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WorksheetsUnit 6 Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
What amendment brought about the end of slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation
The 14th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
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Who was Dred Scott?
Dred Scott was an Southern Slave who escaped to the North to fight for them and his freedom
He was a farmer
A soldier in the Confederate Army
He was an enslaved African American who sued for his freedom but was unsuccessful in the end
When was Abraham Lincoln elected
December 10, 1857
November 6, 1860
1783
1885
Who said the famous words, "Four score and seven years ago" at the Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Uncle Sam
The Battle of ________ was the bloodiest days in American history
Antietam
Gettysburg
Normandy
Fort Sumter
Why did slavery create so much conflict between the South and North?
The North opposed slavery while the South still approved if it. Through multiple failed attempts and compromises to keep the two Regions together it finally led to the Civil War
Southerner's just didn't like African Americans
The North was making profits off slaves while the South wasn't
Many loved their slaves and didn't want to see them go
What were the Black Codes
A form of laws (before Jim Crow) specifically made for African American's
They were the Jim Crow laws
A Tariff
Called on by the Congress to stop the flow of free black Americans after the Civil War
Why did the South nullify federal tariffs?
They hated President Andrew Jackson
They believed that the tariffs only benefited the North and that they were unconstitutional
A sense of rebellion againist abolitionist in the North
They didn't like taxes
Sherman's March occured in 1864, how long did it last?
May 1st - 19th, 1864
October 5th - Januray 17th
November 15th - December 21st
February 6th - March 1st
Why did the North and South fight?
The main purpose was slavery, althougth other factors helped the conflict between the two spiral into war.
The Nullification Crisis
Failed Compromises
Fort Sumter
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
An Confederate Soldier
Andrew Jackson
How did the Civil War end and with what war?
The battle of Gettysburg were general Robert E. Lee was captured
The North finished off the Confederacy in the battle of antietam
The South won at the battle of Fort Sumter
The battle of Palmito Ranch, were Robert E. Lee surrendered and the North won the war
What was Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan?
He wanted to restore Southern states to their former glory, of course with loyalty towards the "new" United States government
Plan to enslave former southerners who opposed the Union
The essence of what would later be called the black codes
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"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address)
Abraham Lincoln (Emancipation Proclamation)
Benjamin Franklin
How were the Jim Crow laws created
Andrew Johnson signed off on it
An extension was added to the Black Codes
When Confederates regained political power
Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan
How many people were killed in the Civil War?
1,000,000
620,000
100,000
253,000
Why did African American's serve in the Civil War
Many free African American's wanted to fight for their freedom, winning the Civil War meant that they were truthfully free from slavery
They were forced to fight for the southern region
The war paid salaries and many free African American's needed money
The war put blacks in a spotlight which only increased slave methods
What led up to the events of the Civil War?
Failed Compromises, Tariffs, Slavery, Regional conflicts
Tariffs, Trail of Tears, Westward Expansion, Slavery
Underground Railroad, Westward Expansion, Slavery, Regional Conflicts
Congress
The 13th Amendment states...
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury..."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
"All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free..."
Why did reconstruction occur after the Civil War?
Much of the South had been left in ruins and needed a reform not just physically but economically and politically as well
To punish the Southerns for their traditional ways
The South wanted to further themselves from the lifestyle of the North
The North wanted the South to be more like them
Why didn't Europe help the South in the Civil War?
The American Revolution
Because America refused to help out France in the French Revolution
Much like the North, Europe (through Uncle Tom's Cabin) saw the horrors of slavery and saw no need in help the South anyway
They wanted to stay neutral
How long did the Civil War last?
April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865
April 19, 1775 - September 3, 1783
May 5, 1789 - November 9, 1799
July 18, 1914 - November 11, 1918
What year was the battle of Antietam
1862
1875
1864
1850
Why was Abraham Lincoln an important president?
He accomplished many things while in office. He won a war between the south and freed all slaves while doing so.
His 10 Percent Plan
Gettysburg Address
He helped the South win the war
List the correct order
Civil War > Battle of Gettysburg > Failed Compromises > Union wins
Failed Compromises > Union wins > Battle of Gettysburg > Civil War
Failed Compromises > Civil War > Battle of Gettysburg > Union wins
Union wins > Battle of Gettysburg > Civil War > Failed Compromises
