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SS8H5 & SS8H6

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mode of transportation was key to the Civil War effort?

a)

Ships

b)

Interstate highways

c)

railroads

d)

airports

2.

Which was an event that DIDN'T lead to the Civil War?

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Dred Scott Case

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Compromise of 1850

3.

After which battle did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Chickamauga

4.

According to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what would happen on January 1, 1863, if the South did not surrender?

a)

The Union would invade the South

b)

Confederate slaves would be freed.

c)

Confederate prisoners would be executed.

d)

The Union would cease all trade with the South.

5.

What was the name of the Northern Strategy to win the war?

a)

King Cotton Diplomacy

b)

Lay waste Strategy

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Reconstruction Plan

6.

Which accurately describes southern states’ reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

a)

They demanded a recount of votes.

b)

They began to secede from the Union

c)

They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.

d)

They voted to protest Lincoln’s election.

7.

The purpose of Lincoln’s blockade of Georgia’s coast was to prevent the South from...

a)

importing food

b)

importing cotton

c)

exporting cotton

d)

exporting weapons.

8.

What was the first major battle in Georgia during the Civil War?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Chickamauga

9.

Why was the battle of Chickamauga fought in Georgia?

a)

to control supplies in Atlanta

b)

to stop an invasion of Georgia by the Union

c)

to end civilian support for the war

d)

to control the railroad center in Chattanooga

10.

Which correctly explains the term "nullification"?

a)

to put on hold

b)

to do away with

c)

to ratify or approve

d)

to amend or change

11.

Which state was added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Maine

b)

Missouri

c)

Nebraska

d)

California

12.

How is the invention of the cotton gin an underlying cause of the Civil War?

a)

more cotton could be produced so more slaves were needed to produce the cotton

b)

slaves were the only ones who knew how to produce cotton

c)

cotton gin had very little impact on the Civil War

13.

" The national government has no right to tell us farmers how to operate on our land." These are the words MOST LIKELY spoken by person who believes in

a)

Union

b)

Succession

c)

states rights

d)

Abolition

14.

Why did Southern states decide not to secede after the Compromise of 1850?

a)

the South was not prepared for war yet

b)

Southern States agreed to follow the Georgia Platform

c)

The Compromise of 1850 actually favored southern states

d)

Both the North and the South liked the Compromise of 1850

15.

Why did the Southern states agree to the Georgia Platform?

a)

The North agreed to add more slave states

b)

The North agreed to not pass any laws against slavery

c)

South decided slavery was only necessary in southern states

d)

Georgia had control over other southern states so they had to do what Georgia said to do

16.

Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was not in their jurisdiction

b)

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property

c)

The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was not a citizen therefore could not sue in court

d)

The Supreme Court decided not to rule because it would cause anger on both sided

17.

During the Civil War, why was the capture of Atlanta an important Union objective?

a)

Atlanta was the capital of the Confederacy.

b)

Atlanta was a major southern railroad center.

c)

Atlanta was in the geographic center of the South.

d)

Atlanta was the home to several major arms storehouses.

18.

Which Union General was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?

a)

Grant

b)

Sherman

c)

Meade

d)

Lee

19.

During the Civil War, after burning Atlanta, towards which city did William T. Sherman march his men?

a)

Augusta

b)

Savannah

c)

Columbus

d)

Chattanooga

20.

William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea was intended to...

a)

boost morale in the North.

b)

effectively divide the South.

c)

trigger a major Union invasion.

d)

destroy the fighting spirit of the South.

21.

During the U.S. Civil War, Andersonville was...

a)

the first major battle.

b)

a major railroad terminal.

c)

a prison for Union soldiers

d)

the capital of the Confederacy.

22.

How many union soldiers died at Andersonville prison?

a)

18,000

b)

7,600

c)

12,500

d)

13,700

23.

The two major campaigns fought in Georgia during the Civil War were the...

a)

Atlanta campaign and the Savannah campaign.

b)

Chickamauga campaign and the Jonesboro campaign.

c)

Northern Georgia campaign and the Atlanta campaign.

d)

Fort Pulaski campaign and the Chickamauga campaign

24.
Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens? . . 
a)
A. He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln
b)
B. He was a Georgian who served as vice president of the Confederacy.
c)
C. He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners
d)
D. He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately.
25.
What was at stake in the battle of Chickamauga? 
a)
A. Control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga
b)
 B. Access to the port city of Savannah
c)
C. Access to ammunition
d)
D. The fate of Washington, D.C.
26.
What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”? 
a)
 A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.
b)
B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia. 
d)
D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.
27.
What was the purpose of the Union’s blockade of Georgia’s coast? 
a)
A. To destroy rail lines
b)
B. To take Atlanta
c)
 C. To keep the South from trading goods by ship
d)
D. To force Lee’s surrender at Gettysburg
28.
The economy of the South depended largely on  
a)
A. New technology. 
b)
B. Manufacturing. 
c)
C. Politics.
d)
D. Slave labor.
29.

The most controversial issue dividing northerners and southerners during the 1800s was the issue of _____?

a)

Slavery

b)

States rights

c)

Nullification

d)

Peyton Clower

30.

Republican candidate and victor in the election of 1860

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John Breckenridge

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Edwin Pirtle

31.
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states: 
a)
 A. Georgia Platform
b)
B. Missouri Compromise
c)
C. Compromise of 1850
d)
D. Kansas-Nebraska Act
32.
· Founded in 1865; helped former slaves find homes; employment ended in 1871

These are describing which government program?
a)
Jim Crow Act
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Confiscation Act
d)
13th Amendment
33.

Supreme Court decision ruling that since slaves were not citizens, they could not sue in court

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Dred Scott v Sanford

c)

Worchester vs. Georgia

d)

Taylor Haines v Fairplay

34.
The idea that a state can declare a federal law invaid within its borders
a)
tariff
b)
regionalism
c)
abolitionists
d)
nullification
35.

What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?

a)

Due to its railroads and industry, it was the center of major trade and transportation.

b)

It was the capital of the CSA

c)

All of the Confederate Military spent their nights there

d)

The French allies were stationed there.

36.

The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

a)

abolished slavery

b)

gave women the right to vote.

c)

gave blacks the right to vote.

d)

allowed Raelyn to have one boyfriend per middle school

37.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
a)
Voting Rights
b)
Bear Arms
c)
Gave equal protection
38.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

a)

Free Speech

b)

Abolished Slavery

c)

Voting rights

d)

Freedom of Religion

39.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as  
a)
A. New South
b)
 B. Reconstruction
c)
 C. Atlanta Compromise
d)
D. Georgia Platform
40.
Which compromise resulted in the admission of California to the Union as a free state?
a)
the Great Compromise
b)
the Compromise of 1850
c)
the Missouri Compromise
d)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
41.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
42.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
43.

After the Civil War how did Southern plantation owners replace slave labor on their plantations?

a)

Sharecroppers

b)

paid wages to workers

c)

stopped farming cotton

d)

converted farms to industrial areas

44.

How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?

a)

Tenant farmers were all former slaves

b)

Sharcroppers were always able to make a profit

c)

Tenant farmers were usually able to make a profit

d)

Tenant farmers could not leave the land they worked on

45.

What were the political views of the Ku Klux Klan?

a)

To continue fighting the Civil War

b)

to reestablish former slaves back onto the plantations to continue growing cotton

c)

The KKK wanted to establish a new confederate government

d)

Return control of southern governments to democrats by taking away African American voting rights