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WorksheetsCivil War EOC
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
1. Which sequence of events correctly identifies a rise in tensions, bringing the nation closer to war?
A. John Brown's Raid, Compromise of 1850, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act
B. Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Raid on Harper's Ferry.
C. Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's Raid.
D. Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Compromise of 1850.
2. Which issue do the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common?
A. Funding public schools
B. Establishing a national bank
C. Allowing slavery in new territories
D. building a transportation infrastructure
3. What was the significance of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?
A. The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.
B. The Supreme Court held that the practice of slavery was unconstitutional.
C. While Lincoln objected to the decision, Stephen Douglas supported it.
D. Dred Scott and his wife spent the rest of their lives in slavery.
4. Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the Southern States?
A. Passage of a higher protective tariff
B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. Election of President Lincoln
D. Battle of Olustee
5. Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
A. Southerners feared the Northerners intended to abolish slavery.
B. Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts.
C. The Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law.
D. Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain.
6. Which conclusion BEST summarizes the northern and southern economic differences?
A. The North's economic system allowed for larger populations to sustain an industrialized society which created higher profits.
B. The South's economic system was based largely on an agrarian society producing steel.
C. The North struggled to maintain population and financial prosperity.
D. The South prospered during the course of the Civil War.
7. What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. Slaves in Northern states were freed.
B. The war became a moral contest over slavery.
C. Slaves in Border States were immediately freed.
D. African Americans were admitted into the Confederate army.
8. What was the main objective of General Scott's the Anaconda plan ?
A. To attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities.
B. To disrupt Southern supply lines by controlling and railroad junctions in the South.
C. To sign treaties with Britain and France to prevent them from assisting the South.
D. To suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the southern ports.
9. Which of the following statements best represents Abraham Lincoln's objectives in the American Civil War?
A. He set out to fight a war of abolition and free the slaves in the Southern states.
B. He wanted to invade the South to take over the plantations in order to boost the economy of the North and supply textile mills with cheap cotton.
C. He wanted to preserve the union by defeating the Confederate forces and bringing the seceded states back into the United States.
D. He realized that an alliance between France, Britain, and the Confederacy would be a major threat that could take over the entire United States.
10. Which of the following represents Florida's contribution to South during the Civil War?
A. Produced beef, pork, fish, fruit, and salt for Confederate troops.
B. Ran through Union blockades, smuggling cargoes from Cuba and Bahamas
C. One of the few states whose capital did NOT fall to Union forces
D. All of the above.
