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Civil War

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Until the Civil War, there was no resistance against slavery

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The cotton gin increased the need for slaves

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Prior to 1860, the South was more urban than rural

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Industrial factories emerged in the Northeastern US in the 1800s

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The majority of Southern whites owned slaves

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The New England region

a)

had long warm growing season

b)

Was ideal for growing crops like tobacco

c)

Had more people living in cities than the South

d)

Was not hospitable to trade

7.

The American South

a)

Was ideal for growing crops like tobacco and rice

b)

Was composed only of plantations

c)

Did not have any free black landowners

d)

Was densely populated

8.

Why did many Northern members of Congress oppose the Kansas-Nebraska act

a)

It opened up a great deal of land to slavery

b)

It prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico

c)

It supported the Missouri Compromise

d)

It ended the practice of popular sovereignty

9.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired

a)

New York

b)

Antietam

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Missouri

10.

The first blood shed of the Civil War happened on April 19, 1861 in

a)

Virginia

b)

Baltimore

c)

North Carolina

d)

Missouri

11.

The Union's three part plan to end the war was known as the

a)

Stampede Plan

b)

Snake Plan

c)

Ambush Plan

d)

Anaconda Plan

12.

The First Battle of Bull Run was

a)

An indecisive victory

b)

A Union victory

c)

a confederate victory

d)

none of the above

13.

Which of the following was NOT a development of the Civil War

a)

Aircraft

b)

Rifles

c)

Minie Balls

d)

Ironclad Ships

14.

Fighting for control of the Mississippi River occurred in which region

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

15.

This battle was the bloodiest day of the war

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Shiloh

16.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
17.
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
18.
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--
a)
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
b)
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
c)
receive fair treatment after the war
d)
be punished for seceding from the Union
19.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
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
21.
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
22.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
23.
"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
24.
 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
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln presented the Civil War as a struggle for the --
a)
North's domination over the South
b)
preservation of the Union and democracy
c)
South's fight to become an independent nation
d)
preservation of the rights of American as individuals
30.
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."
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

35.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

36.

What happened at the Secession Convention?

a)

The leaders all got sick with yellow fever.

b)

The leaders got into a fight, and nothing was solved.

c)

The leaders signed the Ordinance of Secession, which said South Carolina has left the Union.

d)

The leaders decided not to secede.

37.

The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:

a)

The Union wanted to get control of the fort.

b)

The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.

c)

The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

d)

The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

38.

Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:

a)

keep a closer watch on the South

b)

keep the South from getting any supplies

c)

catch seafood along the coast

d)

keep southerners from escaping to the North

39.

Which of the following describes the daily life of soldiers?

a)

They carried supplies in packs, ate hardtack, and marched from place to place.

b)

The owned 20 slaves.

c)

The wore fancy clothes.

d)

The set up hospitals and took care of children.

40.

What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?

a)

Sherman's men gave out medical supplies and food to soldiers.

b)

Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.

c)

His march helped South Carolinians by giving them some entertainment to take their mind off the war.

d)

Sherman's march freed slaves all over South Carolina and made Confederate soldiers angry.

41.

Which was NOT an effect of the Civil War on the homefront?

a)

Women had to do jobs that men typically did.

b)

Many people struggled to find enough food and clothing.

c)

Men left home to fight in the war.

d)

The Elite class planted more cotton to have extra money to give to the soldiers.

42.
This battle was enough of a victory for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam 
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Vicksburg
43.
Final battle of Civil War- Lee surrenders to Grant
a)
Appomattox
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
44.

Shortly after Lincoln was elected, what did 11 southern states, starting with South Carolina, do?

a)

Seceded from the Union

b)

Rewrote the Constitution

c)

Abolished slavery

d)

Called for a new election

45.

This is considered to be the first fighting that took place during the Civil War

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

John Brown seizing Harper's Ferry

c)

Attack on Fort Sumter

d)

the Monitor vs the Merrimack

46.

Which of the following was NOT and advantage the North had during the Civil War?

a)

Stronger Navy

b)

Many plantations using free labor

c)

More factories to make things

d)

More railroads to shop goods

47.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage that the South had during the Civil War?

a)

Soldiers generally had better skills (shooting/riding)

b)

Knew the land better

c)

Better generals

d)

Stronger navy

48.

Which one of the following would NOT describe what life was like for Civil War soldiers?

a)

Difficult marches and often underpaid

b)

send letters home to families

c)

Horrific battles

d)

Clean camps and well fed

49.

Unionist

a)

Loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country rather than the country as a whole

b)

Someone who supports the Union but lives in the South

c)

a white southerner who supports reconstruction governments for personal gain

50.
Who were the majority of soldiers on both sides?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Upper white class senators
c)
Poor and middle class farmers
d)
German and Irish immigrants

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