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WorksheetsU.S. Civil War - Final
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 . . .
allowed the US to add states and to maintain a balance between slave and non-slave states
allowed the US to avoid conflict over slavery for the next 30 years
allowed Missouri to join the US as a slave state and Maine as a free state
All of the above
Which of the following actions was NOT considered part of the Compromise of 1850?
Citizens of the territories of New Mexico and Utah were granted popular sovereignty
Slave trade was abolished in Washington D.C.
The Fugitive Slave Law was repealed (deleted)
California was admitted into the Union as a free state
The Fugitive Slave Act . . .
forced people to enforce (support) slavery
allowed abolitionists to help slaves escape the South
outlawed the trading of slaves in Washington, D.C.
decreased the number of runaway slaves from going to Canada
Which of the following would NOT be considered an event illustrating the tensions that would eventually lead to the Civil War?
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Sumter
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court said . . .
that slaves were property and not actually citizens protected by the Constitution
that slaves were citizens and were granted legal protection under the Constitution
Congress could outlaw slavery and deny citizens the right to own property
All of the above
In the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
They feared being drafted into the Northern army
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the US
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves
More factory jobs were available in Canada
Which of the following was NOT a result of the publishing of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Feminist beliefs that females were equal in intellect and bravery and deserved political rights
Northerners questioned obeying the Fugitive Slave Act
Representation of slavery increasingly became viewed as a dehumanizing institution
There was an increase in political pressure to end slavery
Which of the following best describes the goal of John Brown's raid of Harper's Ferry?
Raiding the military arsenal to supply later slave uprisings
Liberating the slaves being held at the arsenal
Preventing pro-slavery groups from influencing popular sovereignty (choice) in western territories
Defeating the southern militia (armies) stationed in the region
With which movement were John Brown, Frederick Douglas, and Harriet Tubman associated?
Expansionist
Prohibition
Abolitionist
Temperance
The Underground Railroad was developed in the 1840s in order to . . .
smuggle goods into the country
help runaway slaves escape to freedom
stop illegal aliens from entering the country
provide a form of inexpensive transportation
In the 1850s and 1860s, which political party tended to oppose slavery
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Constitutional Union Party
None of the political parties opposed slavery
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln . . .
promised to stop slavery as soon as he was elected
promised to stop the spread of slavery into other territories
ignored the slavery issue
promised to allow slavery to spread to other territories
When studying the Civil War, the word "secede" means . . .
to withdraw or leave the Union
to join the Union
to be in opposition to slavery
to be in favor of slavery
The capital of the United States (Washington, D.C.)
was bordering a Confederate state
never allowed the trading of slaves within its borders
was taken over by the Confederacy during the Civil War
was surrounded by Union states
In the years leading up to the Civil War, who had a larger population?
North
South
Who had larger farms rather than factories prior to the Civil War>
North
South
Who had few factories to produce weapons and supplies for the Civil War?
North
South
Who had most of the railroad lines during the Civil War?
North
South
Sectional differences (North vs South) developed in the US largely because . . .
the federal government adopted a policy of neutrality
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
only Northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
Slavery expanded in the North rather than in the South because . . .
the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states
Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations
the existence of small plantations required an unpaid workforce
The commander of the Confederate Army was . . .
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Jefferson Davis
At which federal fort did the Civil War begin?
Fort Necessity
Fort McHenry
Fort Manassas
Fort Sumter
In what year did the Civil War begin?
1761
1861
1961
1860
In fighting the Civil War, what was the South's reason for fighting the war?
to gain independence
to reunite the nation
to spread slavery to all 50 states
to end slavery
In fighting the Civil War, the North's original reason was to . . .
preserve the Union / keep the country united
end slavery
protest taxes imposed by England
gain independence
How did the Border States differ from the other Union states?
The Border States had passed an amendment to end slavery.
The Border States condemned the Fugitive Slave Act.
The Border States permitted slavery.
The Border States had seceded and joined the Confederacy.
What event led Southern states to secede from the United States?
the adoption of a new Fugitive Slave Law
Nat Turner's raid on Harper's Ferry
the Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case
What is the official name of the new country the South created when the Civil War started?
Confederate Secession of America
Commonwealth Secession of America
Commonwealth States of America
Confederate States of America
Who was the president of the new country the South created?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Early in his presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to . . .
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
preserve the Union
allow the South to become an independent country
end slavery throughout the entire country
Which of the following was true when the Civil War began?
