

88.

True or False: Almost as many soldiers died in the Civil War than in all other American wars combined.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

89.

Based on the chart, who would you have predicted would win the Civil War?

a)

The North because they had a larger percentage of population, wealth, and factories.

b)

The South because they had a larger value of exports and bank deposits.

c)

The North because they had large farms and were fighting on own territory.

d)

The South because they had more railroads and iron and steel production.

90.

Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the border states?

a)

He didn't want to upset the border states and potentially have them join the Confederacy.

b)

He didn't believe that slavery was all that bad.

c)

He wanted to keep slavery in the border states forever.

d)

All of the above.

91.

Why would abolitionists be against the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Because it freed all of the slaves.

b)

Because it didn’t free any slaves.

c)

Because it only freed slaves in the Confederate states and not the slaves in the border states that remained loyal to the Union.

d)

Because it only freed slaves in the North.

92.

Which of the following excerpts from the Gettysburg Address refers to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

b)

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

c)

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

d)

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

93.

Why did critics call Ulysses S. Grant a butcher?

a)

Because he had a drinking problem.

b)

Because his strategies cost the North thousands of lives.

c)

Because he was not an impressive leader.

d)

All of the above.

94.

All of the following were the terms of the Confederate surrender EXCEPT

a)

Confederate soldiers had to lay down their arms.

b)

Confederate soldiers were allowed to keep their horses.

c)

Three days worth of food was sent to Lee's hungry troops.

d)

Jefferson Davis is given the death penalty for being President of the Confederacy.

95.

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

William Tecumseh Sherman

96.

All of the following describe the results/effects of the Civil War EXCEPT

a)

More than 600,000 soldiers died.

b)

Billions of dollars in damage, mostly to the South.

c)

Union states did not free their slaves.

d)

Two thirds of the South's railway system was destroyed.

e)

Millions of slaves are freed.

97.
This first major land battle showed both North and South the war was going to be long.
a)
Battle of  Bull Run
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Vicksburg
d)
Battle of Fort Wagner
98.
Why was it key that Maryland remain in the Union?
a)
The South would gain control of the Potomac River
b)
Washington D.C. would be forced to end the slave trade and slavery
c)
Washington D.C. would be surrounded by the Confederacy
d)
The South would have control of more land than the North
99.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
a)
South's plan for invading the North and blocking ports in Boston and New York
b)
South's plan to march and destroy anything that could help a Northern soldier
c)
North's plan for beating the South with physical battles
d)
North's plan to cut off supplies and people to different parts of the South, and therefore dividing it
100.
What were the reasons for poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses?
a)
Enforce the Fifteenth Amendment
b)
To prevent Blacks from voting
c)
To prevent from criminals and immigrants from voting
d)
To prevent bribery and corruption at polling places

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