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WorksheetsCivil War Ch. 15-16
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What state seceded first?
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Extended slavery into western territoryThis is a wrong answer
It was Lincoln's address as his second term of Presidency
Recognized Native Americans as US Citizens
Freed the slaves in rebellious states
What does Popular Sovereignty do?
allows people/citizens to have a say in decisions such as slavery
Made Missouri a state in the Union
Decided if freed slaves were returned to the South
Allowed California as a free state
What event determined that African Americans were not considered citizens of the US?
Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
Dred Scott Decision
Missouri Compromise
What event is considered as the "spark" of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Fort Sumter
South Carolina seceding from Union
Lincoln becoming President in 1860
Which of the following states was NOT part of the Confederacy?
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
What is the Battle of Antietam best known for?
Being the "spark" that started the war
being a Confederate victory
Being the one battle Lincoln personally fought in
Being the single bloodiest DAY of the Civil War
What is important to know about the Battle of Gettysburg?
The South started winning after a long losing streak
It turned the tide against the Confederates
This is where Lincoln freed the slaves
It was the longest lasting battle
What was the main strategy General Sherman used in his "March to the Sea"?
Siege tactics
Blitzkrieg
Blockades
Total War
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?
Helped former slaves escape to the North with new documents
It made it illegal for border states to be slave states
It was considered a crime for Northerners not to provide housing for former slaves
It was a crime for Northerners to help escaped slaves, and slave owners could go up north
Which of the following made California a free state in exchange for the Fugitive Slave Act?
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott Decision
Compromise of 1850
This means to favor the interests of one section over the other parts of a country
Sectionalism
Favoritism
Abolition
Popular Sovreignty
Where did General Lee surrender to the Union?
Gettysburg
Washington, DC
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
In what years was the Civil War fought?
1871-1875
1845-1850
1900-1905
1861-1865
Who were the Copperheads?
a nickname for escaped slaves
border states that sided with the Union
Midwesterners who sympathized with the south and did not want to abolish slavery
African American soldiers who fought in segregated units for the North
What was the significance of the Siege of Vicksburg?
This was the Single bloodiest DAY of the War
Grants troops cut off or blockaded the city
This showed the North that the war would take longer than expected
This was one of the first Confederate victories
The South's strategy of using cotton to get foreign countries to help was called...
Blockading
Contrabands
Cotton Diplomacy
Total War
This person was an Illinois Lawyer against the spread of slavery, and a future president
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Who won the Election of 1860?
Stephen Douglass
James Buchannan
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