The South had the active support of England.
The Union was prepared for a long war.
Many of the important material advantages lay with the North.
Southern industry was sufficient to conduct a war.
Which of the following was one of the purposes of the Anaconda Plan?
divide the Confederacy along the Mississippi River
lead an overland campaign taking the Union
incite slave riots in the South
take a defensive approach to win
In the Union military strategy, what was the purpose of the blockade?
to prevent Confederate soldiers from leaving the country
to prevent slaves from escaping from the South
to prevent supplies from getting into the South
to prevent Mexico from invading the South
The Confederate plan for victory was to keep fighting until . . .
the slaves were set free
the North got tired of fighting
they conquered the Union and took over the nation
the country ad been reunited
The capital of the Confederate States of America was . . .
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Charleston, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Why did the North need to maintain control of the border states during the Civil War?
Control of the border states would have given the South access to much needed centers of industry
The North relied on the slave labor in the region for production.
The land of the border states was vital for the completion of a transcontinental railroad.
The border states created a buffer zone between the North and South to minimize contact.
Which countries were Confederates counting on for help?
Canada and Mexico
France and England
France and Mexico
Canada and England
How did the North rely on slavery for its economy?
The North relied on slave to work in the factories.
The North relied on slaves to purchase manufactured goods.
The North relied on cotton for its textile mills.
The North did not rely on slavery at all.
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
All slaves were freed in both the North and the South.
The practice of slavery was ended in the border states only.
Slaves were free in the North, but not in the border states.
The slaves of the rebelling states were freed.
The first battle showed that the war would be long, bloody, and the soldiers would need more training.
Antietam
Bull Run
Sherman's March to the Sea
Gettysburg
Which battle gave Lincoln the victory he needed to free the slaves in the South?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Yorktown
This battle led to the Union controlling the Mississippi River and helped to split the Confederacy into two parts.
Antietam
Bull Run
Sherman's March to the Sea
Vicksburg
This battle was the South's first attempt to invade the North.
Antietam
Bull Run
Sherman's March to the Sea
Gettysburg
This battle was the South's second attempt to invade the North and ended up being the turning point in the war.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Sherman's March to the Sea
This is the location Lee officially surrenders to Grant.
Antietam
Gettsburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
This battle showed an example of "total war" - a path of destruction throughout the South.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Sherman's March to the Sea
At the attack at Fort Sumter. . .
President Lincoln resupplied the federal troops n time to avoid an armed conflict.
Major Anderson (the commanding officer) managed to withstand the bombardment of the Confederates and keep the fort in Union hands.
the Confederates allowed the Union to keep this one fort as a gesture of peace.
the Union had to decide whether or not to try to maintain a federal fort in Confederate territory.
What was General Sherman's primary goal in his famous "March to the Sea?"
He hoped that by killing civilians, Southern leaders would finally be convinced to surrender.
He hoped to put an end to the South's blockade running efforts.
He hoped that by taking New Orleans, the South could be further deprived of needed goods from abroad.
He wanted to bring the war to the people of the South and thus kill their willingness to continue the war.
In what way was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
For the first time, Lee had the opportunity to move his troops toward Washington,D.C without resistance.
The battle cleared the war for General Lee to begin his March to the Sea.
It marked the South's last attack on the North and ended Lee's hopes for a key victory that would kill Northern morale.
The loss led Lee to retreat to Antietam where he was forced to surrender to Union forces the next year.
By issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln . . .
Lost all Northern support for the war
Increased Union war goals to include the ending of slavery
brought a quick end to the Civil War
strengthened that states' rights were more important than federal rights
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves . . .
in the North as well as the South
in areas of the Confederacy except those already under Union control
in the South, but offered to return them to their masters who declared their loyalty to the Union
and offered compensation to the masters in slave states that remained loyal to the Union
The Emancipation Proclamation . . .
changed the purpose of the war
was designed to free slaves in the border states
showed the Confederates they had no choice but to surrender
was held until a Confederate victory so that it did not seem lik a move of desperation
Which of the following most closely reflects the meaning Lincoln hoped listeners would derive from his Gettysburg Address?
Now that the war had been won, it was up to the North to rebuild the South and make it prosperous again.
The survival of the American experiment in self-government and equality is at stake in the war.
It was now time to grant full citizenship to former slaves who had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Union deaths at Gettysburg must be justified by an all-out effort to defeat the West.
