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WorksheetsUnit 2 Pre-Assessment: The Civil War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
True or False?
There were slaves in America in revolutionary times.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed after the Civil War.
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The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonies should separate from England.
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This is a quote from the Bill of Rights: "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights".
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Until the Civil War, there was no resistance against slavery.
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The cotton gin increased the need for slaves.
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Prior to 1860, the South was more urban than rural.
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Industrial factories emerged in Northeastern US in the 1800s.
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Most Southern whites owned slaves.
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Prior to 1860, more people lived in the North than in the South.
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The New England region:
had a long warm growing season
was ideal for growing crops like tobacco
had more people living in cities than the South
was not hospitable to trade
The American South
was ideal for growing crops like tobacco and rice
was composed only of plantations
did not have any free black landowners
was densely populated to trade
What led the newspapers to speak of "Bleeding Kansas" in 1856?
Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants
Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers
Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces
Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Dred Scott
Why did many Northern members of Congress oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It opened up a great deal of land to slavery.
It prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
It supported the Missouri Compromise.
It ended the practice of popular sovereignty.
What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?
It settled the debate for more than 30 years.
It divided the country over slavery even more.
It convinced the North to secede from the Union.
It caused the president to impeach the chief justice.
Is this account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1858 primary or secondary source?
the official written transcript of the speech
primary source
secondary source
Is this account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1858 primary or secondary source?
a movie about the debate
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secondary source
Is this account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1858 primary or secondary source?
a book about the debate written 10 years later
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secondary source
Is this account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1858 primary or secondary source?
notes written by a member of the audience
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secondary source
How does the author of this secondary source interpret northern views of slavery in 1860?
Most northerners believed that slavery was morally wrong.
Most northerners wanted to abolish slavery.
Most northerners were sympathetic to slavery.
Northerners had different opinions on slavery. While some wanted it abolished, others didn't care or even supported the practice.
This passage provides evidence for which of the following interpretations?
Slaves thought the purpose for fighting the war was to save the union.
Slave-owners were afraid of losing their slaves to the Union army.
Abolitionists, both black and white, wanted to free the slaves.
Unless the Union army was close, slaves in the South did not know much about the war.
What is the author's perspective (point-of-view)?
He did not want slavery to be abolished.
He did not want Virginia to secede from the Union.
He did not want new states in the West to allow slavery.
He did not want to enlist in the Confederate army.
Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?
Foreign Invasion
Immigration
Taxes
Slavery
On the map what section shows the Southern region of the United States.
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B
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D
In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to insight a slave insurrection.
Robert E. Lee
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Which of the follow was the most permanent capital of the Confederacy?
Raleigh, NC
Charleston, SC
Nashville, TN
Richmond, VA
The Emancipation Proclamation
freed all of the slaves in the Union on January 1, 1863.
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
freed all of the slaves.
freed the slaves in the Confederate States if those states did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
How did the victory at Gettysburg help the United States?
There was more food for American families.
Union soldiers were allowed to go home and help on the farm.
American hopes were lifted believing that the war could be won.
The Confederate Army surrendered, ending the war.
Which of the following was added to the United States Constitution after the Civil War?
The 2nd Amendment - the right of the people to keep and bear Arms
The 13th Amendment - Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States
The 8th Amendment - no cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
The 26th Amendment - The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older to vote
At the conclusion of the Civil War President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Which of the following is the reason Booth gave for the assassination?
Booth believed Lincoln waged war upon Southern rights and institutions.
Booth was fulfilling a family feud.
Booth believed that Lincoln was pursuing his wife.
Booth believed that Lincoln has made an alliance with Russia to defeat the South.
